minas gerais

Construction

How much does it cost to build a 60 m² house? A real construction project in Minas Gerais revealed a cost of R$ 156,570, which was below the CUB estimate and showed how a compact project with 2 bedrooms can be affordable.

Carla Teles 13/06/2026 at 10:11

Interesting facts

Without money, without machines, and with a sick husband, a family that lived on odd jobs dug a well with a hoe for 3 months under the light of a lantern and turned difficulties into an example of faith and hard work in the countryside of Minas Gerais.

Felipe Alves da Silva 09/06/2026 at 17:16

Interesting facts

A producer from Minas Gerais maintains a 48-year-old cheese factory at the top of Serra do Condado, uses spring water piped for 800 meters, stores cured pieces for 2 years, and transforms old whey into an award-winning secret in the interior of Minas Gerais.

Carla Teles 07/06/2026 at 22:53

Sustainability

Ocelot hit by a vehicle is found with a thermal drone and rescued by firefighters in Minas Gerais after an operation that lasted only 20 minutes.

Jefferson Augusto 04/06/2026 at 16:11

Interesting facts

Couple abandons exhausting routine in Belo Horizonte, swaps urban life for a refuge on the shores of the “Sea of Minas” and transforms an old family ranch into a paradise surrounded by organic fish, medicinal plants, and absolute silence.

Felipe Alves da Silva 03/06/2026 at 12:35

Legislation and Law

Chamber votes on a bill that changes the cart law and may require the delivery of animals to allow electric tricycles in BH

Caio Aviz 03/06/2026 at 10:47

Mining

Rare earth mining in Minas becomes a legal case after suspicion of radioactivity above the limit and may change the course of licensing.

Viviane Alves 01/06/2026 at 23:30

Interesting facts

They live in a hidden paradise among the mountains of Minas and have transformed a small property into a rare refuge with artisanal cheese, grapes, waterfalls, horses, and a life story that moved the internet.

Felipe Alves da Silva 01/06/2026 at 19:07

Interesting facts

Adriano, known as Bó, who lived in Japan for 15 years, returned to the countryside of Minas and transformed a site surrounded by waterfalls and simple traditions into a true rural paradise in the Serra da Canastra.

Felipe Alves da Silva 29/05/2026 at 18:26

Economy

With the new law, military personnel no longer need to contribute to the INSS: exemption from social security involves specific situations, expands unprecedented rights, and causes a strong reaction among public servants in Minas Gerais.

Alisson Ficher 29/05/2026 at 14:50

Science and Technology

Prepare your wallet: the government will install smart radars with real-time license plate reading, identification of stolen vehicles, and continuous monitoring in Minas Gerais; the state will have 1,300 devices by 2028 and anticipates savings of R$ 76 million from accidents.

Alisson Ficher 21/05/2026 at 18:44

Construction

Minas Gerais announces a R$ 440 million package in roadworks to solve historic bottlenecks and promises to definitively transform the roads.

Noel Budeguer 05/05/2026 at 15:28

How much does it cost to build a 60 m² house? A real construction project in Minas Gerais revealed a cost of R$ 156,570, which was below the CUB estimate and showed how a compact project with 2 bedrooms can be affordable.

Without money, without machines, and with a sick husband, a family that lived on odd jobs dug a well with a hoe for 3 months under the light of a lantern and turned difficulties into an example of faith and hard work in the countryside of Minas Gerais.

A producer from Minas Gerais maintains a 48-year-old cheese factory at the top of Serra do Condado, uses spring water piped for 800 meters, stores cured pieces for 2 years, and transforms old whey into an award-winning secret in the interior of Minas Gerais.

Ocelot hit by a vehicle is found with a thermal drone and rescued by firefighters in Minas Gerais after an operation that lasted only 20 minutes.

Couple abandons exhausting routine in Belo Horizonte, swaps urban life for a refuge on the shores of the “Sea of Minas” and transforms an old family ranch into a paradise surrounded by organic fish, medicinal plants, and absolute silence.

Chamber votes on a bill that changes the cart law and may require the delivery of animals to allow electric tricycles in BH

Rare earth mining in Minas becomes a legal case after suspicion of radioactivity above the limit and may change the course of licensing.

They live in a hidden paradise among the mountains of Minas and have transformed a small property into a rare refuge with artisanal cheese, grapes, waterfalls, horses, and a life story that moved the internet.

Adriano, known as Bó, who lived in Japan for 15 years, returned to the countryside of Minas and transformed a site surrounded by waterfalls and simple traditions into a true rural paradise in the Serra da Canastra.

With the new law, military personnel no longer need to contribute to the INSS: exemption from social security involves specific situations, expands unprecedented rights, and causes a strong reaction among public servants in Minas Gerais.

Prepare your wallet: the government will install smart radars with real-time license plate reading, identification of stolen vehicles, and continuous monitoring in Minas Gerais; the state will have 1,300 devices by 2028 and anticipates savings of R$ 76 million from accidents.

Minas Gerais announces a R$ 440 million package in roadworks to solve historic bottlenecks and promises to definitively transform the roads.

Mother and daughter build a 70 m² house with more than 8,000 discarded glass bottles and impress with their creativity; known as the Casa de Sal, the property is located on Itamaracá Island, in Pernambuco.

Workers were opening a new road connection near the Marginal Tietê when they found, in the underground of the construction site, remnants of locomotives, wagons, and boilers from the 19th century linked to the forgotten history of Lapa.

Instead of burning or burying old tires, an American city is transforming about 2,000 of them into the street itself, paving its first sections with a quieter and more durable rubber asphalt.

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.

Greek island offers free housing for volunteers, but there’s a condition: you need to take care of rescued cats.

China has deployed snake-shaped robots to slide along power lines, where they have already inspected over 130 kilometers of cables using cameras and sensors to detect damaged wires, worn-out parts, and overheating.

Engineers want to carve through Africa with a giant canal to bring water from the world’s second-largest river to a dying lake on the edge of the Sahara Desert that has already lost 90% of its water.