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
Government launches financing of up to R$ 150,000 for app drivers and taxi drivers to buy new cars with interest rates below the Selic, and women will have even better conditions in the Move Brasil program, which can serve 250,000 people with R$ 30 billion from BNDES.
Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 20/05/2026 at 13:03
Naval Industry
Ship that departed from China on March 30 arrives in Salvador with 44 containers, 1,550 metal pieces, and over 800 tons of equipment, marking the beginning of the largest bridge over the sea in Latin America, a mega-project of 12.4 km that will use unprecedented technology on the continent.
Valdemar Medeiros 20/05/2026 at 12:19
Interesting facts
Snow in Santa Catarina attracts tourists to Urupema, Urubici, and São Joaquim, but each city offers different chances to see the phenomenon, with intense cold, frost, landscapes of the Serra Catarinense, and itineraries ranging from frozen waterfalls to high-altitude wineries.
Carla Teles 20/05/2026 at 12:11
Science and Technology
