Suécia

Logistics and Transportation

A 390-ton transformer traveled 270 kilometers in Sweden during a nighttime operation with special trucks, reinforced bridges, a road lowered by 400 mm, and railway crossings to deliver energy to one of the country’s largest wind power hubs.

Carla Teles 19/05/2026 at 23:19

Construction

Port of Gothenburg prepares dredging of 11 million m³ of clay to deepen the channel to up to 17.5 meters and accommodate fully loaded giant ships of 430 meters, in a strategic project for Sweden and its global maritime foreign trade.

Carla Teles 19/05/2026 at 15:34

Interesting facts

Every year, artists from around the world travel to Sweden to sculpt 100 hotel rooms made entirely of ice and snow, with an internal temperature of minus 5 degrees, and guests sleep in sleeping bags on ice beds.

Flavia Marinho 22/04/2026 at 21:07

Interesting facts

Brazil and Sweden finalize a military agreement to jointly train pilots, share experiences with the Gripen fighter, and allow Swedish crews of the KC-390 to train on Brazilian soil over the next two years.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 16/04/2026 at 04:01

O Túnel de Hallandsås é um megaprojeto ferroviário na Suécia que levou 23 anos para ser concluído, enfrentou escândalos ambientais e mudou a logística entre países da Europa.

Interesting facts

The 8.7-Kilometer Megaproject Built on Unstable Geological Formation, Which Took 23 Years to Complete, Faced Chemical Scandal with Toxic Substance and Cost 11 Times More Than Expected; Learn About the Hallandsås Tunnel.

Andriely Medeiros de Araújo 02/03/2026 at 16:04

Pesquisa genética em sítio arqueológico de Ajvide, na Suécia, revela adolescente enterrada com ossos do pai e mostra que sepultamentos reuniram parentes distantes.

Science and Technology

Excavations Started in 1983 at the Ajvide Site Reveal Adolescent Buried With Father’s Bones After Ancient DNA Analysis by Uppsala University

Ruth Rodrigues 24/02/2026 at 10:20

Para garantir energia no Círculo Polar Ártico, a Suécia construiu hidrelétricas de 390 MW dentro de cavernas de granito com 130 metros de extensão, 46 metros de altura e túneis pressurizados escavados sob gelo e neve

Construction

To Ensure Energy In The Arctic Circle, Sweden Built 390 MW Hydroelectric Plants Inside Granite Caves With 130 Meters In Length, 46 Meters In Height, And Pressurized Tunnels Dug Beneath Ice And Snow

Valdemar Medeiros 13/01/2026 at 12:39

Por que 13 países estão investindo mais de US$ 3 bilhões em uma instalação científica no extremo sul da Suécia capaz de enxergar o invisível e investigar materiais no nível mais profundo já alcançado pela humanidade?

Science and Technology

Why Are 13 Countries Investing Over $3 Billion in a Scientific Facility in Southern Sweden Capable of Seeing the Invisible and Investigating Materials at the Deepest Level Ever Achieved by Humanity?

Valdemar Medeiros 12/01/2026 at 14:22

A ponte que liga dois países europeus, cruza o mar com quase 8 quilômetros, integra Dinamarca e Suécia em um único eixo diário de trabalho, turismo, moradia e bilhões em investimentos

Construction

The Bridge Connecting Two European Countries Crosses The Sea With Nearly 8 Kilometers, Integrating Denmark And Sweden Into A Single Daily Axis Of Work, Tourism, Housing, And Billions In Investments

Débora Araújo 08/12/2025 at 07:42

A Suécia e tão boa em reciclagem, que ficou sem lixo e agora precisa importar lixo para alimentar seus programas de energia

Sustainability

Sweden Is So Good At Recycling That It Ran Out Of Trash And Now Needs To Import Waste To Feed Its Energy Programs

Valdemar Medeiros 02/07/2025 at 09:15

Interesting facts

Employee Forgets Library Door Open on Holiday, and 446 People Enter, Roam, Read Newspapers, and Borrow Books Unaware That the Place Was Technically Closed

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 23/05/2025 at 07:48

Construction

Sweden Develops Machine That Repairs Up to 150 Potholes on Roads Per Day — Repair Takes Just Two Minutes

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 14/05/2025 at 08:59

A 390-ton transformer traveled 270 kilometers in Sweden during a nighttime operation with special trucks, reinforced bridges, a road lowered by 400 mm, and railway crossings to deliver energy to one of the country’s largest wind power hubs.

Port of Gothenburg prepares dredging of 11 million m³ of clay to deepen the channel to up to 17.5 meters and accommodate fully loaded giant ships of 430 meters, in a strategic project for Sweden and its global maritime foreign trade.

Every year, artists from around the world travel to Sweden to sculpt 100 hotel rooms made entirely of ice and snow, with an internal temperature of minus 5 degrees, and guests sleep in sleeping bags on ice beds.

Brazil and Sweden finalize a military agreement to jointly train pilots, share experiences with the Gripen fighter, and allow Swedish crews of the KC-390 to train on Brazilian soil over the next two years.

The 8.7-Kilometer Megaproject Built on Unstable Geological Formation, Which Took 23 Years to Complete, Faced Chemical Scandal with Toxic Substance and Cost 11 Times More Than Expected; Learn About the Hallandsås Tunnel.

Excavations Started in 1983 at the Ajvide Site Reveal Adolescent Buried With Father’s Bones After Ancient DNA Analysis by Uppsala University

To Ensure Energy In The Arctic Circle, Sweden Built 390 MW Hydroelectric Plants Inside Granite Caves With 130 Meters In Length, 46 Meters In Height, And Pressurized Tunnels Dug Beneath Ice And Snow

Why Are 13 Countries Investing Over $3 Billion in a Scientific Facility in Southern Sweden Capable of Seeing the Invisible and Investigating Materials at the Deepest Level Ever Achieved by Humanity?

The Bridge Connecting Two European Countries Crosses The Sea With Nearly 8 Kilometers, Integrating Denmark And Sweden Into A Single Daily Axis Of Work, Tourism, Housing, And Billions In Investments

Sweden Is So Good At Recycling That It Ran Out Of Trash And Now Needs To Import Waste To Feed Its Energy Programs

Employee Forgets Library Door Open on Holiday, and 446 People Enter, Roam, Read Newspapers, and Borrow Books Unaware That the Place Was Technically Closed

Sweden Develops Machine That Repairs Up to 150 Potholes on Roads Per Day — Repair Takes Just Two Minutes

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.