Category: Geral
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New York is Offering Plane Tickets for Immigrants to Leave the City
New York has started offering plane tickets to immigrants as the city faces an influx of asylum seekers.
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The Most Popular Halloween Costumes This Year
Halloween is just next Tuesday (31), but the weekend is filled with celebrations across the country. Have you chosen your costume yet? Halloween has long been a showcase for costumes of ghosts, witches, and vampires. This year, however, the most popular outfits are far from that. Barbie, Spider-Man, and Wednesday Addams (from ‘The Addams Family’)…
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New Travel Requirement for Europe Delayed Again, to 2025
A new requirement for travelers heading to Europe has been postponed to 2025. The requirement, an online travel authorization through ETIAS, applies to visitors from 30 European countries. Travelers, including Americans and Brazilians, will need this authorization to visit.
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Man Kills 18 People in Shooting in Maine
Hundreds of police from local, state, and federal agencies were searching on Thursday (26) for an armed man in the state of Maine, suspected of killing 18 people and injuring another 13 at a bowling alley and a bar in the city of Lewiston. The hunt for the possible shooter, in a predominantly rural area…
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New Travel Requirement for Europe Delayed Again to 2025
A new requirement for travelers going to Europe, scheduled to take effect next year, has been postponed – again – to 2025. The requirement – an online travel authorization through the European Travel Information and Authorization System, or ETIAS – applies to visitors from 30 European countries, including popular destinations such as France, Germany, Greece,…
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Brazil: The Best Destination for Ecotourism, According to Forbes
Forbes Advisor conducted a survey to create an Index of the 50 best countries for ecotourism. The score is based on factors such as the number of animal and plant species found in a country, the number of species per 10 km², the percentage of the country’s land mass that is protected, and the number…
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Ancient Rock Engravings Found in the Amazon River
A severe drought in the Amazon River has exposed ancient rock engravings that had been submerged for centuries. The engravings, depicting human faces and other figures, are estimated to be between 1,000 and 2,000 years old. The engravings were discovered at a site known as Ponto das Lajes, on the Rio Negro, one of the…
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American Lawmakers Finally Choose a Leader
Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson won the election on Wednesday (25) to become the 56th Speaker of the House of Representatives, ending three weeks of chaos that exposed divisions within the Republican Party. The Republicans chose Johnson, 51, a little-known and deeply conservative legislator after a series of tumultuous votes that began after the far-right ousted…
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Restaurant Chains Are Making a Comeback
Restaurant chains, such as Applebee’s, Longhorn Steakhouse, Olive Garden, etc., were once beloved social hubs in the United States, especially in the 1990s. However, the millennial generation gave them a “no thanks,” demanding more diverse flavors, quality, and modern spaces. But after three years of a pandemic and all the changes in the world, particularly…
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The Mysterious Case That Led a Brazilian Au Pair to Prison for Murder
It sounds like a new Netflix movie, but it’s not. Although it still doesn’t have a conclusion, the case that led Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, 23, to prison for murder in Virginia is shrouded in mystery and unanswered questions. On February 24, Christine Banfield, Juliana’s employer, was killed after being brutally stabbed in…