Author: The Brasilians NewsPaper
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What Is Happening at the Border Between Venezuela and Guyana?
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is advancing his plans to take control of Essequibo, the oil-rich region controlled by neighboring Guyana. He has ordered his country’s oil company to issue extraction licenses in the area and proposed that the National Assembly approve a bill making the area part of Venezuela. Guyana has placed its defense forces…
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Time Magazine Names Taylor Swift as 2023 Person of the Year
Global music icon Taylor Swift has been making headlines all year, and now she is gracing the cover of Time Magazine as the Person of the Year for 2023. Swift has long been one of the biggest musical artists in the world and a wealthy entrepreneur, leading an entertainment empire that has peaked at $1…
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Section 8: Understand How American Government Housing Assistance Works
Thirty-eight million people in the United States lived in poverty in 2022. To reduce the risk of millions becoming homeless, the federal government provides financial support to individuals whose incomes fall below a certain threshold. Just over nine million people receive housing subsidies through the ‘Section 8’ program of the Department of Housing and Urban…
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Gold Price Hits Record High. Why?
The price of gold reached a historic high on Monday (4), driven mainly by rising expectations of interest rate cuts among investors. The value of the yellow metal jumped by up to 3% in Monday’s trading, reaching $2,135 per ounce, surpassing the previous record of $2,072 set in August 2020. In recent weeks, investors have…
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Global Educational Performance Declines in 2022
The eighth round of the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022, originally scheduled for 2021 and postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is the first large-scale study with data on how the pandemic affected student performance. The PISA 2022 tested nearly 700,000 15-year-old students in 81 OECD member countries and partner economies in…
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The Truth About Santa Claus
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Santa Claus (Brazilian Portuguese) or Father Christmas (European Portuguese), also known as Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle, or Santa Claus, is a legendary character originating from Western Christian culture who is believed to bring gifts to children during the night on Christmas Eve of toys and sweets or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are…
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He Is Out of Congress, But Not Far from the Spotlight
He spent less than a year in the U.S. Congress, but it was enough for this son of Brazilian immigrants to make history in American politics and become the subject of an HBO film. According to Deadline, HBO has acquired the rights to the new book by author Mark Chiusano about the politician expelled from…
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COVID Brought Wealth to American Families, But Racial Disparity Persists
American families managed to accumulate wealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Black and Hispanic families lagged behind White and Asian families at all income levels, according to a study by the Pew Research Center released on Monday (4). The Center analyzed data from the 2020 and 2022 Census to identify wealth disparities among racial and…
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Porto Alegre Passes Law 100% Written by ChatGPT
In October, the municipal council of Porto Alegre (RS), composed of 36 members, unanimously voted for the approval of a bill that spares the city’s residents from the costs of replacing water meters that are stolen. After being examined by several committees, the law came into effect on November 23. The bill’s sponsor, councilor Ramiro…
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Former Judge Sandra Day O’Connor, First Woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, Passes Away
Former judge Sandra Day O’Connor, who paved the way as the first woman to hold a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, has died, the court announced on Friday morning (1).