Construction WEG created a battery storage system that is transforming an old mine in Finland into a renewable energy hub. The project is one of the first hybrids in the Nordic country to combine solar generation with storage and helps stabilize the national electricity grid. Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 06/05/2026 at 15:12
Construction The most expensive stadium on the planet cost R$ 30 billion to be built in Los Angeles and will host eight games of the 2026 World Cup. The 110-meter screen is larger than the playing field itself, and the roof projects videos that airplane passengers see during landing at the airport. Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 06/05/2026 at 15:10
Construction The vertical neighborhood with 656 apartments starting from R$ 234,000, which is being built in Blumenau, is expected to be ready in three years. MRV’s mega-condominium occupies a 70,000-square-meter plot in Velha Grande and qualifies for band 2 of Minha Casa Minha Vida. Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 06/05/2026 at 15:08
Economy The Batista brothers, who built the largest meatpacker on the planet with JBS, also command a little-known branch on the coast of Santa Catarina. Wesley and Joesley operate the activities of the Itajaí port complex through a company that moves millions of tons and almost no one associates with their surname. Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 06/05/2026 at 15:04
Science and Technology Adventurers descend to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea and find 1,400 giant circles drawn meticulously in the sand at 120 meters — and science still has no definitive answer. Douglas Avila 06/05/2026 at 15:02
Science and Technology Extra virgin olive oil, once thought of as merely a kitchen item, is now on science’s radar: a two-year study published in April 2026 links regular consumption of the oil to better cognitive performance and a more diverse gut microbiome, with the mechanism passing through the gut before reaching the brain. Débora Araújo 06/05/2026 at 14:59
Science and Technology Xiaomi has just launched a robot vacuum cleaner so powerful that it has retractable arms capable of extending beyond its own body to clean baseboards and corners where no other model can reach. The base washes and dries the mops by itself, and the tank stores dirt for 75 days. Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 06/05/2026 at 14:57
Armed Forces Brazil has just hosted for the first time the continent’s largest military disaster cooperation exercise, with 20 American countries simulating a response to drought in the Amazon and fires in the Pantanal. Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 06/05/2026 at 14:55
Interesting facts Drivers from all over Brazil may be required to use a reflective vest during emergency stops on highways, according to a bill that requires new vehicles to leave the factory with the equipment and that Contran regulate criteria and exceptions. Bruno Teles 06/05/2026 at 14:53
Science and Technology Black+Decker aims for the end of the traditional iron with the 1400-watt VacuSteam steamer, which combines suction, steam, and a heated plate to remove wrinkles in a single pass and promises results up to 45% faster without an ironing board. Valdemar Medeiros 06/05/2026 at 14:39
Interesting facts Humanity may be entering a demographic collapse: studies warn of a brutal drop in birth rates, smaller populations in the coming decades, and an increasingly older Brazil. Noel Budeguer 06/05/2026 at 14:35
Armed Forces The aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi, a symbol of the Italian Navy for almost 40 years, will be transferred free of charge to Indonesia by the end of 2026 — saving approximately €18.7 million on the dismantling of the vessel. Ruth Rodrigues 06/05/2026 at 14:33