Rocco Caldero
Born in Brazil to Spanish parents, Rocco Caldero lived most of his life between Florianópolis and Madrid and studied Sciences of Communication in La Coruña.
Chile has Latin America’s most powerful passport in 2022
Japan, Singapore, and South Korea have the world's most powerful passports as the planet continues to recover from the covid-19 pandemic, reversing pre-pandemic rankings...
Brazil’s fastest mobile operator
The mobile Internet in Brazil had an average speed of 22.77 Mb/s in the second quarter of 2022, which made the country climb two...
Brazilians can now change their names under law eliminating need for court approval
Maria Gomes de Souza, 57, was born in the region of Cariri, in the interior of Ceará, and in her childhood, she didn't know...
Mercosur to discuss Brazil’s tariffs and negotiations for an agreement with Singapore
The 60th Mercosur summit that will begin this Wednesday, July 20, in the city of Luque, 15 kilometers from Asunción, the capital of Paraguay,...
YouTube censors Bolsonaro’s 2021 live about ballot boxes
On Monday, July 18, YouTube removed the live broadcast by President Jair Bolsonaro (Liberal Party - PL), where the president spoke about fraud in...
Brazil: Petrobras reduces gasoline prices by US$0.04 in refineries
On Tuesday, July 19, Petrobras announced a reduction of R$0.20 (US$0.04) per liter in the price of gasoline, which will be sold at R$3.86...
Colombia’s imports rebounded in May, approaching US$7 billion
Colombia's imports rebounded in May and were almost US$2 billion above pre-pandemic benchmarks (May 2019). In the fifth month of 2022, the country's external...
Mexican drug traffickers set up a drug import company in Chile legally
A drug shipment destined for Chilean soil and intercepted in Mexico almost a year ago was a key piece of the investigation that detected...
Paraguayan Senate approves Bitcoin Law regulating cryptocurrencies
The adoption of cryptocurrencies in Latin America is growing by leaps and bounds, with more and more governments interested in this trend.
In 2021, El...
One of South America’s largest snakes found in Uruguay
Uruguay registered the presence of a specimen of Hydrodynastes gigas - better known as the "false water cobra" or the "Brazilian smooth snake" -...
São Paulo, Brazil: Downtown buildings have a high fire risk
Old buildings with limitations for structural renovations, lack of maintenance of electrical installations, and improper use of real estate - stores that become warehouses...
Brazilians have “rich days” in Argentina with R$1 worth up to ARS 56
Argentina's economy has faced challenges: besides the 70% inflation foreseen for the end of 2022, the currency is in free fall. The accumulated loss...
By mid-2022, Brazil installed 2.7 GW of photovoltaics, more than in 2019
The Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy (Absolar) reports that the 16,414 MW of installed photovoltaic capacity represents 8.1% of the country's total electricity...
Brazil: more populated states reduce ethanol taxes
On Monday, July 18, the governments of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil's two most populous states, announced cuts to the ICMS tax (Brazilian...