Agribusiness Santa Catarina leads national production in 12 agribusiness chains and dominates more than 50 segments ranging from apples to oysters and from pork to knit fabrics. The state consolidates its position among the five largest producers in Brazil in almost everything it produces. Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 26/05/2026 at 00:03
Science and Technology Scientists reanimated a 48,500-year-old virus in the laboratory that had been frozen in the Siberian permafrost since before the extinction of the Neanderthals, and it was still capable of infecting living organisms after tens of millennia dormant in the ice. Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 26/05/2026 at 00:01
Construction More than 20 billion dollars and 600 km of railway were built in record time in Africa to extract the hidden iron ore from Simandou from the forest, now the first ships are arriving in China and the IMF predicts a 25% jump in Guinea’s GDP. Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 25/05/2026 at 23:59
Naval Industry Around 7,000 jobs are expected to emerge in Navegantes with a new billion-dollar order from Petrobras, which closed R$ 11 billion in contracts to build four hybrid propulsion vessels equipped with underwater robots for the pre-salt layer at the Santa Catarina shipyard. Bruno Teles 25/05/2026 at 23:17
Science and Technology The oldest nuclear aircraft carrier still in operation in the world is currently on Brazilian soil making its final journey before retirement, and two American military planes landed in Salvador and Fortaleza to support the mission. Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 25/05/2026 at 23:15
Construction A new plastic tile that perfectly mimics traditional clay ones is gaining popularity on Brazilian roofs, being lighter, quicker to install, and capable of reducing both construction time and the weight on the house structure all at once. Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 25/05/2026 at 23:13
Science and Technology WhatsApp is about to eliminate one of the app’s biggest annoyances; soon a single screen will show all online contacts at the same time without needing to open each conversation individually to find out who is available. Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 25/05/2026 at 23:11
Industry China raises an alert in the military industry by producing parts for the J-20 fighter jet in a nearly human-free factory, where AI, robots, and autonomous vehicles cut more than 80% of manual labor and double efficiency. Carla Teles 25/05/2026 at 23:09
Automotive Chevrolet Tornado Van 2026 emerges as a compact van cheaper than many popular cars in Brazil, with a 1.5 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, 650 kg load capacity, 3.3 m³ of usable space, and fuel consumption of up to 18.1 km/l for about R$ 87,000 in tax-free conversion; an urban utility vehicle that Brazilians don’t have, but Mexico does. Valdemar Medeiros 25/05/2026 at 23:07
Agribusiness The most consumed fish in Brazil may be added to the official list of invasive exotic species this Wednesday, and Conabio’s proposal regarding tilapia divides the government, alarms fish farming, and reignites a debate that the Ministry of the Environment insists does not mean a ban. Bruno Teles 25/05/2026 at 22:53
Rail Transport The Union will invest R$ 3.6 billion to revive the Malha Oeste, a 1,625 km abandoned railway that connects Corumbá to São Paulo, in a concession project recently approved by ANTT that promises to reconnect the Midwest to the Port of Santos and the borders with Bolivia and Paraguay. Bruno Teles 25/05/2026 at 22:29
Science and Technology Scientists have discovered that the Earth recycles its own continents in the depths, dragging pieces of crust down during plate collisions and returning them later as magma, in a mechanism called relamination that has helped build the continents for billions of years. Bruno Teles 25/05/2026 at 22:10