Economy

Rendering of an oil derrick in the rainforest. AI-generated.

Brazilian Hypocrisy: Green Talk and Brown Actions

Brazil’s massive 13 December 2023 auction of oil and gas drilling rights betrays a ...

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Philip M. Fearnside
According to a report from the IMF released Tuesday, Brazil is now the ninth-largest economy in the world.

Economy: Brazil Is Back to World’s Top Ten

“They don’t know the work you have to do to be so lucky,” President ...

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Newsroom
A protester stands in front of the hotel where Brazil held an auction for oil and gas concession areas in Rio. Thomson Reuters Foundation /André Cabette

Activists Mad at Lula and Brazil for Over 600 Oil Concessions After All Promises at COP28

Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva urged countries to “work towards an economy ...

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Andre Cabette Fabio
Players from Botafogo wearing Parimatch jerseys.

How the Russia-Ukraine War Is Interfering with Soccer Deals in Brazil

A Brazilian soccer club says it is considering its future relationship with its shirt ...

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Anthony Harwood
The idea of vacation spots that are a “paradise on earth” can sometimes overlook uncomfortable truths. Pexels, CC BY

Bluewashing in Brazil: How an Ecotourism Project Is Expelling Indigenous Peoples from Their Land

When the notion of “ecotourism” was introduced in the late 1970s, it was intended ...

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Michelle Mielly
In Brazil there was an explosive growth of digital payments in recent years

Brazil’s Instant Payment System, the Pix, Becomes a Heaven-sent Opportunity for Gangs

When a man approached Maria on Facebook, the 61-year-old Brazilian widow thought she might ...

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David Feliba
Fisherman Dil Maiko Marinho stands by a felled tree in an area claimed by Cargill in Xingu Island, Brazil. Photo taken August 12, 2023. Thomson Reuters Foundation /André Cabette Fábio

Amazon Residents Accuse US Cargill of Threatening Their Rights and Way of Life

For centuries, riverside communities, including the “quilombola” descendants of enslaved Africans who escaped from ...

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Andre Cabette Fabio
A soy field in Brazil

Study Finds Soy Farming Is Causing Cancer Deaths in Children in Brazil

Researchers say they have found a correlation between soy farming and leukemia deaths among ...

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Clare Roth
 Brazil is fourth among the most favorable locations for IT staff outsourcing recruitment

How US Companies Can Benefit from Recruiting Tech Talent in Brazil

In the dynamic world of tech recruitment, finding and securing top talent is a ...

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Pablo Miller
A picture of an oil platform operated by Brazil's Petrobras in the bay of Guanabara in Rio de Janeiro/picture alliance/imageBROKER

How Russia’s War in Ukraine Increases Role of Brazil in the World Economy

No matter whether it’s oil, gas, lithium, food, renewable energy — Brazil has plenty ...

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Tobias Käufer