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Brazilian airlines are out of the ranking of the safest

AirlineRatings.com has released its annual ranking of the safest companies to fly with. In the top 20 released, there is no Brazilian company. According to the...

Best destinations in Brazil to travel in 2023: 23 destinations to relax!

By Monique Renne The best destinations in Brazil await you in 2023! The year will have a record of extended holidays and the 2023 calendar...

Covid-19: Macau reopens borders to all foreigners

By Catarina Domingues All foreigners can enter Macau Sunday, local authorities announced today, putting an end to a measure of the prevention and containment of...

Dollar drops for the first time since Lula da Silva’s inauguration

The commercial dollar closed at R$5.35 this Thursday, Jan. 5. It is the first time that the currency's price has fallen since Luiz Inácio...

Angolan Airline TAAG plane on the São Paulo-Luanda route was transporting drugs

A plane belonging to the Angolan airline TAAG, which made the connection between the Brazilian city of São Paulo and Luanda, was carrying an...

Argentine Olivícola Laur is the first place in the World Olive Oil Ranking

The producer of olives and olive oil from Mendoza, Argentina, Olivícola Laur, located in the Maipú region, returns to the top 1 of the...

Tech companies laid off more in 2022 than at the height of the pandemic

Tech companies are laying off employees at a faster pace than at any time during the pandemic in 2020, according to a survey by...

Brazil’s defense budget for 2023 prioritizes shipbuilding

The Brazilian Budget Bill for 2023 provides for a total allocation of R$124.442 billion (US$22.709 billion) for Defense.  However, what would appear to be a...

Terrorism among Mozambique’s priorities at the UN Security Council

As of Tuesday, Mozambique begins its mandate as a non-permanent member of the Security Council of the United Nations (UN) and the fight against...

Cape Verde enters 2023 with 10% cheaper fuels

The average value of fuels for sale in Cape Verde has dropped by more than 10% today, but remains almost 20% above the prices...

Unemployment in Angola drops to less than 30% in the last quarter of 2022

The economic studies office of Banco Fomento Angola (BFA) considers that the unemployment rate in Angola should again be below 30% in the last...

Gold-backed crypto coins have been issued in Russia 

The largest bank in Russia, Sber Bank, just announced that it has issued gold-backed digital assets on its own blockchain. This is an interesting concept...

Flamengo signs a contract for a 16-year-old with a millionaire fine

The 16-year-old right-back Daniel Sales signed his first professional contract with Flamengo. Acting for the club since June, the young man drew attention in the...

Nudist beach, cruising or relaxing: which Brazilian Northeast sand suits you?

The Northeast is, by far, one of the most attractive travel destinations in all of Brazil. The region, after all, is home to a paradisiacal...

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