Amazon Rainforest Cleared for COP30 Highway in Brazil: Is It Counterproductive to Climate Action?

Adler Silveira, the secretary of the state government's infrastructure, defended the project as an "important mobility intervention," and said it was a "sustainable highway," the Daily Mail reported. He said, "We can have a …

London trial on 2015 Brazil mine disaster wraps up

A trial on whether Australian mining giant BHP is liable for one of Brazil’s worst environmental disasters concludes Thursday in London, with hundreds of thousands of victims demanding billions in compensation. The 2015 dam collapse killed 19 people and …

XTransfer and Ouribank Join Forces to Empower Businesses and Boost Cross-border Trade in Brazil

SAO PAULO, March 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — XTransfer, the world-leading and China’s No.1 B2B Cross-Border Trade Payment Platform, and Ouribank, one of Brazil’s leading foreign exchange banks, have entered into a comprehensive partnership. This …

How I Travel: Poorna Jagannathan Had a Dreamy 50th Birthday in Brazil

In the new Hulu show Deli Boys, a pair of Pakistani-American brothers are shocked to learn about their late father’s involvement in the world of organized crime. The actor Poorna Jagannathan, best known in the US for the show Never Have I Ever, has a star …

Brazil to Propose Support for Blockchain Payment System for BRICS: Report

Brazil is reportedly working on a proposal to create a blockchain-based payment system for internal use by the BRICS economic bloc. The group has been discussing ways to reduce reliance on the US dollar for internal cross-border transactions since 2024. …

Thousands of acres of Amazon rainforest cleared for climate summit highway in Brazil

In Manaus, Biden will visit the rainforest and see local, indigenous and other leaders who are working to preserve the region, the first such visit by a U.S. president. Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being paved over in …

Missouri Baptist volunteer missions team sees God working in Brazil

by Chris Doyle/IMB BRASILIA, Brazil (IMB) – Brandon Winkler felt a little uncomfortable, he said, when he was asked to lead worship on a Sunday morning in Brasilia, Brazil. He wasn’t uncomfortable in his guitar playing. He had played these songs before …

Brazil Mine Disaster Trial Ends With Claimants Hopeful Of Justice

A trial as to whether Australian mining giant BHP is liable for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters concludes in London on Thursday, with hundreds of thousands of victims demanding billions in compensation. The 2015 dam collapse killed 19 …

Termites in Brazil are known for building high mounds connected by tunnels across vast stretches of land

CONAB maintains big Brazil soybean, corn estimates

News CONAB maintains big Brazil soybean, corn estimates Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA continues to project large soybean and corn crops. CONAB now sees Brazil’s soybean crop at 167.37 million tons, up 13% from 2024, with yield and acreage both above a …