Category: Brazil
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The 2026 World Cup Faces Major Challenges Just 100 Days Before Kickoff
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Just 100 days before the start of the FIFA World Cup, what should be a period of celebration is turning into a moment of turbulence. The U.S. and Israel’s attacks on Iran have raised major doubts about the Persian country’s possible withdrawal from the 48-team tournament—a decision no other nation has made after qualifying since…
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Brazilian study warns of accelerated melting of polar ice caps
A study titled Planeta em Degelo (“Thawing Planet”), based on new data from the Brazilian Antarctic Program (Proantar), warns of the acceleration in glacier melting, which totaled 9,179 gigatons since 1976, threatening coastal cities primarily. Nearly all (98%) of this volume reached the oceans in liquid form since 1990, and 41% just from 2015 to…
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Brazilian study warns of rapid melting of polar ice caps
A study titled Planeta em Degelo, based on new data from the Brazilian Antarctic Program (Proantar), warns of the acceleration of glacier melting, which totaled 9,179 gigatons since 1976, threatening coastal cities mainly. Almost all of this amount (98%) reached the oceans in liquid form since 1990, and 41% only between 2015 and 2024. In…
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Dennis Carvalho Dies
Actor and director Dennis Carvalho died last Saturday (28) at the age of 78. He was hospitalized at Hospital Copa Star, in Copacabana, in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. The specific cause of death was not disclosed by Hospital Copa Star due to lack of family authorization. The unit stated that it did…
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30 Years Without Mamonas Assassinas: The Premonitions That Surrounded the Tragedy That Shocked Brazil
Exactly 30 years ago, Brazil woke up in shock with the death of the Mamonas Assassinas members, a musical phenomenon that conquered the country in record time and had its career interrupted in tragic fashion on March 2, 1996. The group was returning from a show in Brasília when the Learjet 25D plane they were…
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Itamaraty Advises Against Travel to 11 Countries After Attack on Iran
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a consular alert on Saturday (28) advising Brazilians to avoid travel to 11 Middle Eastern countries, following the military escalation involving the United States, Israel, and Iran. According to the statement, the measure was adopted “in light of the recent escalation of tensions in the Middle East”. The recommendation…
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Find out what the Blood Moon will be like next Tuesday, March 3
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A new lunar eclipse is scheduled for March 3. The phenomenon always draws curious onlookers and experts, but this time, Brazil will not be in the best geographic position to watch the full spectacle of the so-called Blood Moon. The phenomenon occurs when there is a precise alignment between the Sun, Earth, and Moon. “The…
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What is the faint that sent Ivete Sangalo to the hospital and why it can happen to anyone
Singer Ivete Sangalo, 53, was hospitalized in Salvador after suffering a faint at home in the early hours of last Wednesday (25). The episode resulted in facial injuries, with cuts and bruises, later shown by the artist in a video posted on social media. According to the singer herself and her team, the malaise was…
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Love is…
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The author of the comic strips is the New Zealander Kim Grove, who began drawing the comics in the 1960s for her boyfriend, the Italian computer engineer Roberto Alfredo Vincenzo Casali. The two met during a course at a ski school. “I started making small drawings to express how I felt,” she said. Kim and…
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Rio City Hall eyes New York City model for armed Municipal Force
During a visit to Rio de Janeiro this Thursday (26), the head of the New York City Police Department, Michael J. LiPetri, advocated for intensive use of remote monitoring and data science as the foundation for addressing public security issues. Rio city hall recognizes the U.S. city as a model for forming the new Municipal…