He surf in the brazilian amazon It begins with the practitioners inside the river, waist-deep brown water, and applause that begins the challenge: riding the “Pororoca”, one of the most admired and feared waves in the world. The Pororoca, which means “big bang” In the Tupi Guarani indigenous language, it is a phenomenon that occurs […]
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Brazil seduces skeptical foreign investors with a new tax plan
Business and political leaders from Brazil are on tour, lobbying for investment in the Latin American oil producer, while trying to assuage concerns about the leftist president’s costly spending list Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The rebound in commodity prices and the independence of its central bank made Brazil a favorite emerging market for investors […]
Lula condemns the invasion of Russia in a joint statement with Portugal
The final declaration of the XIII Portuguese-Brazilian summit held today in Lisbon includes a joint condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and stresses the need to promote a “just and lasting peace”. The text maintains that both heads of government, the Brazilian Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and the Portuguese António Costa, “deplore the […]
Chile x Brazil: see information and where to watch the match valid for the U-17 South American Championship
This Thursday, the Brazil U-17 faces Chile, in a match valid for the fourth round of the Hexagonal Final of the U-17 South American Championship. The ball rolls at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Atahualpa Olympic Stadium, in Quito, Ecuador. Undefeated in the competition, the Brazilian team is already qualified for the world Under-17 […]
South America leads coffee production despite its biggest drop in 20 years
South America It will continue to lead world coffee production in the 2022-2023 campaign, despite having registered its biggest drop in almost 20 years, with a decrease of 7.6% per year in 2021-2022, according to the International Coffee Organization (OIC). . The biannual report of this entity, which includes market prospects, reflects that coffee production […]
Refugees face an “invisible wall” between Canada and the US.
In 2016, Seidu Mohammed frozen all the fingers on his hands when he crossed the border between USA and Canada to ask for shelter. Politicians, experts and Seidu himself fear that the new border agreement signed by the two countries will increase the dangers for migrants. Seidu is a happy man. As he rubs his […]
In the fight against tax evasion in purchases from Chinese stores, Brazil tests a solution
The Brazilian government is preparing measures to prevent tax evasion of products purchased abroad through electronic commerce platforms, a measure that mainly targets Chinese and Southeast Asian stores, as confirmed by the Treasury. The economic team of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wants to put an end to a rule that exempted from taxes […]
Argentina and Brazil advance in challenge to “reactivate” Unasur
Authorities from Argentina and Brazil discussed in a meeting in Buenos Aires the “challenges to reactivate” the Union of South American Nations (Unasur), an organization to which both countries have just returned, as “determining strategic space” of the region in the international arena. As reported this Tuesday by the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the […]
IMF cuts expansion estimate for Latin America this year How much will Peru grow?
The economy of Latin America and the Caribbean will grow 1.6% this year, 0.2 percentage points less than anticipated in January, in a context marked by subjacent inflation “stubborn”, indicated this Tuesday the IMF. In updating its economic outlook, the International Monetary Fund also forecasts that Brazil’s economy will expand 0.9% (-0.3 percentage points compared […]
Brazilians who dreamed of becoming soccer stars are targets of fraud in Spain
The police of Spain announced this Tuesday (11) the arrest of 11 people who operated two networks to defraud dozens of foreign families, in particular Brazilian ones, with offers to make their children “elite professional soccer players” in exchange for thousands of euros. The two criminal groups, independently of each other, managed football schools that […]