REPRESENTATIVES from seven African cities participated in a study tour from August 5 to August 13, 2024, visiting the Brazilian cities of São Paulo, Fortaleza, and Curitiba to explore innovative solutions for sustainable urban development. The tour was organised under the African Development Bank’s African Cities Programme (ACP), launched in 2020, and was funded by the … Read more
THE head coach of the Brazil national team, Dorival Junior made some big-name omissions from his Copa America 23-man squad that left many tongues wagging. It was not a surprise that a superstar player like Neymar was not included in Brazil’s Copa America squad because the player has been battling with a knee injury since last year. … Read more
FOUR consecutive days of intense rainfall, floods, and mudslides that hit Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sulworst released the worst storms that killed 29 people and left 60 others missing, Governor Eduardo Leite said. “Unfortunately, we know that these numbers will rise,” said Leite, describing the storms as the worst natural disaster in … Read more
A 81-year-old woman from Aral Moreira, Brazil, Daniela Vera, has died after undergoing surgery to remove a 56-year-old lithopedion, a calcified foetus, from her abdomen. Daniela had unknowingly carried the foetus since her youth, with doctors dismissing her complaints of stomach pain over the years. As reported by NDTV, on Friday, Vera visited a local … Read more