Agência Brasil Brasília – In 2003, an area of 23,750 square kilometers in the Amazon rainforest was destroyed. According to the minister of Environment, Marina Silva, that is "very alarming," but she also notes that there has been a slowdown in the destruction. The area destroyed in 2003 is only 2% larger than in 2002,
Browsing: Lifestyle
Agência Brasil Brasília – In 2003, an area of 23,750 square kilometers in the Amazon rainforest was destroyed. According to the minister of Environment, Marina Silva, that is "very alarming," but she also notes that there has been a slowdown in the destruction. The area destroyed in 2003 is only 2% larger than in 2002,
In the World Cup that finished on Sunday (4), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian athletes won eight medals. The result brought Daiane dos Santos, 21, who is going to the Olympic Games in Athens and has chances of putting Brazil on to the podium for the first time, great acclaim.
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Ministry of Culture reports that it intends to open 1,300 new public libraries by the year 2006. The libraries will be established in locations that do not have libraries. The project is part of a new "Hunger for Books" program launched by minister of Culture, Gilberto Gil. "The idea is
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Ministry of Culture reports that it intends to open 1,300 new public libraries by the year 2006. The libraries will be established in locations that do not have libraries. The project is part of a new "Hunger for Books" program launched by minister of Culture, Gilberto Gil. "The idea is
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Ministry of Culture wants Unesco to declare the samba a World Cultural Heritage. The decision to make the request official was made at a meeting attended by minister of Culture, Gilberto Gil, the president of the Institute of Historical and Artistic Landmarks (Iphan), Antônio Augusto Arantes, and the sociologist and cultural
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Ministry of Culture wants Unesco to declare the samba a World Cultural Heritage. The decision to make the request official was made at a meeting attended by minister of Culture, Gilberto Gil, the president of the Institute of Historical and Artistic Landmarks (Iphan), Antônio Augusto Arantes, and the sociologist and cultural
The Iberian-American year for Handicapped People was officially declared open in Brazilian capital Brasília on Wednesday (24). Statistics show that difficulties persist.
The Iberian-American year for Handicapped People was officially declared open in Brazilian capital Brasília on Wednesday (24). Statistics show that difficulties persist.
