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News Brazil Rio Grande do Sul: Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul faces economic woes after floods, and an unclear path to rebuilding

Published on: Thursday 23 May 2024
Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul faces economic woes after floods, and an unclear path to rebuilding
News source: https://www.foxnews.com/world/brazils-rio-grande-do-sul-faces-economic-woes-after-floods-unclear-path-rebuilding

Flooding in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state ravaged nearly everything needed for economic activity, from local shops to factories, farms and ranches. The environmental catastrophe — unprecedented in ...

News Brazil Rio Grande do Sul: Over 100 people dead, at least 136 missing as rains trigger massive floods in Brazil

Published on: Thursday 09 May 2024
Over 100 people dead, at least 136 missing as rains trigger massive floods in Brazil
News source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/05/09/brazil-floods-rio-grande-do-sul-photos/73629934007/

Unprecedented heavy rainfall in Brazil has caused devastating floods in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul that has left more than 100 dead and over 163,000 seeking shelter. The floods that began ...

News Brazil Rio Grande do Sul: Oi expands FTTH network in Rio Grande do Sul

Published on: Wednesday 24 July 2019
Oi expands FTTH network in Rio Grande do Sul
News source: https://www.telecompaper.com/news/oi-expands-ftth-network-in-rio-grande-do-sul--1302200

Brazilian operator Oi has launched its Oi Fibra service in the cities of Caxias do Sul, Canoas, Sao Leopoldo and Alvorada in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, reports Baguete. Previously, the operator ...

News Brazil Rio Grande do Sul: Record wheat crop in Brazil's main producitn state of Rio Grande do Sul

Published on: Sunday 30 June 2019
Record wheat crop in Brazil's main producitn state of Rio Grande do Sul
News source: https://en.mercopress.com/2013/12/10/record-wheat-crop-in-brazil-s-main-producitn-state-of-rio-grande-do-sul

Brazil's most southern state, Rio Grande do Sul is consolidating as the country's main producer of wheat with a record crop from the current harvest of 2.91 million tons, breaking the 2011 record of 2,74 million tons, according to the latest report from Emater, the country's rural extension department.

News Brazil Rio Grande do Sul: Algar completes Smart buy; Coprel expands fibre in Rio Grande do Sul

Published on: Monday 15 July 2019
Algar completes Smart buy; Coprel expands fibre in Rio Grande do Sul
News source: https://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2019/07/16/algar-completes-smart-buy-coprel-expands-fibre-in-rio-grande-do-sul/

In other news, regional telecoms operator Coprel Telecom (Triway) – not to be confused with fellow regional player Copel Telecom – has selected Padtec to expand its DWDM networks in Rio Grande do Sul, ...

News Brazil Rio Grande do Sul: Claro Brasil opens first concept store in Rio Grande do Sul

Published on: Tuesday 01 August 2017
Claro Brasil opens first concept store in Rio Grande do Sul
News source: https://www.telecompaper.com/news/claro-brasil-opens-first-concept-store-in-rio-grande-do-sul--1206475

Claro Brasil inaugurated its first concept store in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, located in the Iguatemi Shopping Mall in Porto Alegre. This is the second shop in this style in Brazil, after the ...

News Brazil Rio Grande do Sul: New virus discovered in migratory bird in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Published on: Tuesday 25 July 2017
New virus discovered in migratory bird in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
News source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/fda-nvd072517.php

Researchers at the University of São Paulo's Biomedical Science Institute (ICB-USP) in Brazil have discovered a new virus in a white-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis), a migratory bird species captured in April 2012 in the Lagoa do Peixe National Park in Rio Grande do Sul State. The current evidence suggests that it is not a risk to humans. The discovery was published in PLOS ONE.

News Brazil Rio Grande do Sul: Aguia Evaluating Options to Unlock Value of Rio Grande Copper Assets

Published on: Thursday 29 November 2018
Aguia Evaluating Options to Unlock Value of Rio Grande Copper Assets
News source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/11/29/1659686/0/en/Aguia-Evaluating-Options-to-Unlock-Value-of-Rio-Grande-Copper-Assets.html

Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Aguia believes that the market for copper will be positive over the next few years and could be in undersupply globally as early as next year. Earlier this year, Aguia’s ...

News Brazil Rio Grande do Sul: Brazilian house Jardim do Sol sits atop garage for owner's antique cars

Published on: Saturday 12 January 2019
Brazilian house Jardim do Sol sits atop garage for owner's antique cars
News source: https://www.dezeen.com/2019/01/12/jardim-do-sol-house-hype-studio-porto-alegre-brazil/

Completed in 2017, Jardim do Sol joins a host of projects in Porto Alegre – the capital of Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state. Other residences in the city include an apartment building featuring an ...

News Brazil Rio Grande do Sul: Rio Grande do Sul passes law to ban bottom trawling fisheries of all territorial sea

Published on: Tuesday 11 September 2018
News source: https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=228580

The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul approves legislation to ban harmful fishing practices, protecting marine ecosystems allowing an increase in productivity, and ensuring the future of fishing. ...

News Brazil Rio Grande do Sul: Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA

Published on: Monday 18 March 2019
News source: https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/BRSR6:BZ

Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul S.A. - Banrisul attracts deposits and offers retail ... Banrisul operates approximately 700 branches in Brazil, two in New York, and two in the Cayman Islands. ...

News Brazil Rio Grande do Sul: Rio Grande do Sul launches PPP program

Published on: Tuesday 26 March 2019
News source: http://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/infrastructure/rio-grande-do-sul-launches-ppp-program1

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News Brazil Rio Grande do Sul: Sterlite Power Signs Concession Agreement for the Pampa Project in Rio Grande do Sul

Published on: Friday 12 April 2019
News source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sterlite-power-signs-concession-agreement-for-the-pampa-project-in-rio-grande-do-sul-300831336.html

The Director General, ANEEL and authorities representing the Brazilian Government were present for the signing. The agreement was finalized during the first technical management meeting with ANEEL's ...