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Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro Niemeyer Avenue reopened afer June collapse
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The seaside Niemeyer Avenue, which connects the neighborhoods of Leblon and São Conrado in Rio's South Zone, was fully...
Colombia makes progress in restoring its international air links
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One year after the reopening of the skies in the country, 62% of the seats and 60% of the...
Carmen Ligia Valderrama Rojas is Colombia’s new ICT minister
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This Tuesday (28), Iván Duque, President of Colombia, appointed Carmen Ligia Valderrama Rojas, who was previously Vice Minister of...
Brazil records 15,395 new cases and 793 Covid deaths (September 28)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil on Tuesday reported 793 new deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total number of fatalities from the disease in...
45 health NGOs establish World Council of Health for “factual and effective” advice on Covid-19 issues
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The newly founded World Council for Health was launched on September 22 and says it provides the latest unbiased...
Used cars appreciate up to 50% in Brazil, outperforming most financial investments
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Buying a brand new car has always been ill-advised from the standpoint of financial education and investment.
After all, the...
Brazil to see lower interest rates only in 2023; stagflation cannot be ruled out
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Let there be no illusions. Brazil seems to be heading towards the worst of all worlds: stagflation. Not a...
As pilot project, Argentina reopens land border with Chile for four days
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Argentine government authorized as from Monday (27) -for four days- the entry of tourists from Chile and Brazil...
German court suspends trial of lawsuit linking Tüv Süd to Brazil Brumadinho tragedy
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After about three hours of hearing, the Higher Regional Court of Munich, Germany, suspended the trial of the civil...
Argentina is surprisingly cheap – in Bitcoin – for lodging, dining out, food, technology, cars and real estate
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - If a winner of the pandemic had to be nominated, cryptocurrencies would undoubtedly be among the finalists. In the...
Artificial Intelligence for meltwater management in Chile
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chile is closing one of the driest winters in its history with a precipitation deficit ranging between 60 and...
Italian truckers blocking highways in protest against Covid passports – bikers and farmers to join in
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Italian truckers kept their promise. They say they are blocking highways in protest against green passports and Covid vaccine...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to nominate another evangelical to Supreme Court, if Senate rejects Mendonça
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -President Jair Bolsonaro said last night (September 27) he would nominate an evangelical to the Federal Supreme Court (STF), should...
Brazil-Mexico’s Merama raises US$225 million in Series B funding
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Merama, a startup with headquarters in Brazil and Mexico that invests in small and medium-sized companies selling on marketplaces,...