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IDB, Brazilian banks propose new fund for Amazon

On Thursday (Jul. 25), three Brazilian public banks—the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), Banco do Brasil (BB), and Caixa Econômica Federal—along with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), unveiled a new proposal to finance sustainability in the Amazon.The plan is to establish an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) and distribute its shares before COP 30, which will take place in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025.ETFs, which originated in the U.S. at the turn of the 1980s and 1990s, are a type of investment that have become widespread in global capital markets. The proposal suggests that trading will occur on the São Paulo Stock Exchange, also known as B3.The ETF's investment portfolio will be made up of fixed-income securities issued by BNDES, BB, and Caixa. The r...

Brazilian researcher to chair International AIDS Society

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Brazilian researcher to chair International AIDS Society

Brazilian infectologist and researcher Beatriz Grinsztejn will be the first Latin American woman to serve as chair of the International AIDS Society (IAS), which brings together professionals who work with the disease. She will take office for 2024–2026 next Friday (Jul. 26) at the end of the 25th International AIDS Conference in Munich, Germany.Grinsztejn, a researcher at the Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases (INI/Fiocruz), said she will be taking Brazil’s positive experiences in HIV treatment and prevention to international audiences. The country, she noted, has become a role model in the field and boasts a “spectacular” program that provides free and universal access to Brazilians through the country’s the unified health care network, the SUS.“In Brazil we hav...

Brazilian poet Adélia Prado wins 2024 Camões Prize

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Brazilian poet Adélia Prado wins 2024 Camões Prize

Brazilian poet Adélia Prado is the winner of the 2024 edition of the Camões Prize, the most important award for Portuguese-language literature. The announcement was made Wednesday afternoon (Jun. 26) by the National Library Foundation.The achievement also marks a special week for the author, considered to be the greatest Brazilian female poet alive. Six days ago, Prado was awarded the Machado de Assis Prize, the highest honor of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and one of Brazil’s most traditional.“It was with great joy and emotion that I received a phone call today, June 26, from Dalila Rodrigues, Portugal’s Minister of Culture, informing me that I had been awarded the Camões Prize. I was still celebrating having received the Machado de Assis Prize from the Brazilian Academy of Letter...

More than one mi hectares to be protected in Brazilian Caatinga

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More than one mi hectares to be protected in Brazilian Caatinga

Brazil's Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has announced the selection of 12 priority projects for establishing federal conservation units in the Caatinga biome. These projects, scheduled for implementation by 2026, will expand protected areas by over one million hectares in the states of Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, and Ceará."Scientific studies indicate that areas once considered semi-arid are now becoming arid. This is a direct consequence of climate change. If we degrade the Caatinga, we will only worsen the problem,” warned Environment Minister Marina Silva.The announcement was made in Petrolina, Pernambuco, this week during the launch of the campaign "Land, Forest, Water—National Movement to Combat Desertification and Drought."The initiatives are part of the Climate Mis...

Brazilian olive oil: recognized quality and expanding market reach

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Brazilian olive oil: recognized quality and expanding market reach

Brazilian olive oil producers have the opportunity to benefit from the international rise in food prices and expand their market share, particularly in Brazil, the world's second-largest importer of olive oil.Of all the olive oil consumed in the country, less than 1 percent (0.24%) is produced by its own crops. Greater participation in the domestic market could stem from the product's quality, enabling consumption growth even amidst price increases.Between 2018 and 2022, olive oil production in the state of Rio Grande do Sul alone surged from 58,000 to 448,500 liters. This state, along with other regions such as the Serra da Mantiqueira spanning the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro, are focusing on the production of extra virgin olive oil. This oil, with lower acid...

Brazilian researcher receives International History Prize

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Brazilian researcher receives International History Prize

Researcher Laura de Mello e Souza has been selected by the International Committee of Historical Sciences (ICHS) to receive the prestigious International History Prize. A pioneer in her field, she embarked on her historical studies during Brazil's military dictatorship. This recognition marks a significant milestone as she becomes the first woman and the first individual from South America to be honored with this award.Souza served as a professor in the History Department of the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters, and Human Sciences at the University of São Paulo (USP) from 1983 to 2014. Additionally, she held the chair of Brazilian history at Sorbonne University in Paris.In an interview on International Women's Day, Souza emphasized the ongoing challenges women encounter in their careers,...

Brazilian research detects Zika, chikungunya viruses in mosquito eggs

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Brazilian research detects Zika, chikungunya viruses in mosquito eggs

A study by nine scientists from the Federal University of Goiás (UFG) has detected Aedes aegypti mosquito eggs already carrying the ZIKV virus, which causes Zika, and the CHIKV virus, which causes chikungunya. The result demonstrates the vertical transmission of the virus, when it is passed from adult females to larvae deposited by them. The eggs then hatch and the new mosquitoes are born with the virus.The study was published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical LINK 1, under the title Detection of arboviruses in Aedes aegypti through transovariananalysis: A study in Goiânia, Goiás.The transmission method discovered for the two infectious diseases is different from the well-known horizontal one, where a mosquito bites an infected human being or animal, becomes conta...

Less than 8% of Brazilian cities have 5G-adapted antenna laws

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Less than 8% of Brazilian cities have 5G-adapted antenna laws

Despite its presence in over 3,000 municipalities and benefiting 140 million Brazilians, 5G technology in Brazil faces a significant hurdle in its expansion. Outdated legislation in local antenna laws is hindering the installation of infrastructure necessary for signal improvement.A survey carried out by Conexis Brasil Digital, an organization representing telecommunications and connectivity companies, reveals that only 399 out of Brazil's 5,568 municipalities (7.16% of the total) have updated their local antenna laws to accommodate 5G technology. This issue is not confined to smaller cities, as even major capitals like Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza, Natal, and Recife have yet to adapt their telecommunications legislation, despite having access to 5G signals.Progress has been made, albeit ...

Brazilian researchers uncover new cloud fish habitats

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Brazilian researchers uncover new cloud fish habitats

Scientists hailing from the Fish Ecology Laboratory at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ) have recently pinpointed three previously unknown locations where the cloud fish, a group of rivulids comprising over 300 species scattered across Brazil, can be found. Of this total, 130 species are threatened with extinction, as per the official species list published by the Ministry of the Environment. Consequently, they occupy the top spot for the highest number of endangered species within the Brazilian fauna.Among these three newly discovered sites for the Notholebias minimus species in the state of Rio de Janeiro, one lies within the protective embrace of the Brisas Environmental Protection Area (APA) in Sepetiba Bay, while the other two are nestled in the municipality of ...

Brazilian court launches book and documentary on January 8 attacks

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Brazilian court launches book and documentary on January 8 attacks

The Brazilian Federal Supreme Court has unveiled a book and documentary titled "Democracia Inabalada" (Unshaken Democracy) about the events of the January 8 pro-coup attacks. The documentary features previously unreleased footage capturing the security teams' efforts to repel the invaders who breached the court's headquarters, along with testimonies from the justices on the attacks.The justices shared their impressions and the measures taken to ensure that those responsible faced consequences. Security personnel who were on duty at the time describe their actions upon realizing that the building was being invaded, while outsourced employees recount their efforts in cleaning up the debris found the day after the attacks. January 8 pro-coup attacks - Marcelo Ca...