Brazil’s Ambipar announced new IPO
The announcement came yesterday, when Ambipar detailed that this will be a primary offering. There was some expectation in the...
August 20, 2021Topic
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Analysis: The four sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil
In the race to curb the climate emergency, the global debate has focused on replacing dirty energy sources, like coal...
July 23, 2021
Toxic Water Seeps From Norwegian Mining Site in Brazil’s Amazon
Heavy rains led to the overflow of several basins, including those in the Hydro Alunorte compound, threatening the area's drinking...
February 23, 2018
Rio Collects 486 Tons of Garbage During Carnival
In the two days of samba school parades in the sambodromo, Comlurb reported collecting 120 tons of trash from stands...
February 14, 2018
Rio Removes 61 Tons of Garbage After Weekend of Blocos
After more than one hundred blocos from this weekend's Pre-Carnival, Comlurb had its hands full to remove the 61 tons...
February 21, 2017
Rio Task Forces Collects 28 Tons of Rubbish in Guanabara Bay
Accompanying the sailing test event from last week (August 15th-22nd), a task force with eco-boats collected 28 tons of floating...
August 27, 2015
Waste Production in Brazil Grew 29 Percent in 11 Years
The production of garbage in Brazilian households has grown by 29 percent between 2003 and 2014, while the population only...
July 28, 2015
Rock in Rio 2013 Second Week to Begin
Rock in Rio's second week starts on Thursday, Sept. 19th with the final four days featuring Bon Jovi, Metallica, Iron...
September 17, 2013
Rio Starts Issuing Littering Fines: Daily
Rio’s Zero Trash program went into full swing last Monday, after being postponed in July. The anti-littering campaign fines those...
August 22, 2013