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Making nations eliminate emissions by 2040 ... - Agência Brasil
Dec 21, 2024 · A leading figure in climate change studies, Brazilian scientist Carlos Nobre said the great challenge of the upcoming COP30 will be to convince “all countries to bring net …
Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty to face challenges
Nov 17, 2024 · The Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty aims to pool resources and knowledge to help build public policies and will be launched at the G20 Summit.
2014 World Cup generates 1 million jobs in Brazil | Agência Brasil
Jun 23, 2014 · The 2014 FIFA World Cup is expected to generate approximately 1 million jobs in Brazil, which corresponds to 15% of the 4.8 million formal positions created since 2011. The …
Government launches platform listing investments worldwide
On Wednesday (Oct. 16), the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services launched the InvestVis platform, which allows the general public to learn about investments made in Brazil …
Lula leaves hospital, says he is calm and will take care of himself
Dec 16, 2024 · With a hat on his head and waves to the public and press agents waiting outside, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva left São Paulo’s Sírio-Libanês Hospital at 12:22 pm Sunday …
Brazil recorded one rape every six minutes in 2023
Jul 18, 2024 · Brazil recorded one rape crime every six minutes in 2023. Cases of rape and statutory rape totaled 83,988, up 6.5 percent from 2022. Women are the majority of victims …
New Sars-CoV-2 variant identified in three Brazilian states
Oct 14, 2024 · A new strain of the Sars-CoV-2 virus, currently spreading worldwide, has been detected in Brazil. Named XEC, this sublineage of the Omicron variant has been identified in …
Northern region records largest earthquake in Brazilian history
Jan 22, 2024 · Brazil’s Northern Region on Saturday (Jan. 20) experienced the largest earthquake in the country's history, measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale.
5G coverage expands to 395 additional Brazilian municipalities
Mar 19, 2024 · The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has approved the licensing and activation of 5G technology stations in an additional 395 municipalities as of Monday, March 18.