Economy

A ship becomes central to Petrobras’s billion-dollar contract, and a Santa Catarina shipyard will build four R$ 11 billion subsea vessels to operate in deep waters starting in 2030.

Carla Teles 09/05/2026 at 20:59

Interesting facts

The world’s largest living feline weighs 418 kg, is three meters long, and eats 13.6 kg of meat per day, and the liger Hercules only exists because the hybrid genetics between a lion and a tigress suppressed the two genes that would normally prevent any feline from growing beyond 300 kg.

Valdemar Medeiros 09/05/2026 at 20:55

Interesting facts

1,050 km/h, 3,300 km range, two 30 mm cannons and missiles: the A-1 AMX was the fighter-bomber that put Brazilian engineering on another level and marked an era in the FAB.

Ana Alice 09/05/2026 at 20:52

Science and Technology

Robots that enter tunnels, refineries, and buildings at risk of collapse to fight fires are being bought by Paraná in a batch of 26 units, after a court overturned an injunction that was blocking the acquisition in the middle of a drought.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 09/05/2026 at 20:22

Automotive

At the end of 2025, GWM brought to Brazil a diesel pickup truck without electrification, overturning the logic of Chinese hybrids and placing the Power Trail, the cheapest mid-size diesel pickup truck in Brazil for R$ 220,000, at the center of the fight with Ranger, S10, and Rampage.

Carla Teles 09/05/2026 at 20:17

Science and Technology

Free-to-air TV in Brazil will undergo a revolution from now on.

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 09/05/2026 at 20:15

Public and Federal Examinations

Campina Grande public tender explodes with 1,000 vacancies, four official notices, and exams already scheduled for August, putting aspiring public servants in Paraíba on high alert.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 09/05/2026 at 20:13

Oil and Gas

A 45 km² oil slick appears in satellite images near Kharg Island, an area that accounts for 90% of Iran’s oil exports.

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 09/05/2026 at 20:08

Interesting facts

While the world spends energy to refrigerate food, Japanese architects create a wooden refrigerator powered by snow that preserves rice without a compressor, helps mountain farmers, and transforms extreme cold into profit in the countryside.

Flavia Marinho 09/05/2026 at 20:02

Science and Technology

Submarine robot Redwing departs on a historic 5-year mission to attempt to circumnavigate the globe without a crew, silently crossing oceans while measuring temperature, salinity, and currents to predict hurricanes and climate change.

Ana Alice 09/05/2026 at 19:55

Construction

A 60 m² steel frame house is completed in 40 to 90 days for R$ 2,800 per m² installed, generates only 1% waste compared to up to 30% for conventional masonry, and can already be financed by Caixa for up to 30 years with the use of FGTS.

Valdemar Medeiros 09/05/2026 at 19:43

Interesting facts

A 1960s luxury bus that belonged to the family of Mamonas Assassinas has been transformed into accommodation with a hot tub, skylight, and a deck overlooking rock formations in Alfredo Wagner, 130 kilometers from Florianópolis, and is already accepting reservations via Airbnb.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 09/05/2026 at 19:41