Category: Brazil
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Workers in Conditions Analogous to Slavery
Brazil ended 2019 with 1,054 people rescued from situations analogous to slave labor, a result of inspections of 267 establishments. The data is in the latest update from the Radar of the Subsecretariat of Labor Inspection (SIT) of the Special Secretariat for Social Security and Labor of the Ministry of Economy. In total, the existence…
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After all, who are we, the Brazilians?
At first glance, the answer to this question seems easy: we are the product of the miscegenation between Portuguese colonizers, the indigenous people who lived in Brazil, and Africans brought as slave labor, in addition to immigrants who arrived between the 19th and 20th centuries – such as Germans, Italians, and Japanese. So far, so…
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Brazil will export sesame and import corn seeds
Brazil will export sesame to India and will start importing corn seeds from that country. The exchange was announced by Minister Tereza Cristina at the Business Day Brazil-India Seminar in New Delhi.
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Brazilian Stars’ Spa Invests in Its First International Franchise in NY
The spa of Brazilian stars, Spa Tantien, a partner of Caras Magazine for five years, will open its first international franchise in New York, scheduled for the beginning of the second semester. For those curious living in the United States, there will be free workshops open to the public this March: on the 12th in…
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Brazil wants to increase the number of South American tourists
The Ministry of Tourism will launch, in the first half of October, a campaign to attract tourists from South America to Brazil. Named “Cone Sul”, the initiative will last about three months and will receive investments of up to R$ 4 million. The campaign will consist of advertising aimed at digital media in Chile and…
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Electronic Visa for China and India
The Ministries of Tourism and Foreign Affairs are studying the possibility of allowing tourists from China and India to enter Brazil with electronic visas. This statement was made by the Minister of Tourism, Marcelo Álvaro Antônio, during a visit to the Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC) in Brasília (DF). The President Jair Bolsonaro spoke about…
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Saint Dulce of the Poor
“Get used to listening to the voice of your heart. It is through it that God speaks to us and gives us the strength we need to move forward, overcoming the obstacles that arise on our path. Poverty will not be eradicated; God establishes the poor and the rich. However, we must make every possible…
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Combating Suicide Among People with Disabilities in Brazil
The First Lady, Michelle Bolsonaro, participated in a campaign to combat suicide and self-harm among people with disabilities promoted by the Ministry of Women, Family and Human Rights. The Ministry released a video of the campaign on its social media. “It’s not easy to be different; it’s an obstacle overcome every day. And without the…
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Sale of Medicinal Cannabis in Pharmacies Approved in Brazil
The regulation, which will come into effect in the coming months, also allows for the manufacturing of these products in laboratories, the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) reported in a statement. The Anvisa is analyzing the possibility of allowing the cultivation of medicinal cannabis. In recent years, several countries in Latin America have legalized cannabis…
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Brazil Sends More Students to the United States
According to the data from the 2019 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, Brazil is the 9th largest country in the world to send students to the United States, with an increase of 9.8%, the second largest percentage increase…