Brazil has lost 15% of its water surface area in 30 years
Brazil is drying up. Satellite image analyses of the Brazilian territory between 1985 and 2020 show that in only 35...
August 23, 2021Topic
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Each year, an area larger than England burns in Brazil; 20% of country’s territory affected in 30 years
Each year an area larger than England burns in Brazil. Over the last 36 years, an average of 150,900 km²...
August 16, 2021
Drought leads 53 cities in Brazil’s Southeast, South and Midwest to ration water
This year's record drought has led at least 53 cities in 5 states to ration their water supply, impacting navigation...
August 14, 2021
Leading pharmacy chain in Brazil’s Midwest expands with art and technology
Grupo Artesanal projects to grow 20% in 2021 and plans to reach 200 franchised stores by 2025.
July 8, 2021
Brazil’s Armed Forces will operate in 26 municipalities to curb deforestation
Operations will focus four states: Amazonia, Rondônia, Pará and Mato Grosso.
July 7, 2021
Frost in Brazil threatens corn; may affect Paraná coffee and sugarcane in southern São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul
A polar air mass is gaining strength in Brazil and may cause heavy frost posing high risks for corn in...
June 29, 2021
62% of Brazil’s Amazon indigenous people fully vaccinated against Covid-19
Two indigenous districts in Pará with reports of the spread of fake news show just over 40% of people vaccinated...
June 21, 2021
Brazil’s health regulator authorizes exceptional Sputnik V import by another 7 states
Brazilian ANVISA has authorized the exceptional import of the Sputnik V vaccine by 7 more Brazilian states
June 16, 2021
Brazil loses 24 trees per second in 2020 as deforestation alerts explode – report
IBAMA has failed to attend to deforestation alerts by satellites monitoring Brazilian forest areas, according to data from MapBiomas project
June 11, 2021