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Brazilian government discusses ways to reign in defiant state-owned Petrobras
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Latin America's largest oil company, Petrobras, is majority-owned by the Brazilian state but regularly defies the explicit wishes of...
Brazil and Uruguay signed a zero-tariff agreement
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On June 20, Uruguay and Brazil signed, in Montevideo, a trade agreement to establish a zero tariff for products...
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru: Most sought-after destinations for winter vacations
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For this winter break, according to data from Sky Airlines, it is expected that the warmer Brazilian destinations will...
Brazil has three theme parks in the world’s top 10 list -Tripadvisor
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has three parks on the list of the ten best in the world.
Beto Carrero World, located in the...
Lithuania is playing a dangerous game with a possible Kaliningrad blockade
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Lithuania has imposed its own sanctions against Moscow and is blocking transit through its territory to the Russian exclave...
WHO chief said to privately believe Covid came from Wuhan lab -newspaper
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The controversial WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus now considers the laboratory theory, i.e., the artificial production of the coronavirus...
De-russification: Zelensky’s government orders the destruction of 100 million books
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to Ukrainian news agency Interfax, the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and Information Policy Oleksandra Koval instructed the Ukrainian...
Ecuador: Protesters defy emergency state
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The national strike, called by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), continues this Sunday in a context...
Dollar rises to R$5.19 against Brazilian currency, highest level since February
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The commercial dollar rose 0.81% to R$5.19 on Monday (20). This is the highest value for the US currency...
Uruguay bets on South American integration to boost cruise industry
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Marketing Manager of the National Ports Administration (ANP) of Uruguay, Ana Rey, emphasized that it is necessary to...
Australia’s Fortescue joins green hydrogen cluster in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Australian multinational Fortescue Metals Group will be installed in the developing green hydrogen pole of the Brazilian port...
Brazil: Another Petrobras CEO resigns, office turns into a hot seat
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Petrobras President José Mauro Ferreira Coelho resigned from his post on Monday (20). The announcement comes after the state-owned...
Lack of skilled labor worsens, Brazil is 9th in ranking
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is the ninth country with the most lack of qualified labor in 2022 among 40 countries and territories.
The...
It takes a cold and dark Australia to save the planet
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Australian Department of Energy has urged residents of New South Wales and the capital Sydney to turn off...