Soybean Moratorium Renewed in Brazil’s Amazon Region
With the pact, the soybean industry has actually increased production yields without deforesting the Amazon region.
November 26, 2014Topic
Environment
Rio’s Waters Continue to Face Pollution Issues
Although the government's Sena Limpa programs continue to combat pollution in Rio's Atlantic and Guanabara Bay waters, with a second...
December 10, 2013
From Star Dust to Necro-leachate: Halloween Edition
With Halloween and the day of the dead just around the corner, coming up on November 2nd, lets lively up...
October 29, 2013
Brazil Missing Potential R$1.8B in Tourism
The tourism industry in Brazil is currently losing up to R$1.8 billion per year due to a lack of investment...
July 16, 2013 Rio: Leading the Way for Brazil’s First Electric Vehicle Factory
In a time when people are questioning the status quo of Brazilian politics, we should take this opportunity to question...
June 25, 2013
Salvador Emerging as Economic Hub
Despite the relative small size compared to São Paulo and Rio, Salvador has been emerging into a viable business center...
April 9, 2013 Let the Water Games Begin
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It is common sense among anyone in tune with the environmental...
April 9, 2013
Petrobras Oil Leak in São Paulo: Daily
An oil leak in Petrobras’ Terminal Marítimo Almirante Barroso (Tebar) has polluted the region around São Sebastião, on the northern...
April 9, 2013
Eco-Friendly Homes for Rio Favelas
Rio opened sixteen eco-friendly apartments to residents of hillside favela communities Babilônia and Chapéu Mangueira, part of the Morar Carioca...
March 19, 2013