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CHUVAS NO RS - FIOCRUZ -  Fotos de satélite divulgada pela Fiocruz mostra o Rio Guaiba (e) e a área metropolitana de Porto Alegre (d). Foto: ICICT/Fiocruz
General

Rio Grande do Sul to receive $1.1 bi from BRICS Bank

The announcement was made on social media Tuesday by New Development Bank President Dilma Rousseff. Since the end of April, the state has been hit hard by storms and floods.

Porto Alegre, 03/05/2024, Rio Guaíba, usina do gasômetro, em Porto Alegre após chuva intensa. Foto: Gilvan Rocha/Agência Brasil
General

Rio Grande do Sul’s Guaíba river rises 41 cm

Even though rains have subsided over the last 24 hours in the Southern state, the level of the Guaíba river continues to rise, alarming the people of the Porto Alegre metropolitan region and causing more damage and disruption.

Petrobras dá novo passo em busca de óleo e gás na Margem Equatorial
Economy

Petrobras posts net profit of BRL 23.7 bi in 1st quarter of 2024

The outcome is down 23% from the fourth quarter last year, a performance said to stem from currency devaluation late in the year, coupled with lower sales of oil and its derivatives.”

View of a cemetery destroyed after floods in Mucum, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil May 11, 2024. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
General

Some 90% of Rio Grande do Sul municipalities affected by rains

Due to the heavy rains that wreaked havoc across the state two weeks ago, over half a million people have been forced out of their homes.

People who have been evacuated from flooded areas rest at a gym used as a shelter in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil May 10, 2024. REUTERS/Diego Vara
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Temperatures likely to plunge in Rio Grande do Sul state

The phenomenon should be noticed between Monday and Wednesday, with thermometers registering temperatures five degrees Celsius lower. The rains should move to neighboring states in the South of the country.

Rio de Janeiro (RJ), 07/05/2024 – Parte dos fósseis recebidos são apresentados durante evento no Museu Nacional, na Quinta da Boa Vista, no Rio de Janeiro. Foto: Tomaz Silva/Agência Brasil
General

Rio’s National Museum gets private donation of 1,104 fossils

They are the remnants of animals and plants who lived in the Northeast over 110 mi years ago. The articles were donated to the museum, currently under reconstruction after the 2018 fire, by the family of collector Burkart Pohl, of the Swiss-German group Interprospekt.

Inteligência Artificial - Ciência, Tecnologia; Pesquisa. Foto: Rawpick/Freepick
Education

Three out of four teachers in Brazil advocate AI as teaching tool

They say technology has impacted education both positively, with faster access to information, and negatively, as students lose their focus. Educators also reported structural and pedagogical problems that prevent the use of technology.

Porto Alegre, RS, BRASIL, 07.05.2024 - Fotos gerais das enchentes, Av Loureiro da Silva, CAFF e região, devido as fortes chuvas no estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Fotos: Gustavo Mansur/ Palácio Piratini
General

Heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul likely to continue over next few days

Displaced people have more than doubled in 24 hours, bringing the total of individuals affected by the floods to 1.74 mi. They have lost their homes and have no access to electricity, water, or food.

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Economy

Pulled by foods and medicines, April inflation stands at 0.38%

The rate was higher than in the previous month but lower than in April last year. Food and beverages saw a 0.7% hike.

O Porto de Santos responde por quase 30% da balança comercial do país. Importação, exportação, balança comercial, porto, navio, container,  comércio exterior - Foto: Divulgação/Porto de Santos
Economy

Balance of trade shows over $9 bi surplus in April

Despite falling prices for soybeans, iron ore, and oil, the surplus was up 13.7% from April last year and is the second best for the month, surpassed only by the nearly $10 bi from April 2021.

DESMATAMENTO AMAZÔNIA - Lábrea, Amazonas Foto: Victor Moriyama/Greenpeace
General

Deforestation down 21.9% in Amazon, 9.2% in pantanal in one year

Minister for the Environment and Climate Change Marina Silva said the numbers come as a result of the importance given to multisector policy by the government, which mobilized the president’s chief of staff’s office as well as 19 ministries.

Brasília (DF), 26/10/2023, Prédio do Banco Central em Brasília. Foto: Rafa Neddermeyer/Agência Brasil
Economy

Central Bank lowers Brazil’s benchmark interest to 10.5% per year

The decision was motivated by the recent rise in the dollar and increased uncertainties. The 0.25 percentage-point drop, however, shows that the cuts are coming at a slower pace.

General

Rains in Rio Grande do Sul have affected 8,000 indigenous people

They are spread across 80 communities statewide. Reports mention villages destroyed by floods, the evacuation of people, and isolation due to damaged roads.

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Economy

Brazil to import rice to dodge price speculation after floods

The initial green light covers 200 thousand tons from Mercosur nations—Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and occasionally Bolivia—said Brazilian Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Carlos Fávaro.