Category: Brazil
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In Brazil, young children are more exposed to climate risks, study shows
Brazilian children born in 2020 will experience 6.8 times more heat waves and 2.8 times more floods and crop losses over their lifetimes than those born in 1960. The data can be found in a report published by the Núcleo Ciência pela Infância (NCPI). The study points to a continuous increase in extreme natural events…
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ALERT: E-cigarettes are becoming very popular among Brazilian teenagers
A Unifesp study reveals that one in nine Brazilian teenagers uses e-cigarettes, a number five times higher than that of traditional cigarettes.
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Brazilian Sugarcane Bagasse Transformed into Eco-Friendly Packaging for Electronics
Researchers from the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) have developed a new antistatic and sustainable packaging made from sugarcane bagasse and carbon black – a material derived from the incomplete combustion of vegetable matter, such as coal and coal tar, or petrochemical products. The material was designed to increase safety and…
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Fossil Discovered in Brazil Sheds Light on the Origin of Dinosaurs
About 250 million years ago, our planet experienced what was probably the largest extinction event for life forms, known as the Great Dying. More than 95% of marine species and 70% of terrestrial vertebrate lineages are estimated to have disappeared during this period, which marks the end of the Paleozoic era and the beginning of…
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UNESCO Recognizes Brazilian Project Focused on Coral Preservation
UNESCO has recognized the Coral Biofactory project in Porto de Galinhas (PE) as a global reference for coral preservation during the Ocean Decade.
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Discover the Two Brazilian Villages Nominated for a UN Global Award
Antônio Prado and Linha Bonita, in the Serra Gaúcha, are among the eight Brazilian destinations nominated for the UN Tourism “Best Tourist Villages” award.
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Iguaçu Falls in Brazil and Argentina – Everything You Want to Know
“My poor Niagara…” That’s what Eleanor Roosevelt said upon seeing the Iguaçu Falls. The Iguaçu Falls consist of two national parks, one in Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil) and the other in Puerto Iguazú (Argentina). The curious thing is that, although the falls are seen as the main attraction, the park spans 252,982 hectares (67,720 on…
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U.S. Representative Requests Immediate Sanctions Against Alexandre de Moraes for Alleged “Transnational Repression”
The chairman of the Human Rights Committee of the United States Congress, Representative Christopher H. Smith, has requested that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio impose immediate sanctions against Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Federal Supreme Court (STF). In an official letter sent to Rubio, Smith accuses Moraes of leading a policy of “transnational…
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U.S. to Monitor Social Media of Brazilians Applying for Student Visas
The U.S. Embassy in Brazil released a statement on Wednesday (25) informing that it will proceed with checking the social media profiles of all applicants for student and exchange visas. “To facilitate this verification, all student visa applicants (F, M, and J) must adjust the privacy settings of their social media profiles to ‘public’ mode,”…
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Juliana Marins’ Body Retrieved from Crater in Indonesia
The body of Juliana Marins was retrieved on Wednesday from the crater of Mount Rinjani in Indonesia after more than seven hours of rescue efforts.