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Rio de Janeiro named as World Capital of Architecture for 2020
UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Culture Ernesto Ottone R, Thomas Vonier, President of the International Union of Architects (UIA), and Verena Vicentini Andreatta, Municipal Secretary...
Russia Pledges Strategic Partnership With BRICS
On the eve of 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent New Year greetings to Heads of State and Government including BRICS members. According to...
Trust: Lessons from my Brazilian driver
Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair- Anonymous
Be safe. That’s what we’re always told when we travel. It could...
The Right’s Splintering of Latin American Unity
Jair Bolsonaro, the gun-toting, pro-dictatorship ultra-nationalist referred to as “the Trump of the Tropics” in Brazilian media, swept to victory on a platform of...
Brazil to power up investments in street lighting and energy efficiency
Can you imagine how much money and natural resources could be saved if the world adopted energy efficiency as a priority in sectors such...
BRICS Expansion Comes Under Spotlight
On July 25 -27, South Africa hosted the 10th BRICS summit (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), an important milestone as it represents...
2018 BRICS summit: Challenges and Opportunities
Ahead of the forthcoming BRICS summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated the significant efforts by the member states to consolidate cooperation and dialogues...
New financial instrument to make Brazilian cities more energy efficient
A new financial instrument will allow Brazil to increase its investment in urban infrastructure and make the country more energy efficient. The Financial Instruments...
BRICS setting up its own credit rating agency
Experts on regional strategic policy have urged BRICS member countries to step up efforts towards setting up its own credit rating agency as an...
Car-friendly Brasília embraces walkers and cyclists
Built from scratch in the 1950s, the Brazilian capital of Brasília was designed with the idea that all of its residents would be getting...