Category: Brazil
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2022 World Cup: Brazil Champion of Digital Sustainability
Who will win the 2022 World Cup? For now, we don’t know, but from the perspective of web sustainability, the World Cup of digital sustainability goes to Brazil. Every web page pollutes, causing CO2 emissions; to draw attention to the issue of “digital pollution,” KarmaMetrix.com calculated the CO2 emissions caused by the homepages of the…
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Alex Pereira Claims UFC Middleweight Title
Make way for the new champ! Alex Pereira defeated Israel Adesanya and claimed the UFC Middleweight Champion title at UFC 281. The 35-year-old Brazilian from São Bernardo do Campo stopped the reigning champion by TKO in the fifth round and earned the UFC Performance of the Night bonus of $50,000. Adesanya vs. Pereira was contested…
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Request Your Free COVID Self-Test Now
Three weeks after Thanksgiving, COVID-19 cases are rising in the United States. During a press conference on December 15, White House COVID-19 coordinator Ashish Jha told reporters, “we are seeing cases increase in about 90% of the country.” In December 2021, the federal government purchased over 500 million rapid COVID-19 self-tests to help Americans combat…
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Severe Turbulence Injures Passengers on Flight in the U.S.
At least 36 people on a Hawaiian Airlines flight were injured, with 20 taken to the emergency room of a hospital, after the plane they were on encountered “severe turbulence” on a flight from Phoenix to Honolulu on Sunday, December 18. Eleven patients were reported to be in serious condition, according to a statement from…
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Brazilian Startup Program Creates Investment Opportunities in the USA
The Brazilian Agency for the Promotion of Exports and Investments, in conjunction with the Ministry of Economy of Brazil, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sebrae (Brazilian Service of Support for Micro and Small Enterprises), and Anprotec (National Association of Entities Promoting Innovation), recently announced the debut of the Startup Outreach Brazil Program, now with a…
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Certified Age-Friendly Employer (CAFE) Program Expands to Brazil and Canada
The Age-Friendly Institute announced the international expansion of the Certified Age-Friendly Employer (CAFE) program to Brazil and Canada. The president of the Age-Friendly Institute, Tim Driver, said, “We are thrilled to join our new partners in Brazil and Canada and turn this into a truly global movement.” The Certified Age-Friendly Employer (CAFE) program, developed by…
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Lula Proposes that COP30 Be Held in the Amazon
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The elected president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, will propose that the 30th edition of the UN Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP30), in 2025, be held in the Amazon. “We will talk to the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, and we will ask that the COP of 2025 be held in Brazil, in…
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Nobel Winner Says Brazilian Agriculture is a Success Story
Rattan Lal, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2007, praises Brazilian agriculture as a success story during his visit to Brazil’s booth at COP27.
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AgriTalks Series Highlighted Brazil as a Leading Agribusiness Producer
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Local and international leaders from the sector, academia, experts, and producers discussed long-term food production and sustainability issues, as well as solutions in agricultural technologies. The Brazilian Agency for the Promotion of Exports and Investments, in partnership with the Embassy of Brazil in Washington, D.C., the Consulate General of Brazil in New York, the Consulate…