Viviane Alves

Writer specializing in the production of strategic content covering macro and microeconomics, geopolitics, the energy market, the automotive sector, and global trade.

It’s not just Bolsa Família: CadÚnico can provide access to seven little-known benefits, including cheaper electricity bills, free interstate travel, microcredit, cisterns, popular phone service, and exemption from fees in public exams and the Enem.

Viviane Alves 20/06/2026 at 12:19

Interesting facts

International gallery chooses an old workers’ village in Jardim Botânico to open a new branch in Rio and surprises by bringing together 17 artists from Brazil, Mali, Portugal, and South Korea in a free exhibition.

Viviane Alves 20/06/2026 at 12:17

Interesting facts

Without money to print a resume, a 19-year-old writes everything by hand, reveals that he lives by collecting recyclables to help his family, and ends up sparking an unexpected wave of support on social media, with users tagging companies and trying to turn a simple sheet into his first big opportunity for formal employment.

Viviane Alves 20/06/2026 at 11:32

Change in INSS reduces waiting time from 45 to 30 days, prioritizes pensions, revisions, and BPC, and could expedite over 100,000 stalled processes, while employees receive productivity bonuses and the government attempts to reduce a backlog that still exceeds 2.1 million requests.

Viviane Alves 20/06/2026 at 08:05

Interesting facts

London waited more than 360 years for this scene: four pelican chicks are born in St James’s Park, surprising experts, resembling little dinosaurs, and turning an isolation caused by avian flu into a historic chapter for the birds that have lived alongside British royalty since 1664.

Viviane Alves 20/06/2026 at 07:22

Interesting facts

How Romania became Hitler’s “gas station,” supplying about half of the oil used by Nazi Germany, and surprised the world by abandoning the Axis in 1944, just when the fuel shortage was beginning to suffocate the Third Reich.

Viviane Alves 20/06/2026 at 02:22

Government confirms sin tax for 2027 and explains why alcoholic beverages and cigarettes should not become more expensive right away, despite the new tax also covering soft drinks, polluting vehicles, mineral extraction, lotteries, betting, and fantasy sports games in a change that still depends on Congress.

Viviane Alves 20/06/2026 at 01:55

Anvisa reveals flaws in supplements from IDNLABS and suspends 11 batches that include creatine, BCAA, beta-alanine, and multivitamins; the measure affects products with quality, composition, and labeling issues, while consumers are advised to check the printed codes on the packaging.

Viviane Alves 20/06/2026 at 01:31

Ypê expands exchange and refund of products suspended by Anvisa, but consumers still need to check final batch 1, manufacturing date, and category before using laundry detergents, dishwashers, and disinfectants.

Viviane Alves 20/06/2026 at 00:51

Science and Technology

New oral medication for hair loss surprises in tests with more than 500 participants, uses extended-release minoxidil, shows hair growth four times greater than the placebo, and now raises expectations about when it might reach the market.

Viviane Alves 20/06/2026 at 00:17

Illegal betting money may change destination: government announces freezing of funds, contacts banks, and explains how the amounts could finance the fight against organized crime after a billion-dollar operation in three states.

Viviane Alves 19/06/2026 at 12:04

Interesting facts

Are you going to decorate the car to support Brazil in the World Cup? Stickers on the windows, poorly attached flags, and color changes can result in a fine of R$ 195.23, five points on the driver’s license, and even vehicle impoundment.

Viviane Alves 19/06/2026 at 11:27