Category: Brazil
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Portuguese: the seventh most spoken language in the world
To the surprise of many, Portuguese is not spoken only in Portugal, but also in Brazil, Africa, and Asia. In total, nine countries use Portuguese as their main language. They are: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Timor-Leste. The combined population of these countries is approximately 270…
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RITA LEE Far Ahead of Her Time
Brazilian singer, songwriter, TV presenter, and writer. Considered one of the greatest representatives of rock in Brazil, she occupied a unique space in the universe of Brazilian Popular Music. She was one of the best-selling female artists, ranking as the 2nd most successful in sales in Brazil. Rita Lee Jones de Carvalho was regarded as…
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Brazil inaugurates world’s largest biofactory for ‘good’ mosquitoes
The Instituto de Biologia Molecular do Paraná (IBMP) and the World Mosquito Program (WMP) inaugurated on Saturday (19) the Wolbito do Brasil, the world’s largest biofactory specialized in breeding Aedes aegypti mosquitoes inoculated with the Wolbachia bacterium, which prevents the development of viruses causing diseases like dengue, chikungunya, and zika. With 70 employees, the biofactory…
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UNICEF Celebrates 75 Years of Work with Brazilian Children and Adolescents
On its 75th anniversary in Brazil, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has been one of the main partners in promoting and defending the rights of Brazilian children and adolescents. When it began its activities in Brazil, 158 out of every 1,000 children born died before completing one year of age – 16 out of…
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Black Jaguar Sighted for the First Time in Brazilian Cerrado Reserve
The presence of a black jaguar was recorded for the first time in the Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Serra do Tombador, in Cavalcante, Goiás. The unprecedented images were captured by camera traps in March, April, and May of this year. Also known as black panther, the melanistic jaguar (Panthera onca) has darker fur due…
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Trump Imposes 50% Tariff on Brazil and Accuses Lula Government of Threatening US Security
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday (30) imposing an additional 40% tariff on products imported from Brazil, raising the total tariff to 50%. According to the White House, the objective is to respond to actions by the Brazilian government that, according to Washington, represent “an unusual and extraordinary threat to the…
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Trump Applies Magnitsky Act Against Moraes and Escalates Diplomatic Crisis Between US and Brazil
The government of the United States, presided over by Donald Trump, announced on Wednesday (30) new sanctions against Brazil, directly targeting Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes, reports Marina Sanches from UOL. The measures were adopted based on the Global Magnitsky Act, considered one of the harshest tools in U.S. diplomacy against foreigners…
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Are Prices Rising Because of the Tariffs? Here’s What We Know
For months, consumers have been hearing from manufacturers and retailers that President Trump’s flood of new tariffs on virtually all imports would cost them dearly. But that hasn’t happened, and the full impact has yet to materialize. The largest tariffs continue to be delayed In April, Trump imposed new tariffs on almost everything the US…
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Are prices rising because of the tariffs? Here’s what we know
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For months, consumers have heard from manufacturers and retailers that President Trump’s flood of new tariffs on practically all imports would cost them dearly. But that didn’t happen, and the final blow hasn’t been dealt yet. The biggest tariffs are still being delayed In April, Trump imposed new tariffs on almost everything the US imports,…
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Congresswoman Carla Zambelli Arrested in Italy
Federal Congresswoman Carla Zambelli was arrested by Italian police on the afternoon of this Tuesday (29) in Rome. The information was confirmed by Federal Police sources. The congresswoman had fled Brazil shortly after being sentenced by the Supreme Federal Court (STF) in May this year to 10 years in prison for hacking into the electronic…