Category: Brazil
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USDT Transactions Surge in Brazil
The stablecoin Tether (USDT) has become increasingly popular in Brazil in recent years, representing nearly 80% of all cryptocurrency transactions in the country as of October 2023. Tether (USDT) is a stablecoin, a type of cryptocurrency pegged to the US dollar. This means that each USDT token should be worth exactly $1. USDT is used…
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Brazilian Scientists Develop Vaccine to Combat Cocaine Addiction
Scientists in Brazil are developing a vaccine against cocaine addiction, called Calixcoca. The vaccine has shown promising results in animal tests and is now ready to enter human trials. The Calixcoca works by stimulating the body to produce antibodies that bind to cocaine molecules in the bloodstream. These antibodies make the cocaine molecules too large…
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Does Brazil Celebrate Thanksgiving?
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Thanksgiving is a harvest festival that originated in England and was brought to the Americas by European settlers. It is now a national holiday in the United States and Canada, and is also celebrated in other countries around the world, such as Grenada, Liberia, Saint Lucia, Australia (Norfolk Island), the Netherlands (Leiden), the Philippines, and…
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New Year’s Eve in Brazil? Start Planning Now!
New Year’s Eve 2023 in Brazil is expected to attract millions of people across the country. The most popular destination for New Year’s Eve, as the eve of the New Year is known in Brazil, is Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, where over 2 million people are expected to gather to watch the midnight…
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Pratt Manhattan Gallery presents: “Amazonia”
Amazonia is based on the premise that environmental issues require ecological knowledge as well as cultural articulation. Berta Sichel, curator; and Patricia Capa, assistant curator, draw much of the conceptual structure of this project from the book Ecocriticism by Greg Garrad, a critical survey of the various “positions” within current thought on the natural environment.…
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Ailton Krenak is the first indigenous person to join the Brazilian Academy of Letters
With 23 votes, the indigenous writer and environmental activist Ailton Krenak was elected in October to the Brazilian Academy of Letters, or ABL. He is the first indigenous person to occupy a seat in the academy, taking over chair number five, which belonged to José Murilo de Carvalho, who passed away in August of this…
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Brazilian Cheese Among the 12 Best in the World at French Competition
The Mondial du Fromage et des Produits Laitiers Tours, in France, awarded Brazil 81 medals in this edition. The country won 17 gold, 23 silver, and 41 bronze medals. In the previous edition, in 2021, the Latin American nation won 57 medals. The competition, held in September, takes place every two years in Tours, in…
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Is Anything Allowed on Halloween? In Many Places, There Are Rules to Follow
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Anyone who has spent Halloween in the big American cities knows that the celebration is a huge game where almost anything goes: going to work in costume, dressing up as the funniest character, watching horror movies with friends, secretly eating the children’s candy, scaring neighbors with decorations that look like they came out of a…
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New Travel Requirement for Europe Delayed Again, to 2025
A new requirement for travelers heading to Europe has been postponed to 2025. The requirement, an online travel authorization through ETIAS, applies to visitors from 30 European countries. Travelers, including Americans and Brazilians, will need this authorization to visit.