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How to properly build a brick wall, starting with measuring the area, choosing materials, preparing the mortar, aligning with nylon string, and finishing with lime, putty, and paint.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 13/06/2026 at 00:26

Construction

Four thousand PET bottles became a 24m² house in the interior of São Paulo, as ten students proved that it’s possible to build a home from floor to ceiling with recycled plastic, spending 30% less than a brick construction.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 13/06/2026 at 00:20

Construction

Man builds entire village with over 1 million PET bottles and impresses with creativity; known as Plastic Bottle Village, the project even erected a four-story castle with 40,000 bottles and entered the Guinness World Records.

Valdemar Medeiros 12/06/2026 at 23:35

Construction

Concrete made with seawater and marine sand challenges one of the basic rules of civil construction, replacing common steel with corrosion-resistant reinforcements, and can turn islands and coastal works into laboratories of a new salty engineering.

Valdemar Medeiros 12/06/2026 at 22:49

Construction

New Pomerode bridge progresses after operation with 7 concrete beams of 31 meters and 82 tons each, lifted by 4 cranes, while the connection between Atiradores and XV de Novembro aims to alleviate congestion in the Center during days of intense tourism.

Carla Teles 12/06/2026 at 21:53

Construction

How much does a simple renovation cost per square meter in 2026? See the average labor costs and extra expenses that often turn a cheap project into a much larger bill.

Valdemar Medeiros 12/06/2026 at 20:42

Mining

While other countries compete for clean energy minerals, the USA looks to Brazil and promises to seek financing for projects involving rare earths, lithium, nickel, and graphite.

Geovane Souza 12/06/2026 at 20:20

Construction

Zac Efron swaps traditional mansion for a sustainable hemp house near Byron Bay, with 6 cabins, private bathrooms, rooftop gardens, and surrounding waterfalls, in a project that promises to become one of the most unusual ecological retreats ever built by a celebrity.

Carla Teles 12/06/2026 at 19:53

Construction

Electric concrete can heat bridges and roads to melt ice, using electric current within the pavement itself instead of relying solely on salt, trucks, and scrapers.

Valdemar Medeiros 12/06/2026 at 18:50

Construction

City in RS completes lifting of 8 beams of the new Arno Inácio Utzig Bridge with an operation that mobilized 4 cranes and 4 trucks, marking a decisive advancement in the construction and now paving the way for abutments and passageway.

Carla Teles 12/06/2026 at 17:56

Construction

Engineer builds house with over 100,000 old newspapers and impresses with its durability; known as Paper House, the property has walls with 215 layers of varnished newspaper and furniture where it is still possible to read headlines from more than a century ago.

Valdemar Medeiros 12/06/2026 at 16:25

Construction

A couple swapped Rio Grande do Sul for a styrofoam house facing the sea in Santa Catarina and went viral by revealing why they opted for EPS walls reinforced with steel and concrete to live near the beach.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 12/06/2026 at 16:16

Industry

How to properly build a brick wall, starting with measuring the area, choosing materials, preparing the mortar, aligning with nylon string, and finishing with lime, putty, and paint.

Four thousand PET bottles became a 24m² house in the interior of São Paulo, as ten students proved that it’s possible to build a home from floor to ceiling with recycled plastic, spending 30% less than a brick construction.

Man builds entire village with over 1 million PET bottles and impresses with creativity; known as Plastic Bottle Village, the project even erected a four-story castle with 40,000 bottles and entered the Guinness World Records.

Concrete made with seawater and marine sand challenges one of the basic rules of civil construction, replacing common steel with corrosion-resistant reinforcements, and can turn islands and coastal works into laboratories of a new salty engineering.

New Pomerode bridge progresses after operation with 7 concrete beams of 31 meters and 82 tons each, lifted by 4 cranes, while the connection between Atiradores and XV de Novembro aims to alleviate congestion in the Center during days of intense tourism.

How much does a simple renovation cost per square meter in 2026? See the average labor costs and extra expenses that often turn a cheap project into a much larger bill.

While other countries compete for clean energy minerals, the USA looks to Brazil and promises to seek financing for projects involving rare earths, lithium, nickel, and graphite.

Zac Efron swaps traditional mansion for a sustainable hemp house near Byron Bay, with 6 cabins, private bathrooms, rooftop gardens, and surrounding waterfalls, in a project that promises to become one of the most unusual ecological retreats ever built by a celebrity.

Electric concrete can heat bridges and roads to melt ice, using electric current within the pavement itself instead of relying solely on salt, trucks, and scrapers.

City in RS completes lifting of 8 beams of the new Arno Inácio Utzig Bridge with an operation that mobilized 4 cranes and 4 trucks, marking a decisive advancement in the construction and now paving the way for abutments and passageway.

Engineer builds house with over 100,000 old newspapers and impresses with its durability; known as Paper House, the property has walls with 215 layers of varnished newspaper and furniture where it is still possible to read headlines from more than a century ago.

A couple swapped Rio Grande do Sul for a styrofoam house facing the sea in Santa Catarina and went viral by revealing why they opted for EPS walls reinforced with steel and concrete to live near the beach.

Engineers want to carve through Africa with a giant canal to bring water from the world’s second-largest river to a dying lake on the edge of the Sahara Desert that has already lost 90% of its water.

A giant brown band visible from space, approximately 8,850 kilometers long, connected Africa to America in the Atlantic Ocean, and satellites revealed that it is neither land nor pollution, but the largest accumulation of seaweed in the world, which broke records in 2025.

Instead of burning or burying old tires, an American city is transforming about 2,000 of them into the street itself, paving its first sections with a quieter and more durable rubber asphalt.

In just one cast, fishermen are surprised to capture 14,096 mullets in Bombinhas and close a historic season with 58,000 fish; scene recorded in the Santa Catarina paradise marks the last day of the 2026 season.

Using high-resolution satellite images, archaeologists rediscovered the Egyptian city of Imet, buried for centuries in the Nile Delta, revealing rare multi-story houses, granaries, and a sacred road linked to the cobra goddess Wadjet, from about 2,400 years ago.

Greek island offers free housing for volunteers, but there’s a condition: you need to take care of rescued cats.

Motorcyclist sees excavator arriving at the edge of a river in Bosnia, calls neighbors in minutes and turns a hydroelectric project into a resistance lasting more than 10 years with five expired concessions.