Economy
Brazil’s People and Environment Pay Dearly for the Country’s Energy-hungry Mining Projects
In the late 1970s, Raimunda Gomes da Silva and her husband, João Pereira da ...
Burger King Vows to Stop Amazon Deforestation by 2030. That’s Too Late, Say Critics
The owner of Burger King has pledged to eliminate deforestation from its supply chains ...
Brazil and Russia Are Teaming Up to Work on Nuclear Plants and Nuclear Medicine
Russia and Brazil will consider the possibilities of building new nuclear power plants in ...
In Moscow, Brazil President Talks Economy, But Also Terror, North Korea and Syria
Brazil’s President Michel Temer on Tuesday called on Russian businesses to invest in the ...
An Evangelical Mayor Threatens to End Rio’s Carnaval
Rio de Janeiro without Carnaval? Unimaginable! But Rio’s city hall and its revelers are ...
Brazil President On His Way to Russia to Talk Energy, Infrastructure and Air Defense
President Michel Temer of Brazil is to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during ...
Petrobras Grip on Energy and National Indolence Prevent a Brazilian Solar Industry
Vested interests, protectionism and a lack of entrepreneurism have stifled the development of a ...
Made in Germany, Chocolate Brings Jobs and Helps Preserve the Amazon
With a cigarette in one hand and a muddy machete in the other, Brazilian ...
The Number of Foreign Tourists in Brazil Is Dismal. The Country Needs a More Positive Narrative
It is home to the largest rainforest in the world. It has miles of ...
From Friends to Foes. The Split Between Temer and Lula Is a Mirror of Brazil
In the film Jerry McGuire, Tom Cruise exhorts, “Show me the money.” In Brazil, ...
