First safe highway through the Brazilian state of Amazonas receives long-awaited approval
The vast Brazilian state of Amazonas is one of the poorest in the entire country, and one of the main...
July 29, 2022Topic
Manaus
Brazil: Manaus water company to invest US$678 million to universalize basic sanitation
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bathed by the largest hydrographic basin in the world, Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state,...
May 10, 2022
Manaus will host the first Indigenous Fashion Showcase of Brazil
Manaus will host the first edition of the "Intercultural Indigenous Fashion Show". The unprecedented event will occur at the Parque
March 10, 2022
Brazil’s tourism sector struggles to rebound from the pandemic
Covid-19, the streets of Rio would have been packed with tourists for a week of partying day and night: in...
February 28, 2022
Brazil loses an EC130 helicopter in an arson attack
Two EC130 B4 helicopters belonging to the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama),\
January 27, 2022
About a quarter of Brazil’s wealth was concentrated in eight municipalities in 2019, says IBGE
Despite a reduction in the concentration of wealth, eight municipalities accounted for almost 25% of the Brazilian GDP
December 17, 2021
New cold waves this month will lower temperatures in Brazil
Coats will not return to closets in August. Despite the rise in temperatures in this first week, weather forecasts expect...
August 6, 2021
Brazil’s Manaus Free Trade Zone will gain if it strengthens ties with Amazon rainforest -study
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - When the Manaus Free Trade Zone (ZFM) was created in 1957, it had a well-defined...
July 5, 2021
Brazil’s Amazonas state’s inferno: flood of the century, wave of violence, and Covid-19
Brazil's Amazonas State amidst the worst flood in 119 years, , violence from organized criminal groups and the Covid-19 pandemic
June 14, 2021