Science and Technology Xiaomi launches a 12 kg washing machine for around R$ 808 in direct conversion with a top-loading “Brazilian style,” silent motor, 99.99% bacteria removal, and integration with HyperOS; the Chinese giant enters a market dominated by traditional brands. Valdemar Medeiros 22/05/2026 at 14:19
Science and Technology Road that heats buildings and helps cool cities gains momentum with Power Road®, a solution by Eurovia that uses pipes under the asphalt to capture solar heat, store energy for months, and supply pools, apartments, industries, and service areas with lower carbon emissions. Carla Teles 22/05/2026 at 14:17
Construction A mega-railway of over 5,000 kilometers financed and studied by China could cut across Brazil from end to end, cross the Amazon and the Andes, and connect Bahia to a Chinese port on the Peruvian Pacific, shortening the journey of Brazilian soybeans to Asia by 12 days. Bruno Teles 22/05/2026 at 13:58
Economy Without producing a single ton of copper today, Argentina wants to become one of the ten largest producers of the metal in the world by 2035, betting on the Andes deposits and billion-dollar incentives from the Milei government to unlock projects that have been stalled for decades. Bruno Teles 22/05/2026 at 13:42
Automotive Honda launches Brio Satya S CVT 2026 cheaper than Fiat Mobi, Citroën C3, Argo, Polo Track, HB20, and Onix in Brazil, with a 1.2 four-cylinder engine, CVT transmission, 7-inch central display, and priced as an entry-level car in Indonesia; the urban hatchback shows an entry-level Honda that Brazilians don’t have. Alisson Ficher 22/05/2026 at 13:30
Science and Technology The same university that built the first computer in the world 80 years ago has just created a particle that is half light, half matter, and can make artificial intelligence much faster while consuming a fraction of today’s energy. Bruno Teles 22/05/2026 at 13:26
Science and Technology Up to 132 million more people could end up below sea level, warns a study by Nature that reviewed 385 studies and concluded that 9 out of 10 underestimated the actual ocean level on the world’s coasts. Bruno Teles 22/05/2026 at 13:18
Interesting facts Neymar is out, Vinicius Júnior holds on, and Brazil shrinks in the ranking of the world’s highest-paid athletes, which now features Cristiano Ronaldo and the NBA as major protagonists. Viviane Alves 22/05/2026 at 13:06
Interesting facts Without wheels, iron, or machines, teams of up to 32 men would have dragged 2.3-ton blocks over wet sand up a ramp embedded in the pyramid itself, raising the structure in 20 to 27 years, according to a new computer model that reignites a millennia-old debate. Bruno Teles 22/05/2026 at 12:59
Economy What’s happening in Brazil? Bank branches shrink by 37% in ten years in the country, leaving 19.7 million without physical service. Romário Pereira de Carvalho 22/05/2026 at 12:57
Agribusiness Risk of strong El Niño puts 2026/27 harvest on alert in Minas and threatens planting of corn, soybeans, beans, and coffee Romário Pereira de Carvalho 22/05/2026 at 12:44
Construction The architect who dreamed of this futuristic bridge died ten years before seeing it completed, and now, with a single 200-meter mast holding almost a kilometer of structure, it has just opened as the largest in the world in its category. Bruno Teles 22/05/2026 at 12:42