An architect transformed plastic waste into bricks that fit together like Lego, and with just four people, built a 40 m² two-bedroom house in five days for about US$ 6,800, proving that street pollution can become a roof for the poor.

Science and Technology

Electric car batteries catch fire, destroy roads, and rely on polluting mining? Experts debunk exaggerations, confirm real issues, and reveal how new technologies without cobalt and even without lithium are changing the future of electric mobility.

Viviane Alves 11/07/2026 at 13:09

Interesting facts

Family buys house from former survivalist, finds false doors, hidden underground bunker, beds, gas masks, and secret food storage behind camouflaged panels.

Valdemar Medeiros 11/07/2026 at 12:13

Young Moroccan created a system to recycle plastic collected by waste pickers, transformed the waste into construction blocks, surpassed 200 tons reused, started producing more than 15,000 pieces per month, and saw demand exceed the capacity of his own factory.

Valdemar Medeiros 11/07/2026 at 11:17

Interesting facts

Few people know, but there is a 2,000-year-old tree in South Africa that “roars” when the wind blows through its branches and stores up to 4,500 liters of water in its trunk, becoming a source of life for the community.

Felipe Alves da Silva 11/07/2026 at 11:04

Public and Federal Examinations

Public and Federal Examinations

City Hall opens selection process with free registration, salaries up to R$ 3,622.31, and positions for teacher, driver, speech therapist, assistant, and other roles in education in Juazeiro.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 09/06/2026 at 18:14

Public and Federal Examinations

Work as an Enem exam supervisor and earn R$ 864 per day: Inep opens national selection for Enem, PND, and Enamed 2026 certifiers with applications from June 8 to 28 and strategic roles in exam supervision throughout Brazil.

Hilton Libório 29/05/2026 at 14:52

Public and Federal Examinations

Navy opens competition for the Technical Corps of Naval Ratings with strategic positions in military submarines and nuclear facilities, expanding the technological role of the naval force in 2026 with highly specialized training and impact on Brazilian defense.

Hilton Libório 25/05/2026 at 10:45

Public and Federal Examinations

Attention exam candidates: Maranhão accelerates public competitions in 2026 after the announcement by Governor Carlos Brandão with 3,350 confirmed vacancies, the definition of the organizing committee, and expected notices, expanding opportunities in security, education, and administration with a direct impact on the state economy.

Hilton Libório 22/05/2026 at 09:17

Public and Federal Examinations

Decision by the Brazilian Navy extends the Naval School’s timeframe for Officer training and reinforces the search for new talents in strategic areas with free education, state-of-the-art military infrastructure, stable career, and involvement in high-complexity maritime operations.

Hilton Libório 19/05/2026 at 10:31

Public and Federal Examinations

New selection confirmed: The Merchant Marine Entrance Exam offers 368 vacancies for Officer training in 2027 with free course, online applications, and EFOMM’s national selection process.

Hilton Libório 12/05/2026 at 12:04

Public and Federal Examinations

City in SC launches public competition with a ‘rare vacancy’ for a journalist, salaries of up to R$ 9,500 and benefits over R$ 3,000

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 09/05/2026 at 21:01

Public and Federal Examinations

Campina Grande public tender explodes with 1,000 vacancies, four official notices, and exams already scheduled for August, putting aspiring public servants in Paraíba on high alert.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 09/05/2026 at 20:13

Public and Federal Examinations

Senate approves creation of indigenous university, and unprecedented project can bring higher education, research, and traditional knowledge to indigenous peoples

Caio Aviz 06/05/2026 at 15:38

Public and Federal Examinations

Extended deadline: Brazilian Army extends registrations for career sergeants’ competition; see new deadline, updated requirements, stages of the selection process, and how to ensure participation within the rules

Hilton Libório 05/05/2026 at 09:01

Public and Federal Examinations

Army, Navy, and Air Force open over 1,500 vacancies across Brazil for high school and higher education levels, putting candidates in the running for a stable career, paid training, and entry into the Armed Forces.

Valdemar Medeiros 01/05/2026 at 14:27

Public and Federal Examinations

Brazilian Air Force opens new vacancies for engineers, nurses, lawyers and over 20 professions: see requirements, salaries and how to secure your registration now

Hilton Libório 01/05/2026 at 07:33

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Agribusiness 11/07/2026 at 10:42

China harvests 7.37 million tons of pumpkins, zucchinis, and gourds in a single year, dominates 31.2% of global production, and transforms mountainous areas into export hubs.

Valdemar Medeiros

Interesting facts

Neto took refuge on the family farm in the hinterland of RN, found 2,000 surviving coffee plants from a plantation his grandfather had planted in the 1980s, revived the production, added 8,000 seedlings, and harvested 40 sacks of specialty coffee in a region marked by water scarcity.

Geovane Souza 11/07/2026 at 10:23

Interesting facts

At a depth of 750 meters, scientists find real gold trapped in the so-called “fool’s gold,” with a content of up to 1.9% in microscopic grains, but the record concentration still does not confirm a deposit ready for commercial exploitation.

Geovane Souza 11/07/2026 at 09:50

An executive left his career in the city to restore the family’s small property, started with an organic garden of just one thousand square meters, and transformed the land into a farm that supplies supermarkets, employs hundreds of people, and became a national reference in organic food.

Valdemar Medeiros 11/07/2026 at 08:29

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Interesting facts

A nurse bought for 20,000 a 1955 house abandoned by a hoarder in Texas, and months later, rain revealed a buried pool in the backyard valued at $160,000, which he restored himself for about $10,000, a fraction of the cost of building a new one.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 10/07/2026 at 23:53

Without anyone betting that Amazonian açaí would catch on in Rio Grande do Norte, he brought the seedling from Pará, planted 80 hectares, and transformed the “unlikely land” into a business that harvests 280 tons of fruit and exports pulp to Italy, the Netherlands, and Kuwait, proving that the superfood from the North thrived in the semi-arid region.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 10/07/2026 at 23:19

Interesting facts

The United Kingdom is transforming dog feces left on trails into gas to light a streetlamp through an unlikely and surprising project that shows how even one of the most rejected wastes in cities can generate energy.

Alisson Ficher 10/07/2026 at 23:17

Interesting facts

Goodbye traditional Air Fryer: Philips surprises with a version featuring two baskets, steam cooking, self-cleaning, 9-liter capacity, recipe synchronization, and technology that makes food crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Alisson Ficher 10/07/2026 at 23:09

Interesting facts

Russia has built a colossal radio telescope nearly 600 meters in size, composed of 895 metal panels in a gigantic ring, which uses the Earth’s rotation to capture invisible signals coming from the Sun and the most distant regions of the universe.

Alisson Ficher 10/07/2026 at 23:07

Interesting facts

The United Kingdom launched 146 giant concrete coffins into the sea, towed the structures through the English Channel, and erected a colossal artificial port in front of the Normandy beaches in a few days.

Alisson Ficher 10/07/2026 at 23:05

Interesting facts

Family cuts the chassis of Elon Musk’s car, fits engine, battery, cameras, and screen into a 1966 Mustang, and makes the classic run silently, receive updates, and even drive with electronic assistance.

Alisson Ficher 10/07/2026 at 23:02

Interesting facts

He lost R$ 340,000 in bets, R$ 75,000 in a single day, and escaped the “mental prison” in the most radical way possible: Thiago Moita, 35, enlisted in the Ukraine war to overcome his gambling addiction.

Bruno Teles 10/07/2026 at 22:35

Hurry: Wikipedia pays up to R$ 2,500 for those who write about Minas Gerais, contest entries end on July 10, 2026, and even beginners can “earn,” with prizes starting at R$ 200.

Bruno Teles 10/07/2026 at 22:29

Science and Technology

The industrial waste that even recyclers didn’t want has gained value in the interior of Bahia: two entrepreneurs invested R$ 2.8 million to transform 350 tons per year of foam, rubber, and plastic into boards that can replace wood and MDF.

Noel Budeguer 10/07/2026 at 21:44

Interesting facts

Erected in just 30 minutes over the water that had already engulfed the courtyard, a motorized floating bridge from China evacuated more than 6,000 students trapped inside a school surrounded by the flood in the south of the country, after Typhoon Maysak turned the region into a flooded area.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 10/07/2026 at 21:03

City Hall spends almost R$ 2 million on a wooden bridge only 2.5 meters wide to prevent the isolation of 5,000 people, but information about lifespan, load, and maintenance does not appear in public disclosures.

Noel Budeguer 10/07/2026 at 20:44

Interesting facts

Employee buys a ticket that a customer left behind, discovers a million-dollar prize, tries to claim the fortune, is fired after 20 years, and ends up in a legal dispute with the company.

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 10/07/2026 at 20:41

Interesting facts

China returned almost 20 Brazilian ships with soybeans and is now back to buying from the USA, but stocks above 9 million tons raise suspicions of a political move, not a commercial necessity.

Alisson Ficher 10/07/2026 at 20:05

A city with 8,000 inhabitants will receive R$ 25 billion to host the largest single-stage pulp mill in the world, with a production of 3.5 million tons per year and a cost of R$ 45 million.

Alisson Ficher 10/07/2026 at 20:03

He left India for Oman in 1976, entered through the door of luxury finishes, and took Sobha to the premium real estate market in the Middle East.

Flavia Marinho 10/07/2026 at 20:01

Interesting facts

Japan will have a bullet train that levitates at 500 km/h and will cross 90% of the route through tunnels; the project promises trips in just 67 minutes but faces billion-dollar challenges and unprecedented environmental obstacles.

Alisson Ficher 10/07/2026 at 19:59

Interesting facts

Few people know, but the smallest city in Rio holds a tunnel that was once the largest in the world, covering only 95.35 km², housing a railway work of 2,233 meters, and is also known for the historic title of the 4th best climate in the world.

Alisson Ficher 10/07/2026 at 19:51

Interesting facts

A ‘hanging’ road in SP with viaducts over 80 meters, 11 tunnels, 20 suspension bridges, and pillars fixed at a depth of 40 meters has been challenging the Serra do Mar for almost 50 years and still impresses engineers.

Alisson Ficher 10/07/2026 at 19:49

Interesting facts

Few people know the ingredient that can make strawberry plants produce larger and healthier fruits with just 1 spoonful per plant, thanks to the gradual release of phosphorus and calcium that strengthen roots, stimulate flowering, and increase vigor.

Alisson Ficher 10/07/2026 at 19:47