Últimas notícias Northeast

Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 18/03/2024 - Programa PeldTams, que monitora o branqueamento de corais em Tamandaré/PE.
Frame: Thales Vidal/PeldTams
General

Coral bleaching spreading in Northeast Brazil

Bleaching is a natural phenomenon that can occur for various reasons, but extensive bleaching often happens due to a thermal anomaly, explains researcher Padovani.

Caatinga
Politics

Brazil: Recovery of Caatinga supported by public banks

The Caatinga—which means "white forest" in the Tupi-Guarani language —stands as an exclusively Brazilian biome, adapted to thrive in high-temperature and arid conditions.

Usina de Energia Eólica (UEE) em Icaraí, no Ceará (CE)
Economy

Wind power capacity in Brazil likely to set new record in 2023

“We should have 29 GW of installed capacity. […] That adds up to BRL 28 billion, as one gigawatt corresponds to some BRL 7 billion,” said the executive president of the Brazilian Wind Energy Association, Elbia Gannoum.

Dança Hip Hop. Foto: Wikipedia/E. Başak
General

Hip-hop now cultural heritage of Paraíba state

A new law aims to safeguard the movement’s representation, expression, knowledge, and techniques, as well as key cultural tools, objects, and places in this state in Northeast Brazil. Discrimination is punishable under the law.

desemprego
Economy

Brazil unemployment rate down to 9% in second quarter

A reduction was observed in 22 of the 27 states. The Northeast is still the region with the highest joblessness index—12.7 percent. The data were released by agency IBGE.