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
Interesting facts VIDEO: China inaugurates the world’s largest escalator, nearly 1 km long, equivalent to 80 floors in a mountainous region, with 21 interconnected escalators, eight elevators, and a 21-minute journey that replaces over an hour of walking. Carla Teles 20/05/2026 at 12:25
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 INMET forecasts rainfall up to 100 mm above average in the north of Amapá and northeast of Pará between May and July 2026, while the excess moisture raises an alert for harvest, grain quality, and diseases in the second-crop corn in the southeast of Pará and Tocantins. Valdemar Medeiros 20/05/2026 at 12:09
Logistics and Transportation As the South of Brazil prepared for the most intense polar air of 2026, a gale with winds over 60 km/h destroyed 200 homes in Ponta Grossa and cut power to 7 neighborhoods in Porto Rico in the wake of storms across Paraná. Douglas Avila 20/05/2026 at 12:02
Offshore Sector Sodexo debuts unique maritime hospitality on Seagems ship to transform the well-being, food, and comfort of offshore professionals. Corporativo 20/05/2026 at 11:57
Internship and Trainee Program PetroReconcavo opens 2026 internship program in Salvador with positions for students in Data & Analytics, engineering, and corporate areas Corporativo 20/05/2026 at 11:49
Logistics and Transportation As Europe seeks alternatives to Russian gas and saturated solar energy, IDOM connects to the Spanish power grid a 42-meter vertical cylinder equivalent to 14 floors that generates 30 kW of electricity solely from the movement of the waves in the Cantabrian Sea. Douglas Avila 20/05/2026 at 11:47
Automotive While drivers on 14 Brazilian highways discovered accumulated Free Flow fines without being notified, the federal government suspends 3.4 million penalties and gives 200 days to pay overdue fees until November 16, 2026. Douglas Avila 20/05/2026 at 11:32