Brazil

Remote Amazon tribe connects to Elon Musk’s Starlink internet, become hooked on porn, social media

A remote tribe in Brazil has become bitterly divided nine months after gaining access to satellite internet via Elon Musk’s Starlink service. The 2,000-member Marubo tribe, who live along the Ituí River deep in the Amazon rainforest, were connected to…

Reversing Design Order through Material Recycling: An Interview with RUÍNA Architecture

Paraiso Apartment / RUÍNA + Elky Santos. © Lauro Rocha Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1017022/reversing-design-order-through-material-recycling-an-interview-with-ruina-architecture RUÍNA Arquitetura aims for greater socio-environmental awareness and the appreciation of materials while advocating for reuse as an alternative within the…

Video: How Internet Access Is Transforming Life in This Amazon Tribe

Video: How Internet Access Is Transforming Life in This Amazon Tribe  The New York Times

Brazil posts strong job figures, signals stronger activity; inflation a concern

By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil released vigorous job market figures on Tuesday, reinforcing views of stronger economic activity at the beginning of this year but keeping the central bank wary of potential impacts on inflation. Both the unemployment…

Overcapacity or ‘over anxiety’? China hits back at Western claims of dumping

Criticism that China was flooding the global market with excess supply in sectors such as electric vehicles was “not a conclusion based on market reality, but a trumped-up narrative”, state news agency Xinhua said in a commentary on Saturday. “This…

Brazilian Shoppers Surpass US, UK Counterparts in P2P Payments

Despite outsized growth in Click-and-Mortar™ shopping opportunities in Brazil during the last three years, retailers there still don’t offer 39% of the digital features consumers want.  This is just one finding from PYMNTS Intelligence’s “2024 Global Digital Shopping Index: Brazil…

Bodybuilder and influencer, 29, dies after being rushed to hospital with Covid

A BRAZILIAN bodybuilder and fitness influencer has tragically died aged 29 after being rushed to hospital with Covid. Jonas Filho, known as Jonas Big, was rushed to Sao Jose Hospital in the Ceara state capital Fortaleza in the early hours…

US committee releases sealed Brazil court orders to Musk’s X, shedding light on account suspensions

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A U.S. congressional committee released confidential Brazilian court orders to suspend accounts on the social media platform X, offering a glimpse into decisions that have spurred complaints of alleged censorship from the company and its…

IMF Latest: Brazil’s Haddad Sees Global Market Repricing on Fed

(Bloomberg) — Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said he anticipates the Federal Reserve’s delay in lowering interest rates will trigger a repricing across global markets, while the nation’s central bank chief expressed confidence in Brazil’s external accounts. Most Read from…

Taxing the Super-Rich Is Brazil’s G-20 Plan for Climate, Hunger

(Bloomberg) — Brazil believes it has found a way to pay for the fight against climate change and world hunger: Tax the super-rich. Most Read from Bloomberg As president of this year’s Group of 20 nations, Brazil has made implementing…