Low-income favelas would benefit from green roofs but there are two problems: Cost. And a typical design that's too heavy for ...

Scientists have discovered cannabidiol, a compound in cannabis known as CBD, in a common Brazilian plant, opening potential ...

A Rio de Janeiro zoo is giving ice pops to a bear, a jaguar, wolves and monkeys for some welcome relief from Brazil’s ...

Sol de Janerio's popularity knows no bounds. Read our guide to the best products, from the body creams to the viral perfume ...

By Jeff Hutton Last November, at the G20 conference in Rio de Janeiro, Indonesia’s new president, Prabowo Subianto, vowed to ...

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PBR is in talks with Unigel to revive two leased fertilizer plants and resume operations to ease Brazil's dependence on imported fertilizer.

In the popular legend, Johnny Appleseed went from place to place carrying a bucket of seeds and planting apple trees all over ...

On Rio de Janeiro’s fringes, partygoers have been dancing “charme” to the sounds of R&B for decades. Now, a new crop of dancers is reviving — and transforming — the scene. Marcus Azevedo ...

Rio Ferdinand has admitted he would have been annoyed by Ruben Amorim labelling his Manchester United side the worst in their history if he were still a player. A furious Amorim delivered an ...

Wind produced 26 percent of the total. Thanks to new wind-powered plants coming online in the coming months, and given that last year was less windy than average, it is believed that wind will ...