School Attendance of “Bolsa Família” Students Reaches 91 Percent
Students benefiting from the Bolsa Família program recorded record attendance in the classroom in June and July of this year.
September 3, 2019Topic
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Pope Vetoes Office-Holding Politicians as Guests at Amazon Synod
- A month before the Amazon Synod is scheduled to take place in Rome in October, the Vatican is preparing...
September 3, 2019
Uruguay Plants Native Trees to Restore Forests
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The initiative, called Plantatón, is part of Uruguay's 2030 Agenda and aims to promote the...
September 3, 2019
Brazilian K-pop Fans Drawn to South Korea and Forced Into Prostitution
Seven Brazilian women aged between 20 and 30 were forced into prostitution in South Korea after being lured to the...
September 3, 2019
Brazil Cuts 5,613 Scholarships from September to Save R$544 Million in Four Years
The Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) announced on Monday, September 2nd, the cut of 5,613 master's,...
September 3, 2019
Organized Crime Responsible for Amazon Deforestation, Says Brazil’s Prosecutor General
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's prosecutor general, Raquel Dodge, said on Monday, September 2nd, that organized crime is to...
September 3, 2019
Brazil Records Positive Monthly Trade Balance of US$3.28 Billion in August
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As released on Monday, September 2nd, by the Special Secretariat of Foreign Trade and International...
September 3, 2019
Brazilian Oil and Natural Gas Production Increased in July
The National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP) released information today, September 2nd, that the production of oil...
September 3, 2019
Insurance Sector Sees 8.4 Percent Revenue Increase in First Semester
The national insurance sector collected R$125.4 (US$31) billion in the first half of this year, an 8.4 percent increase compared...
September 3, 2019