Even Without Rain São Paulo Cantareira Water Supply Rises
The level of the Cantareira System, the largest supply source of the metropolitan region of São Paulo, reached the 21st...
March 28, 2015Topic
Drought
Electricity Bills to Increase by 70 Percent in Rio and São Paulo
The costs for electricity consumption are already on the rise and are expected to reach an increase of up to...
February 23, 2015
Opinion: Water, Water … Where?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s Northeast has long suffered from periodic droughts, particularly in the...
February 13, 2015
Daylight Saving Time Will Not Be Extended in Brazil
Brazil’s Mines and Energy Minister Eduardo Braga has together with President Dilma Rousseff decided that the daylight saving time currently...
February 12, 2015
Second Water Reservoir that Feeds Rio Drying Out
The water and electricity crisis in the Southeast of Brazil continues as the Santa Branca reservoir in the interior of...
January 27, 2015
São Paulo Faces Floods on Streets, Shortage in Reservoir
Even forecasts of heavy rains for the next few days are unlikely to help relieve São Paulo’s water shortage.
January 13, 2015
Drought and Heat Hinder Brazil’s Daylight Saving Time
Due to drought and increased consumption, savings are likely to fall to R$278 million from R$405 million last year.
October 20, 2014
Brazil Finance Minister Mantega Proposes 2015 Budget: Daily
On Thursday, August 28th, Brazilian government officials delivered the 2015 Brazilian budget draft, the Projeto de Lei Orçamentária Anual (PLOA),...
August 29, 2014
Brazil Coffee Exports Up in Volume, Down in Revenues: Daily
Coffee exports in Brazil registered an increase of 9.9 percent in volume during the 2013/2014 season, but declined by 11.6...
July 14, 2014