Author: The Brasilians NewsPaper
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Discover the Brazilian films competing for a spot at the 2026 Oscars
The Brazilian Academy of Cinema announced the list of 16 films that will compete for Brazil’s official nomination to the 2026 Oscars in the best international feature category. According to a UOL report, the Oscars ceremony is scheduled for March 15, 2026, with the first shortlist expected on December 16, 2025, and the final nominees…
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Brazil Faces Challenge in Eliminating Equipment Containing Toxic PCB Substance
A substance that puts people’s health at risk and also contaminates the environment remains silently present in many cities across Brazil. Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), also known as askarel, was formerly used by industry in equipment such as electrical insulators. Because it is an oily liquid with properties including heat absorption and even bactericidal effects, PCB…
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Scientists list strategies to combat microplastics in Brazil
The Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC) launches this Thursday (August 14) the report Microplastics: A Complex and Urgent Problem. The document analyzes the effects of improper plastic disposal and proposes strategies to combat the tiny fragments that contaminate the environment, especially rivers and oceans. According to the bibliographic survey, Brazil is responsible for up to…
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Why Every Company Needs a Website?
Purchase decisions, service searches, content consumption, and even contact with companies are increasingly concentrated in the online environment. In this scenario, having a website has gone from being an option to becoming essential for any company that wants to remain competitive and relevant in the market. You might not know it, but the internet has…
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Experts warn that children cannot be a ‘product’ of social media
The debate over children’s use of social media and the circulation of content that exploits the image of minors has gained enormous repercussion in recent days following the complaints made by influencer Felca Bress. For experts interviewed by Agência Brasil, it is necessary to establish clear rules for social media and platforms to combat the…
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Brazilian scientists identify new species of prehistoric fish
Researchers from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (Uerj), in partnership with the National Museum of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), identified the fossil of a new species of prehistoric fish in the Antarctic Peninsula. The discovery was published this Monday (11) in the scientific journal Nature. The articulated specimen, named…
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How the Brain Changes with Learning New Languages
There are numerous reasons to learn a new language: work, love, or personal interest in the culture or people of a region. Research also shows that learning languages benefits the overall health of the brain. Learning a new language is like exercising the brain. Just as muscles strengthen with physical training, neural pathways remodel when…
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US and China extend tariff truce deadline by another 3 months
President Trump extended the tariff truce between the US and China, a measure that could potentially set the stage for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this year. With just hours remaining before the final deadline at midnight on Tuesday, Trump’s decree acknowledged that China was taking “significant measures” to address US concerns…
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Miguel Uribe, Colombian presidential pre-candidate, dies after shooting attack in Bogotá
Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, 39, died on Monday (11th) after being shot in the head in an attack during a rally in Bogotá in June this year. Uribe, who was a pre-candidate for the presidency of Colombia in the 2026 elections, had been hospitalized since the attack on June 7, when he was hit by…
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U.S. Government Tightens Rules for Visa Renewals
The United States government announced on July 25, 2025, significant changes to the rules for interview waivers in nonimmigrant visa renewals. The new guidelines, published by the Department of State on the official website Travel.State.Gov of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, take effect on September 2, 2025, and reduce the number of eligible categories for…