BRAZIL

Entertainment 

Brazilian rapper warns of coronavirus danger in Brazil’s slums

March 29, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Airlines (TRBC), Americas, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Asia / Pacific, BRAZIL, China (PRC), Communicable Diseases, Company News, CORONAVIRUS, Crime, Diseases, Drug Trafficking / Narcotics, Elections / Voting, Emerging Market Countries, Enterprise Reporting, Epidemics, Features, General News, Government / Politics, HEALTH, Health / Medicine, Healthcare (TRBC), Healthcare Policy, Infectious Diseases, Living / Lifestyle, Major News, Media / Publishing (Legacy), Media and Publishing (TRBC), Monetary / Fiscal Policy / Policy Makers, Music, Picture available, Pictures, Public Health, Race Relations / Ethnic Issues, RAPPER, Respiratory Conditions, Society / Social Issues, South America / Central America, Tourism / Travel, Transportation (TRBC), US, Video, World Health Organization

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian rapper MV Bill added his voice to a chorus of criticism of President Jair

Read more

Environment environmentNews 

U.N. aviation agency agrees to restrict carbon credits denounced by climate activists

March 16, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Aerospace / Defense (Legacy), Aerospace and Defense (TRBC), Airlines (TRBC), AVIATION, BRAZIL, Canada, Carbon / Emissions Markets, CHANGE, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Environment, General News, Government / Politics, Government Finances, Human Rights / Civil Rights, Pollution, South America / Central America, Transportation (TRBC), United Nations, US

MONTREAL (Reuters) – The U.N.’s aviation agency on Friday approved restrictions for a global program designed to help airlines offset

Read more

Environment environmentNews 

Dead meat: Industry faces ‘ruin’ if slow on adapting to climate change

March 12, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, BRAZIL, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Climate Politics, CLIMATECHANGE, Environment, Europe, Food Distribution and Convenience Stores (TRBC), General News, Government / Politics, INVESTORS, MEAT, Pollution, Regulation, South America / Central America, United States, US

LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s meat industry must adapt to the challenges posed by climate change and growing demand for

Read more

Environment environmentNews 

Exclusive: U.N. aviation agency weighs restrictions on carbon credits under fire by climate activists

March 4, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Airlines (TRBC), Americas, Asia / Pacific, AVIATION, Banking and Investment Services (TRBC), BRAZIL, Carbon / Emissions Markets, CHANGE, China (PRC), CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Company News, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Energy (TRBC), Enterprise Reporting, Environment, EXCLUSIVE, General News, Government / Politics, INDIA, Major News, Pollution, South America / Central America, Transportation (TRBC), United States, US, Western Europe

MONTREAL/CHICAGO (Reuters) – The United Nations is weighing restrictions for a scheme designed to help airlines offset their carbon emissions,

Read more

Environment environmentNews 

Solar energy expands quickly in Brazil, attracts Chinese firms

February 21, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Asia / Pacific, BRAZIL, Canada, China (PRC), Company News, Energy (Legacy), Energy (TRBC), Energy Markets, Environment, General News, Government / Politics, Pictures, POWER, Power Markets, Renewable Energy, SOLAR, Solar Power Stations, South America / Central America, US, Video

PORTO FELIZ, Brazil (Reuters) – Beside the green pastures and sugarcane plantations surrounding the farming town of Porto Feliz is

Read more

Environment environmentNews 

Car-sized prehistoric South American turtle was built for battle

February 13, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, BRAZIL, Colombia, General News, Living / Lifestyle, Nature / Wildlife, Picture available, Science, South America / Central America, TURTLE, United States, US, Venezuela

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of the largest turtles that ever lived prowled the lakes and rivers of northern South America

Read more

Environment environmentNews 

One dead in illegal deforestation raid in northern Brazil

February 2, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, BRAZIL, Crime / Law / Justice, DEFORESTATION, Environment, Forest and Wood Products (TRBC), South America / Central America, US

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A man has died during a raid to fight illegal deforestation in the northern Brazilian state

Read more

Environment environmentNews 

Brazil’s tribes stride into digital age to defend their culture, forests

January 17, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, BRAZIL, Climate Politics, DIGITAL, Entertainment Production (TRBC), Environment, Government / Politics, INDIGENOUS, Internet / World Wide Web, Media / Publishing (Legacy), Media and Publishing (TRBC), Nature / Wildlife, Pictures, Race Relations / Ethnic Issues, South America / Central America, US, Video

XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK, Brazil (Reuters) – In the 1980’s Brazil’s first indigenous Congressman, Xavante chief Juruna, went around with a

Read more

Entertainment 

Brazil’s president accuses actor DiCaprio of financing Amazon fires, offers no evidence

November 30, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Advocacy Groups / Pressure Groups / Lobbies, Americas, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, BRAZIL, Celebrities, Climate Politics, DICAPRIO, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Environment, Government / Politics, Nature / Wildlife, Pictures, South America / Central America, US, Wildfires / Forest Fires

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on Friday that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio financed fires being set

Read more

Entertainment 

‘Two Popes’ filmmakers hope Pope Francis is amused

October 8, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, ARGENTINA, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, BRAZIL, Celebrities, Christianity, Entertainment Production (TRBC), Europe, Film, FILMFESTIVAL, Italy, LONDON, Picture available, POPES, Religion / Belief, South America / Central America, THE, TWO, United Kingdom, United States, US, Video, Western Europe

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis visits his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican, December 21,

Read more