Category: Brazil
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Brazil Launches Green Seal to Certify Sustainable Products and Services
The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, launched the country’s Green Seal Program. The program standardizes and certifies Brazilian products and services that meet strict sustainability criteria. The program will be coordinated by the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services of Brazil and will promote improvements in the quality of Brazilian products…
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Brazil Advocates for Global Taxation of the Super-Rich
Brazil’s Finance Minister, Fernando Haddad, proposed that countries around the world unite to tax large fortunes. He stated, “We need to ensure that the billionaires of the world contribute their fair share in taxes. In addition to supporting ongoing negotiations at the OECD [Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development] and the UN [United Nations], we…
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The Promising Gaming Industry in Brazil
The Brazilian Association of Game Development Companies (Abragames), in collaboration with the consulting firm Nordicity, has launched a new report outlining the Brazilian gaming industry. Titled “The Golden Opportunity: How Brazil Can Leapfrog into a Global Leader in Video Games,” this white paper provides an overview of the current state and potential of this industry…
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30 Years Ago, the Real Plan Brought Down Hyperinflation and Stabilized the Economy in Brazil
One of the most innovative plans in the world economy completed 30 years last month. Exactly three decades ago, the cruzeiro real, a currency ravaged by hyperinflation, was replaced by the real, which stabilized the Brazilian economy. A risky bet that involved a kind of social engineering to de-index inflation after successive failed economic plans.…
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Brazil Apologizes for the Persecution of Japanese Immigrants
The Amnesty Commission, an autonomous advisory body of the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship, approved the recognition by the Brazilian state that Japanese immigrants and their descendants born in the country were politically persecuted during World War II (1939-1945). The admission of persecution and/or complicity by the state was a response to the request…
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Brazilian Researcher to Assume Presidency of the International AIDS Society
Brazilian infectious disease specialist and researcher Beatriz Grinsztejn will be the first Latin American woman to preside over the International AIDS Society (IAS), which brings together professionals working with the disease. Grinsztejn, a researcher at the Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases (INI/Fiocruz), stated that she will bring Brazil’s positive experiences in HIV treatment…
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Mauricio de Sousa and His Crew
Mauricio Araújo de Sousa was born in Santa Isabel, São Paulo, on October 27, 1935. He is the son of Antônio Mauricio de Sousa and Petronilha Araújo de Sousa. Mauricio grew up in an environment surrounded by art, as his father was a poet, composer, and painter, and his mother was a poetess.At a very…
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After Shining in Surfing, Photo of Gabriel Medina ‘Floating’ Goes Viral
A photo of Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina captivated the internet after the 30-year-old Olympic athlete appeared to defy gravity during the surfing competition on Monday (29) at the 2024 Games in Tahiti. While competing against Japanese surfer Kanoa Igarashi, Medina posted an almost perfect score of 9.90 — the highest wave score in the history…
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Brazil Wins Bronze in Artistic Gymnastics in Paris. USA Takes Gold
Brazilian gymnasts Rebeca Andrade, Flavia Saraiva, Jade Barbosa, Lorrane Oliveira, and Julia Soares made history by winning the bronze medal in the team competition of artistic gymnastics at the Paris Olympic Games.
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US Rival, Brazil to Compete in Seven Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Finals in Paris
Brazil will send seven representatives to the medal phase of women’s artistic gymnastics in Paris, including multi-champion Rebeca Andrade, who qualified for four individual finals.