Category: Geral
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Smoking – Erase this addiction
The smoke from cigarettes is as harmful as that expelled from a car’s exhaust. While the exhaust releases between 30 to 80 thousand ppm (parts per million) of carbon monoxide, cigarettes emit between 20 to 60 thousand ppm. In January 2006, the California Air Resources Board, a U.S. state considered a reference in health and…
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Saint Francis of Assisi Church
The Archdiocesan Sanctuary or Saint Francis of Assisi Church of Pampulha, in Belo Horizonte, MG is an architectural project by Oscar Niemeyer. The church’s curved lines seduced artists and architects, but scandalized the city’s modest cultural environment to such an extent that ecclesiastical authorities did not allow the consecration of the chapel for many years…
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Plan to Reduce Carbon Emissions in Brazil Takes Effect
Starting September 1, the Sectoral Plan for Climate Change Adaptation and Low Carbon Emission in Agriculture (ABC+) for the period 2020-2030 will come into effect. The ordinance detailing the sectoral policy – created to reduce carbon emissions from the Brazilian agricultural sector through incentives and support for environmental technologies – was published in the Official…
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Gisele Bündchen and BrazilFoundation Announce Support for Organizations Working to Preserve Brazilian Biomes
Aligned with the UN’s call for the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration, the Luz Alliance Fund, led by model and philanthropist Gisele Bündchen, in partnership with BrazilFoundation, will support civil society organizations working towards the restoration and preservation of different ecosystems for the benefit of people and nature. Brazil has the highest biodiversity on the planet,…
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U.S. Scientists Work to Prevent Land Desertification
American scientists are developing technologies and new approaches to reduce desertification and restore damaged land to its previous fertile condition.
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Brazilians with Dual Nationality
Brazilian citizens who hold another nationality in addition to their Brazilian one must be aware that the consular assistance that the Brazilian Government can provide in the country or countries of which they are also nationals may be considerably limited by the natural resistance of the authorities in those countries to accept the intervention of…
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DENUNCIA: Relationships with Foreigners on the Internet
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received a number of complaints from Brazilian citizens who are victims of theft, fraud, and violence committed by foreign spouses they met online and with whom they had little or no in-person interaction before marriage. According to the reports received, which include allegations of unlawful confinement, it is common…
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Narcotics Anonymous – Addictus On Line is Born in Brazil
Addictus On Line, an organization formed by people recovering from drugs, where the main mission is drug prevention, begins its activities in Brazil. The organization works on the reintegration of drug dependents into society as agents of regional drug prevention. With the mission of having members in all neighborhoods of Brazil, acting as multipliers of…
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U.S. Food Cooperatives Help Local Citizens Live Well
Food cooperatives in the United States, unlike the more common supermarkets run by national chains, are owned by the local buyers themselves. When local citizens pay a membership fee, they gain shopping privileges and the right to vote on a Board of Directors or run for a seat on the Board. “Members elect the Board…
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How the U.S. Promotes Global Prosperity
The United States is committed to advancing peace, prosperity, and freedom globally, and to building a world where nations can chart their own paths, said Secretary of State Antony Blinken. In a major speech on May 26 at George Washington University in Washington, Blinken outlined the Biden-Harris administration’s approach to defending and reforming the international…