infraestrutura urbana

Interesting facts

While in Brazil millions face problems with sanitation, transportation, and security, the “favelas” of Switzerland are impressive for offering quality of life, infrastructure, and public services that surpass even the upscale neighborhoods of many cities around the world.

Felipe Alves da Silva 19/06/2026 at 12:22

Construction

China will bury 770,000 km of urban pipes between 2026 and 2030 in a billion-dollar plan targeting floods, old networks, and safer cities.

Caio Aviz 09/06/2026 at 09:27

Interesting facts

While many people dream of gold, an anonymous man donates 21 kg in bars, leaves R$ 18 million at the door of Osaka’s city hall, and makes an unexpected request: renovate the old pipes hidden beneath the city.

Ana Alice 01/06/2026 at 23:14

Interesting facts

In the USA, the most powerful city on the planet is silently sinking every year: radars detect the ground subsiding more than 10 mm per year in areas of Washington, while scientists warn of risks to the infrastructure of the American capital.

Alisson Ficher 09/05/2026 at 16:42

Interesting facts

Brazil joins China, Denmark, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand in new urban engineering that transforms rain gardens into flood barriers, filters for water runoff from asphalt, and protection against potholes.

Ana Alice 04/05/2026 at 19:55

Science and Technology

Scientists warn that 28 major US cities are silently sinking, threatening thousands of buildings, bridges, roads, and dams with damage that may only appear when it is already potentially catastrophic.

Ana Alice 22/04/2026 at 23:09

Interesting facts

Historic Mediterranean city is crumbling as the sea advances, buildings are collapsing, and the response includes coastal barriers, demolitions, and new developments to try to protect millions of residents.

Alisson Ficher 22/04/2026 at 13:39

Interesting facts

Cities in the United States are slowly sinking, and the reason behind the ground subsidence may surprise even experts as buildings, streets, and entire neighborhoods begin to give way without visible signs.

Caio Aviz 17/04/2026 at 20:28

Muro de contenção de 700 metros transforma a orla da Praia Grande, em Salvaterra, e busca conter erosão com investimento de R$ 8 milhões.

Construction

With 700 Meters, Colossal Wall of R$ 8 Million Transforms Beach Into Laboratory Against Erosion, Protects Urban Edge, and Reveals Who Finances, Executes, and Profits From the New Structured Waterfront

Alisson Ficher 19/02/2026 at 11:35

São Paulo inicia 2026 com 1.748 obras simultâneas, orçamento recorde de R$ 14 bilhões e projetos de mobilidade, drenagem e habitação em todas as regiões da cidade.

Construction

São Paulo Impresses America With 1,748 Simultaneous Works, Record Budget of R$ 14 Billion, Nearly 10,000 Deliveries in 5 Years, and Projects That Promise to Cut Up to 36 Minutes in Traffic

Alisson Ficher 10/02/2026 at 09:53

Maior túnel urbano do Brasil integra Centro e Região Metropolitana do Rio em ligação direta com a Ponte Rio-Niterói e o Porto Maravilha.

Construction

Brazil’s Largest Urban Tunnel Is 3,382 Meters Long, Crosses 3 Neighborhoods, Features Two Galleries with 3 Lanes Each, and Connects to the 13 km Rio-Niterói Bridge

Alisson Ficher 04/12/2025 at 14:31

Infraestrutura urbana e custo de vida baixo em Guaratinguetá com prédios, ruas arborizadas e montanhas ao fundo.

Municipalities

In A City Where Living Is Affordable and Quality of Life Is Surprising, Guaratinguetá Shows How A Mild Climate, Efficient Services, and A Diversified Economy Transform Simple Routines Into Real Comfort

Caio Aviz 23/11/2025 at 18:28

While in Brazil millions face problems with sanitation, transportation, and security, the “favelas” of Switzerland are impressive for offering quality of life, infrastructure, and public services that surpass even the upscale neighborhoods of many cities around the world.

China will bury 770,000 km of urban pipes between 2026 and 2030 in a billion-dollar plan targeting floods, old networks, and safer cities.

While many people dream of gold, an anonymous man donates 21 kg in bars, leaves R$ 18 million at the door of Osaka’s city hall, and makes an unexpected request: renovate the old pipes hidden beneath the city.

In the USA, the most powerful city on the planet is silently sinking every year: radars detect the ground subsiding more than 10 mm per year in areas of Washington, while scientists warn of risks to the infrastructure of the American capital.

Brazil joins China, Denmark, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand in new urban engineering that transforms rain gardens into flood barriers, filters for water runoff from asphalt, and protection against potholes.

Scientists warn that 28 major US cities are silently sinking, threatening thousands of buildings, bridges, roads, and dams with damage that may only appear when it is already potentially catastrophic.

Historic Mediterranean city is crumbling as the sea advances, buildings are collapsing, and the response includes coastal barriers, demolitions, and new developments to try to protect millions of residents.

Cities in the United States are slowly sinking, and the reason behind the ground subsidence may surprise even experts as buildings, streets, and entire neighborhoods begin to give way without visible signs.

With 700 Meters, Colossal Wall of R$ 8 Million Transforms Beach Into Laboratory Against Erosion, Protects Urban Edge, and Reveals Who Finances, Executes, and Profits From the New Structured Waterfront

São Paulo Impresses America With 1,748 Simultaneous Works, Record Budget of R$ 14 Billion, Nearly 10,000 Deliveries in 5 Years, and Projects That Promise to Cut Up to 36 Minutes in Traffic

Brazil’s Largest Urban Tunnel Is 3,382 Meters Long, Crosses 3 Neighborhoods, Features Two Galleries with 3 Lanes Each, and Connects to the 13 km Rio-Niterói Bridge

In A City Where Living Is Affordable and Quality of Life Is Surprising, Guaratinguetá Shows How A Mild Climate, Efficient Services, and A Diversified Economy Transform Simple Routines Into Real Comfort

Libya built over 4,000 kilometers of underground pipelines to bring water from the Sahara to coastal cities in a project that the government itself called the Eighth Wonder of the World.

Desert sand, previously discarded for being too smooth for concrete, becomes an ecological brick in the United Arab Emirates, dispensing with Portland cement, curing at room temperature, and attempting to transform dunes useless for construction into raw material for a new arid engineering.

He transformed an abandoned plastic water tank into an underground house in the “hobbit hole” style, using only repurposed pallet wood, without heavy machinery or expensive labor.

China transforms desert-devastated area into the world’s largest artificial forest, planting trees for 60 years, blocking sand that reached Beijing, and creating a “green lung” of 92,000 hectares in a region once considered lost.

Toyota launches “family hybrid van” with 7 or 8 seats, 1.8 hybrid engine, fuel consumption of up to 23.8 km/l, and a price equivalent to about R$ 104,000 without taxes, below the Tiggo 8 Pro Plug-in Hybrid sold in Brazil: meet the Noah Hybrid 2026 in Japan.

With 70 tons of rock removed by hand and an 800-year-old abandoned cave, a former businessman transforms a dark shelter into a modern home carved in the heart of the forest.

Engine without traditional cylinder head could change the future of hybrids: Aramco creates DHE technology that simplifies mechanics, promises to reduce consumption by up to 25%, and challenges decades of evolution in combustion engines.