Brazil drought affects water supply, power generation in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
The long drought has now left the main power generation reservoirs in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo with a...
August 30, 2021Topic
Minas Gerais
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, 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
Brazil’s steel producer Gerdau to invest US$1.1 billion in Minas Gerais state over five years
Porto Alegre-based Gerdau, Latin America's largest long steel producer, revealed on Friday (06) at a press conference in Belo Horizonte...
August 6, 2021
Low-cost bus company Wemobi launches 16 new routes in Brazil
A risky bet by the JCA Group (owner of the bus companies Catarinense, Cometa and 1001), startup Wemobi has proven...
August 2, 2021
Brazil’s frost-related coffee crop losses could reach 30% – cooperative president
Arabica coffee producers in Minas Gerais may lose 25% in the next harvest due to last week's frosts, said today...
July 26, 2021
Underreporting of crimes against LGBTQI+ in Brazil is human rights concern
The over 20% increase in violent crimes against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals, transvestites and intersex people (LGBQTI+) in 2020, released...
July 21, 2021
Brazil counts 110 Delta variant coronavirus cases
According to the Ministry of Health, genetic sequencing tests conducted on samples and which do not allow to determine the...
July 20, 2021
Brazil’s Minas Gerais state expects final settlement of US$20 billion for Mariana dam breach -governor
The total amount is about four times higher than an initial agreement reached for the disaster in 2016, allowing repair...
July 19, 2021