Economy

TIM closed a partnership with PicPay to distribute financial products to its 61 million customers without investing a single cent in equity. The focus is credit, and the move marks the operator’s return to the financial sector after receiving R$ 520 million to exit C6 Bank.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 05/05/2026 at 23:24

Interesting facts

A country suffocated by severe drought, persistent extreme heat, and the accelerated advance of desertification is betting on an environmental megaproject and planting 10 billion trees to recover devastated forests, regenerate ecosystems, generate large-scale green jobs, and try to reverse one of the planet’s most intense climate crises.

Caio Aviz 05/05/2026 at 23:22

Economy

With an investment of R$ 870 million and an annual capacity of 720,000 tons, Petrobras returns to producing urea in Paraná and addresses the dependence on approximately 80% of Brazilian imports of nitrogen fertilizers, a segment pressured by the war in Ukraine and conflicts in the Middle East.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 05/05/2026 at 23:13

Economy

Trump signed a decree on May 1st that expands sanctions against Cuba and authorizes unprecedented punishment for foreign banks and companies that do business with the island; China classified the measures as “illegal” and called for an immediate end to the embargo, in an official statement released this Tuesday.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 05/05/2026 at 23:11

Automotive

The Chinese SUV that promises to travel up to 1,300 km has arrived in Brazil: Geely EX5 EM-i starts from R$ 199,990, does 112 km in electric mode, and will still be produced in Paraná in partnership with Renault.

Carla Teles 05/05/2026 at 22:45

Construction

This monolithic dome house is almost indestructible, resists EF5 tornadoes and Category 5 hurricanes, cuts energy by up to 75%, and yet there are fewer than 900 units in the US because of an unexpected barrier: financing.

Carla Teles 05/05/2026 at 22:31

Electric Vehicles

Foxconn wants to bring electric cars to Brazil and could transform the iPhone manufacturer into a new mobility force with Foxtron models.

Caio Aviz 05/05/2026 at 22:21

Automotive

Electric trucks may force companies to put more vehicles on the roads to transport the same load, and the unexpected reason lies in the weight of the batteries.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 05/05/2026 at 22:18

Interesting facts

A 900 kg steel lid disappeared during an underground nuclear test in Nevada in 1957, and physicist Brownlee calculated that it was launched at 66 km per second but believes that the lid vaporized before reaching space.

Bruno Teles 05/05/2026 at 21:43

Interesting facts

Soviet jet Yakovlev Yak-40 that was donated to USP has been completely abandoned for about 20 years and even has a bird’s nest in it.

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 05/05/2026 at 21:30

Science and Technology

Scientists find a methane-free ecosystem in the Peru-Chile Trench, sustained by unique microorganisms that live off sulfur and challenge theories about life in extreme environments.

Caio Aviz 05/05/2026 at 21:23

Science and Technology

Two wheelchair batteries, Arduino, and Bluetooth transformed garage junk into an iPhone-controlled electric “mini-tractor” capable of pulling a twin-engine aircraft weighing over 2.2 tons without relying on a professional tug.

Valdemar Medeiros 05/05/2026 at 21:04