Author: The Brasilians NewsPaper
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How Would a Government Shutdown Affect Thanksgiving Travel? Here’s What You Need to Know.
With winter weather and crowded airports, traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday can already be stressful. Now, add to that the possibility of the government shutdown extending until then. Tens of thousands of air traffic controllers and TSA agents have been forced to work without pay. Recently, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported observing an increase…
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White House Strikes Deals to Reduce Prices of Obesity Medications
People who rely on Medicare for their health plan will soon be able to get blockbuster obesity and type 2 diabetes medications with monthly copays of US$ 50, thanks to two new deals announced by the Trump administration on Thursday. President Trump and his team announced the deals with Novo Nordisk, maker of Ozempic and…
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Large Cargo Plane Crashes in Louisville, US
A UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport, killing at least seven people including crew and residents, injuring 11, and sparking a massive fire in an industrial area.
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Trump Administration Says “Ready to Assist” to Support Rio Police
The administration of US President Donald Trump issued a statement from its drug enforcement department offering to support Rio de Janeiro’s security forces in confronting criminal factions, one week after the police massacre that killed 121 people in the state. The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA, in English acronym), signed by James Sparks and disclosed…
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For the first time, consensual unions surpass civil and religious marriages
For the first time, the proportion of Brazilians living in consensual conjugal unions surpasses the proportion of religious and civil marriages. In 2022, 38.9% of conjugal unions were consensual, meaning the spouses did not marry. There are 35.1 million people in situations such as stable unions, for example. This proportion was 28.6% in 2000 and…
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See the most common names and surnames in Brazil, according to IBGE
Brazil continues to be a country of Marias, Josés, Silvas, and Santos. The finding comes from the new edition of the Nomes no Brasil survey, released this Monday (4) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The study, based on the 2022 Demographic Census, updates and expands the previous research, conducted in 2016…
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Planalto confirms capital shift to Belém during COP30
The federal government confirmed that Belém (PA) will symbolically assume the role of Brazil’s capital during COP30, the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in 2025. The measure was sanctioned by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and announced by the Casa Civil on Tuesday (4). The symbolic transfer of the capital was approved by…
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From California to New York: 4 Elections to Watch on This Voting Day
Voting ends this Tuesday in several states and municipalities, and perhaps the most prominent race is the one that was called just a few months ago. A special election in California allows the state’s voters to take part in what is now a national battle over redistricting between the two major parties, aimed at next…
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Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful vice presidents in American history, dies at 84
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who extolled the power of the presidency, died on Monday at 84, his family said in a statement. The cause of death was complications from pneumonia and heart and vascular problems, according to the statement. Cheney had a history of heart problems. “Dick Cheney was a great and good man…
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To Optimize Your Health, Sync Your Habits with Your Biological Clock
Returning to “standard time” is better for our health, according to sleep scientists, but the time change can be disruptive, and our bodies also need to adjust to more hours of darkness as we approach winter. The body is a sophisticated timekeeping machine. And growing evidence shows that if you align your daily habits with…