Interesting facts
A small Brazilian city could become the ‘home of Amazon’ with a billion-dollar project of R$ 1 billion that plans a cargo airport, integration with ports, highways, and a future railway to transform Guarapari into a new strategic logistics hub in the Southeast of Brazil.
Alisson Ficher 20/05/2026 at 14:25
Ports and Shipyards
India is building a 1,448-hectare artificial island to create the country’s deepest port in the Arabian Sea, with 9 giant terminals each 1 kilometer long, a capacity for 23.2 million containers per year, and an offshore airport for 90 million passengers, in a megaproject that alone could double the entire Indian port capacity at once.
Valdemar Medeiros 20/05/2026 at 13:32
Science and Technology
Doctoral student from UEPB creates solar desalination device that transforms brackish water into potable water, costs much less than traditional systems, and is already improving the lives of families who previously walked hours for water in the semi-arid region.
Romário Pereira de Carvalho 20/05/2026 at 13:09
Mining
Geological Service of Brazil finds high concentrations of rare earth elements in a strip that stretches from São Paulo to Santa Catarina, including cities like Joinville and Garuva. Samples recorded more than 8,000 parts per million, a level considered significant for this type of occurrence.
Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 20/05/2026 at 13:07
Science and Technology
“X-ray” technology used in aerial surveys will map the beaches in different seasons of the year to identify where the sand is disappearing. A city located in SC is undergoing the largest beach widening in Brazil and now wants to understand the dynamics of the sea.
Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 20/05/2026 at 13:05
Automotive
