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Hours before the ban went into effect, numerous X users expressed how crucial the Brazilian community is to stan Twitter. Several Brazilian stan accounts shared their final posts with the tag #MeuUltimoTweet, or #MyLastTweet, and many have not posted since. The reaction from the international stan community to the Brazilian X ban underscores the contributions Brazilian fans have made to the evolution of online fandom. Brazilian fans have created popular memes, influenced how fans communicate with each other and introduced new terminology, Amado said. “Being a big stan account or an update account feels like it’s very invisible work,” Rodrigues said.

Persons: “, ”, ” Aianne Amado, University of São Paulo, ” Alexandre de Moraes, X, de Moraes ’, Elon Musk, de Moraes, Alexandre Files ”, Ariana, Elon, André Rodrigues, Brazilian Ariana Grande, Amado, Rodrigues, ” Rodrigues, Maria Eduarda, Olivia Rodrigo Brasil, ” Eduarda, it’s, ” Amado, Taylor Swift Organizations: Twitter, University of São, Federal University of Sergipe, Brazilian, NBC News, Musk, Universal Music, Universal Music Group Locations: Brazil, Ariana Grande, Brazilian, Rio de Janeiro

☆ With Musk’s X banned in Brazil, its users carve out new digital homes
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Brazil's X users, left casting about for a new platform, mostly started washing up on Threads and Bluesky. Everyone hadn't been on X; Brazil's social masses are primarily on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook . So as X went dark in this highly online country of 213 million, its users started migrating. Meta declined to provide specifics on Brazilian users. Bluesky gained 2.6 million users since last week, 85% from Brazil, the company said Wednesday, boosting its total to over 8 million.

Persons: Elon Musk, Jair Bolsonaro, Mauro Pimentel, Elon Musk's, X, Alexandre de Moraes, Shauna Wright, de Moraes, hadn't, Meta's Instagram, Wright, didn't, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, Cris Faga, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Tatiane Queiroz, Bluesky, Jefferson Nascimento, Nascimento, Egerton Neto, —, Jay Graber, Ton Molina Organizations: AFP, Getty, Brazilian, Facebook, Twitter, Associated Press, Meta, Federal Supreme Court, Elon, Nurphoto Locations: Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, San Francisco, Bluesky, Brazilian, Mato Grosso, Sao Paulo, Recife

Simone Biles competes in the balance beam event of the artistic gymnastics women's all around final on August 1. Loic Venance/AFP/Getty ImagesThe competition was fierce and the Olympic medal race stayed tight, but as is so often the case, Thursday’s stories from the 2024 Summer Games can’t be told with statistics alone. Biles held off a spirited challenge from brilliant Brazilian Rebeca Andrade, who once again won silver, and Biles’ teammate Suni Lee took the bronze. She later celebrated her silver medal with them by running a lap of the entire arena floor carrying the country’s flag. Canadian 17-year-old superstar Summer McIntosh also won her second gold medal of the Games.

Persons: Simone Biles, Loic Venance, can’t, Biles, Rebeca Andrade, Suni Lee, Andrade, Katie Ledecky, Ledecky, Summer McIntosh, Andy, that’s, Andy Murray’s, he’s, Murray, Dan Evans ’, Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, “, ”, Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, Belgium's Antonia Delaere, Sameer Al Organizations: Getty, Tokyo, Team USA, Games, Team Great Britain Locations: AFP, Paris, American

☆ Simone Biles’ brilliant comeback and other takeaways from the individual all-around gymnastics final
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Paris CNN —Simone Biles is once again the Olympic gold medalist in individual all-around gymnastics after winning one of the most dramatic finals of these Paris Olympics. Biles held off a spirited challenge from brilliant Brazilian Rebeca Andrade, who once again won silver and Biles’ teammate Suni Lee took the bronze. Her artistry and rhythm were infectious and, until her final floor exercise penalty, she turned in an incredibly solid, well-rounded performance. At the World Championships last year, Andrade took gold in the vault, while Biles took silver. The winners of the last three individual all-around gymnastics gold medals took in the moment to soak in the cheers.

Persons: Paris CNN — Simone Biles, Biles, Rebeca Andrade, Suni Lee, Andrade, “ That’s, ” Biles, Simone Biles, it’s, “, I’ve, ” Andrade, Biles Rebeca Andrade, Naomi Baker, Lee, Charlie Riedel, savor, ” Lee, Alice D’Amato Organizations: Paris CNN, Reuters, American Locations: Thursday’s, Tokyo, Houston, United States, American, Paris, Algeria

☆ Rayssa Leal takes bronze in street skateboarding as 14-year-old Coco Yoshizawa wins gold
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

When Brazilian superstar Rayssa Leal stuck her all-important final trick of the women’s street skateboarding final at the Paris Olympics, a deafening roar went up from the many green-and-gold-clad fans watching on. “It was like a gold medal because … she had to make it,” Brazilian fan Michelle Arruda, who bought tickets for the women’s street skateboarding to watch Leal a year ago, told CNN Sport. “And here I am, with a second Olympic medal from the Games. “You are awesome.”Leal rests during the women's street skateboarding prelims. Heavy rain on Friday had caused the men’s street skateboarding to be postponed by two days, but the women’s event was blessed with bright sun.

Persons: Rayssa Leal, Leal –, –, Coco Yoshizawa, Liz Akama, Yoshizawa, China’s Cui Chenxi, …, Michelle Arruda, Leal, Kirill Kudryavtsev, Tony Hawk, ” Leal, God I, — Vini, Vinícius, ”, Odd Andersen, Akama, “, Desire ” – Organizations: Paris CNN, Paris Olympics, Brazil’s, CNN Sport, Getty, Nike, Monster Energy, Paris, Concorde, Games, Real Madrid soccer, Sport, Eiffel, ” Locations: Brazil, Paris, Tokyo, Leal, AFP, l’Orangerie, Akama

☆ The World’s Next Big Drag Queen Is Brazilian
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Jack Nicas | Victor Moriyama | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

São Paulo’s main avenue was packed this month with thousands of people draped in the yellow and green of the Brazilian flag and captivated by a commanding figure atop a tractor-trailer rigged with speakers. From above, the scene could have maybe passed for one of the many political rallies held in the same spot by former President Jair Bolsonaro, the Brazilian far-right leader who has infamously declared that he could never love a gay son. (Though, to be fair, the enormous rainbow flag would be a giveaway.) It was, in fact, one of the world’s largest Pride parades, and the person atop the sound truck was Phabullo Rodrigues da Silva, 30, the gay son of a working-class single mother in Brazil’s north. Yet everyone in the crowd knew him as Pabllo Vittar, a 6-foot-2-inch drag queen in a glittering cutoff Brazilian soccer jersey and shredded jean shorts — one of the biggest pop stars in this nation of 203 million.

Persons: Jair Bolsonaro, Phabullo Rodrigues da Silva, Pabllo, jean Locations: Brazil’s

☆ Jack Dorsey gave $10 million to an anonymous founder with a deep devotion to a fascist 'guru'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"It's a truly open protocol. Advertisement"We don't know who the leader is, it's like this anonymous Brazilian," Dorsey said. It's not clear how much of the $10 million Dorsey gave to support the development of Nostr will make its way to Parra. Parra, as Fiatjaf, sits on a committee established by the organization to organize Nostr development efforts, Bitcoin Magazine reported. After an X user suggested to Dorsey that he help fund Nostr, Dorsey replied within 24 hours, "funding deployed to @fiatjaf."

Persons: —, Jack Dorsey, Dorsey, Nostr, Edward Snowden, Giovanni Torres Parra, Olavo de Carvalho, de Carvalho —, Parra, Olavo, Jair Bolsonaro's, Fiatjaf, It's, . Parra, Forbes Organizations: Service, Business, Pepsi, Forbes, Sats Initiative, Bitcoin Magazine, Austrian Locations: Brazilian, Virginia, Brazil, Dorsey

☆ We're on track for a soft economic landing, but it still feels like the economy stinks
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In today's big story, we're looking at why the US economy is on track (again) for a soft economic landing . The big storyAnother economic turnaroundGetty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BIIt took longer than expected, but the US economy is finally on track for a soft landing. After a scary few months of economic data that had investors fearing a recession and stagflation, the tides have turned again. AdvertisementRecent data showing inflation and the labor market cooling have given hope that a soft landing is in the cards — and may even be underway — for the US economy, writes Business Insider's Madison Hoff. AdvertisementThe US economy is about to make a soft landing — a situation in which inflation cools without causing a recession or sudden spike in unemployment.

Persons: —, Chelsea Jia Feng, Insider's Madison Hoff, Arantza Pena Popo, bummed, it's, aren't, Johannes Eisele, Monica Schipper, Nordin Catic, Tyler Le Tim Cook, Cook, Jack Dorsey, Dorsey, Abanti Chowdhury, Sam Altman's, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Jack Sommers, George Glover, Annie Smith Organizations: Service, shoplifters, Business, Fed, Johannes, Getty, OpenAI, Apple, BI, Street Journal, Comcast, New York Stock Exchange Locations: AFP, New York, London

☆ Brazil’s floods smashed through barriers designed to keep them out, trapping water in for weeks — and exposing social woes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Vasco Cotovio | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

“It’s heartbreaking.”The picture is a little different in Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul. Maxar Technologies Satellite images of the cities of Porto Alegre and Canoas before and after the floods. Maxar Technologies Satellite images of the cities of Porto Alegre and Canoas before and after the floods. “Floods, not with this volume but with considerable volumes of water, have taken place in Porto Alegre in the last few years,” Cortês explains. One volunteer was Fabiano Saldanha, a 48-year-old businessman from Porto Alegre, who used his jet ski to rescue people trapped in their homes.

Persons: Karine Pitana, there’s, ”, she’s, “, Pitana Flores da Silva, Karine Pitana Flores da Silva, She’s, we’re, Pitana, —, Renan Mattos, That’s, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Jairo Jorge da Silva, “ We’ve, Pedro Cortês, University of São Paulo, Cortês, Nelson Almeida, ” Cortês, Rio Grande do Sul wasn’t, Fabiano Saldanha, ” Saldanha, Saldanha, Carlos Macedo, ‘, ’ ”, ” Pitana, CNN “, Lula, ” CNN’s Mary Gilbert Organizations: CNN, Bank, Rio Grande do Sul Public Safety, Police, Reuters, ”, Globo, Environmental, University of São, CNN Brasil, Authorities, AFP, Getty, Research, Porto Alegre, Civil Defense, IMF, World Bank Locations: Canoas, Brazil, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre’s, Suriname, Northern Porto Alegre, Chicago, Dallas, “

☆ Madonna concert attracts 1.6 million to Brazil’s Copacabana beach
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

More than a million people thronged Brazil’s Copacabana beach for a free Madonna concert on Saturday, braving the heat to see the end of her “Celebration” world tour. The sand and oceanfront boulevard around Rio de Janeiro’s famed beach were filled for several blocks by a crowd the city estimated at 1.6 million. Rio’s state and city governments said they spent $3.9 million on the concert. Rio’s state and city governments said they spent 20 million reais ($3.9 million) on the concert, while the rest was financed by private sponsors. The authorities estimate the concert could bring about 300 million reais to Rio’s economy.

Persons: Mauro Pimentel, “, ” Madonna, Anitta, Pabllo, Rod Stewart, Taylor Swift Organizations: Rio de, Firefighters, Vogue Locations: Rio, AFP, Brazilian

☆ Elon Musk may have a point in his fight against Brazil, but he's not actually helping
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Elon Musk said he would ignore the order and demanded that Brazil uphold free speech principles. Musk's voice isn't helping the country's debate on free speech, a civil liberties expert told BI. AdvertisementElon Musk is wading into a war with Brazil over orders from the country's Supreme Court to ban certain X accounts that helped spread election misinformation. However, the country's protection of free speech is not absolute, giving the federal government greater discretion to ban certain types of speech — like hate speech. And it's this type of speech that Musk is going to bat for in Brazil — speech that can have serious implications for the country.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Elon, isn't, Musk, Alexandre de Moraes, de Moraes, De Moraes, Jair Bolsonaro, Alimonti, Bolsonaro, Donald Trump, country's, brazenly, Jack Dorsey, Charles Breyer, Musk's, Breyer Organizations: Brazilian, Court, Service, Associated Press, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Nazi, Musk, Business, X Corp, Media Matters Locations: Brazil, China, India, Turkey

☆ Brazil Prosecutors Push to Unwind $3 Billion Paper Deal Over Foreign Land Ownership
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Ana ManoSAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian federal prosecutors are asking a judge to unwind a 2017 deal handing control of pulp and paper company Eldorado from Brazilian firm J&F to Paper Excellence Group, citing restrictions on foreign land ownership. In 2017, J&F Investimentos agreed to sell Eldorado Brasil Celulose to a unit of Paper Excellence at an enterprise value of 15 billion reais ($3.0 billion). Brazil imposed limitations on foreign land ownership in the early 1970s, but spotty public records have left uncertainty about how consistently those restrictions are enforced. In December, Brazil's rural land agency Incra issued a recommendation saying the deal would effectively give Paper Excellence control of 14,486 hectares of rural land owned by Eldorado. Paper Excellence said Incra's opinion was not legally binding, and a judge has not ruled on the prosecutors' motion.

Persons: Ana Mano, unwind, Investimentos, Jackson Widjaja, Incra, Eldorado, Iraja Abreu, Brad Haynes, David Ljunggren Organizations: Ana Mano SAO PAULO, Reuters, Eldorado, Excellence, Eldorado Brasil, Agrarian Reform Ministry Locations: Brazil, Canada, Europe, Latin America, United States, Eldorado ., Eldorado

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The deaths of two people, muggings and a dangerous heat wave left legions of Taylor Swift's Brazilian fans angry and disappointed in the three-day Rio de Janeiro leg of the pop superstar's Eras Tour, which concludes Monday night. It was the second death of a Swift fan in four days. Fans also reported fainting from extreme heat, being mugged or getting caught up in a police raid. Inside the stadium, concertgoers complained of unbearable heat and some said they had difficulty getting access to water. “Come on stage, I want to see you!”The postponement was followed by chaos outside the stadium.

Persons: Taylor Swift's, Gabriel Mongenot Santana Milhomem Santos, Swift, Rio's, Ana Clara Benevides Machado, Benevides, ”, concertgoers, Kléssia Menezes, “, Julia Alvarenga, Alvarenga, “ We’re, Hely Olivares Organizations: RIO DE, Rio’s Municipal Health Department, Forensic Medical Institute, Nilton Santos Olympic, Twitter Locations: RIO DE JANEIRO, Rio de Janeiro, Rio’s, Rio ., Rio, Burger, Brazil, Panama

☆ Fan dies at Taylor Swift show in sweltering Rio de Janeiro
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A young Brazilian fan of U.S. singer Taylor Swift died in Rio de Janeiro on Friday night after falling ill inside the superstar's sweltering concert venue amid a record-breaking heatwave across large swathes of Brazil, prompting the government to mandate the provision of water during the tour. Swift said Benevides died "before my show" but Benevides' friends told local media that she became ill after the concert began. Swift is scheduled to perform in Rio on Saturday and Sunday followed by three shows in São Paulo between November 24 and 26. On Thursday, Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue welcomed Swift to town ahead of her first set of concerts. The more serious version is heat-stroke, when the body's core temperature goes above 105 degrees Fahrenheit (40.6 degrees Celsius).

Persons: Taylor Swift, Ana Clara Benevides, Nilton Santos, T4F, Salgado, Swift, Benevides, I'm, Flavio Dino, Wadih Damous, Rio's, Marcela Ayres, Gabriel Stargardter, Jason Neely, Diane Craft Organizations: RIO DE, Nilton, Hospital, Justice, Twitter, National Consumer, Thomson Locations: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazilian, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio, São Paulo

☆ Brazilian cotton hits the runway at Sao Paulo Fashion Week
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] A model presents a creation by the project “Sou de algodao" (I'm made of cotton) during Sao Paulo Fashion Week, in Sao Paulo, Brazil November 9, 2023. REUTERS/Carla Carniel Acquire Licensing RightsSAO PAULO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Brazilian cotton producers took the natural fiber to the runway on Thursday night, strutting the catwalk of Sao Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW) in celebration of the 150th anniversary of jeans. Paulo Martinez, a Brazilian fashion icon who styled the show, pointed out that Brazilian cotton is "indispensable" in the manufacturing of the denim garments. More important than the race to come out on top is to show the industry and consumers the quality of Brazil's product, said the president of the Brazilian Cotton Producers Association (Abrapa), Alexandre Schenkel. For Schenkel, the runway showcased the fruits of designers' labor.

Persons: I'm, Carla Carniel, Paulo Martinez, Alexandre Schenkel, Roberto Samora, Peter Frontini, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Sao Paulo Fashion, REUTERS, SAO PAULO, Brazilian Cotton Producers Association, Thomson Locations: Sao Paulo, Brazil, Brazilian, States, China, India

☆ Verstappen wins Brazilian Grand Prix, Perez distances from Hamilton in fight for runner-up place
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Three-time champion Max Verstappen led from the start and won the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday. Sergio Perez of Red Bull finished in fourth place, distancing himself from Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in one of the few competitions left this season — a position for runner-up. Perez started the race at Interlagos in the ninth position and fan-favorite Hamilton in fifth after a frustrating qualifying for the Red Bull driver on Friday. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who was going to start second, crashed during the formation lap before the start due to an engine issue. In the 18th lap, the Red Bull driver overtook the Mercedes for fifth place, much to the disappointment of Brazilian fans who support the seven-time champion.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez of Red Bull, Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, Perez, Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, Spaniard, McLaren's Lando Norris, Alonso, Hamilton, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Kevin Magnussen, Haas, Williams, Alex Albon, Verstappen Organizations: Brazilian, Prix, Red Bull, Alonso, Las Locations: South America, Hamilton, Las Vegas, Abu Dhabi, Interlagos, Sao Paulo

☆ Brazilian Lawmakers Advance Country’s Regulated Carbon Market
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Paulo Trevisani | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

A Brazilian carbon market would be an important addition to an expanding network of cap-and-trade systems around the world. Brazilian agricultural producers and miners hope the carbon market will help overcome headwinds in developed markets where consumers often associate them with deforestation. Exporters of manufactured goods using Brazilian grains, meat, iron-ore and other raw materials could also get a boost if carbon regulation improves the country’s environmental credentials, according to Brazilian business executives. Sen. Tereza Cristina —a former agriculture and livestock minister—defended the decision to exclude the sector from carbon regulation. “The farm sector isn’t ready for the regulated carbon market,” she said.

Persons: Eraldo Peres, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Flávio Roscoe, ”, Marcio Astrini, Tereza Cristina —, —, Fábio Passos, Passos, Paulo Trevisani, Luciana Magalhaes Organizations: Associated Press, United, Observatory, Sen, Business, Bayer’s, luciana.magalhaes@wsj.com Locations: Brazil, Associated Press Brazil, Nations, United Nations, Pennsylvania, Minas Gerais, Europe, Latin America, paulo.trevisani@wsj.com

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Brazil's 15-year-old skateboarding sensation Rayssa Leal, one of the favorites to win a gold medal in the street event at the Paris Olympics next year, won her first Pan American Games crown on Saturday. The teenager nicknamed “Fadinha” (Little Fairy in Portuguese) has become one of the biggest names in the sport since she won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Her compatriot and friend Pamela Rosa finished with the silver medal, 25 points behind. American skateboard legend Tony Hawk shared the clip of what he called a “fairytale heelflip” on social media. The men's final for street skateboarding at the Pan American Games will take place later on Saturday.

Persons: —, Rayssa Leal, “ Fadinha, Pamela Rosa, Paige Heyn, Leal, Tony Hawk, ___ Organizations: Paris Olympics, Pan American, Nishiya Locations: SANTIAGO, Chile, Santiago, Paris, Japan, Tokyo, American

But he says he gradually gained new fans in his soccer-crazed South American country for representing his Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé and challenging religious intolerance. And it’s nice to feel they see something good in what I do.”Just a small minority in Brazil practices Candomblé. Growing up in Rio de Janeiro, Paulinho said he suffered prejudice because of his faith -- like his mother and grandmother before him. Paulinho now plays for Brazil’s Atlético Mineiro, a club that during the 1980s had some of the first outspoken evangelical soccer players in the country. Paulinho was one of the few active soccer players to publicly endorse President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the 2022 elections.

Persons: Paulinho, –, Oxóssi, …, it’s, nonbelievers, wasn’t, Candomblé, Vasco da Gama, Ana Christina Sampaio, “, ”, “ Candomblé, Reginaldo Prandi, That’s, ” Prandi, ” Paulinho, emboldening, Jair Bolsonaro, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Caetano Veloso, Prandi, Rodrigo Nestor, Iansã, ” Nestor, “ That’s Organizations: LAGOA, Tokyo, Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro, Vasco, Candomblé, Portuguese, Bayer Leverkusen, Brazil’s Atlético Mineiro, Atletico Mineiro, Black, Sao Paulo FC, Rodrigo, Brazilian, Flamengo, Globo, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: LAGOA SANTA, Brazil, American, Christianity, Belo Horizonte, “, Rio de Janeiro, European, England, Spain, India, Bahia, Bolsonaro, Sao, Paris

☆ Brazilian farmer's giant rooster hobby hatches into profitable business
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] FILE PHOTO-Agronomist Rubens Braz poses with his Giant Indian Urubu rooster named Galalau at the Avicultura Gigante, which breeds giant roosters for small-scale meat production and ornamental purposes, in Formosa, Goias State, Brazil September 1, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRASILIA, Sept 13 (Reuters) - When farmer Rubens Braz started breeding Brazilian chickens, he had no idea how big the operation - or the birds - would get. Some twenty years later, he now raises giant roosters for small-scale farming and hobby purposes in central Brazil and is making a living from surging sales across the country. His birds, called "Giant Indian Roosters," can grow over 120 centimeters (47 inches) tall. As the global avian flu crisis has put a damper on business this year, limiting the transport of live animals in Brazil, Braz said he has focused on supplying fertilized eggs to nearby farmers.

Persons: Rubens Braz, Gigante, Ueslei Marcelino, Braz, Avicultura Gigante, Isadora Machado, Ana Mano, Brad Haynes, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: roosters, REUTERS, Rights, Indian Roosters, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Formosa, Goias State, Brazil, Rights BRASILIA, Goias

Brazilian indigenous peoples gather as the Supreme Court on weighing the constitutionality of laws to limit the ability of Indigenous peoples to win protected status for ancestral lands, in Brasilia, Brazil August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRASILIA, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court is expected to rule next week against attempts by the country's powerful farm lobby to limit land claims by Indigenous peoples to areas they occupied before 1988. Lawyers and Indigenous rights advocates believe a majority of the nine-member court will vote by Wednesday to reject the date restriction on the grounds it is unconstitutional. Congress has pushed ahead with bills allowing Indigenous reservations only on land that was occupied by native communities when Brazil passed its Constitution in 1988. Indigenous leaders say the Supreme Court decision is vital for the resolution of some 300 pending land recognition claims that would protect their communities from land-grabbers and invasions by illegal loggers and wildcat gold miners.

Persons: Adriano Machado, Juliana de Paula, Cristiano Zanin, Zanin, Anthony Boadle, Cynthia Osterman, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Environmental, ISA, Thomson Locations: Brasilia, Brazil, Rights BRASILIA, Santa Catarina

☆ Brazil clears bottlenecks to oust US as top corn exporter
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Ana Mano | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

"We celebrated a lot... when (corn export) volumes via northern ports equaled Santos," said Sergio Mendes, head of Brazilian grain exporter group Anec. "By using northern ports... you are saving 20 reais ($4.12) per ton (of corn)." Treemap with data from Cargonave show the percentage share of corn exports of Brazil ports in north and south part of the country. CHEAPER ROUTE TO CHINAThe new export capacity has helped grains shipped from Brazil's northern ports to compete on logistics costs with U.S. farmers. "The greater share of shipments through northern ports reflects cheaper freight costs compared to routes to the ports in the south and southeast," said Thome Guth, a Conab official.

Persons: Adriano Machado, Sergio Mendes, Louis Dreyfus, Brazil's, Thiago Pera, Santos, ", Thome Guth, Ana Mano, Brad Haynes, Marguerita Choy Organizations: REUTERS, SAO PAULO, China, U.S, Cargill, Bunge, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, TCU, Shipping, U.S . Department of Agriculture, COFCO, Santos, Thomson Locations: Brasilia, Brazil, Santos, Ukraine, China, U.S, Northern, Madeira, Santarem, Barcarena, Itaqui, Canada, Argentina, Mato Grosso, CHINA, Iowa, Shanghai, Itacoatiara, Chicago, Para, Norte Sul, Tocantins, Goias, Minas Gerais, Mato

But some of its beans, known as unwashed or 'natural' arabicas, have not previously been used for high-end benchmark coffee contracts around the world. Unwashed coffee is so-called because its fruit is left to dry whole before the bean is extracted. He added that relatively little Brazilian coffee ends up in ICE warehouses because it usually fetches higher prices in the physical markets. The two companies declined to comment on whether they had got a mix of semi-washed and unwashed beans certified by ICE. Zooming out to inflation adjusted terms however, coffee prices in 1980 were equivalent to about $8 per lb - a whopping 500% higher than they are today, according to Reuters calculations.

Persons: Juan Carlos Ulate, Dagoberto Suazo, unwashed, Marcio Ferreira, Cecafe, Ferreira, Louis Dreyfus, Pedro Mendoza, Maytaal Angel, Gustavo Palencia, Marcelo Teixeira, Frank Jack Daniel Our Organizations: Workers, REUTERS, LONDON, Agricultural, Intercontinental Exchange, Reuters, Producers, IF IT, ICE, Central, Thomson Locations: Grecia, Costa Rica, TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Brazil, America, Africa, Cafetaleras, Colombia, Central America, Peru, Europe, Swiss, Sucafina, U.S, London, Tegucigalpa, New York

☆ How to watch Australia, Canada and Nigeria battle for Wwomen's World Cup knockout phase spot
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images Norway celebrates scoring in its 6-0 victory against the Philippines on Sunday. Aisha Schulz/AP Sweden's Amanda Ilestedt, center, heads the ball to score the opening goal against Italy on July 29. John Cowpland/AP Italy's fans cheer before their team's match against Sweden at Wellington Regional Stadium, New Zealand. John Cowpland/AP China's Wang Shuang celebrates after scoring against Haiti during a Women's World Cup match on Friday, July 28. John Cowpland/AP US forward Alex Morgan is surrounded by Vietnam defenders during their opening match on July 22.

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☆ Brazil fan leaves everything to Neymar in will
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Reuters —Leaving everything you own to a multi-millionaire soccer player would not be everyone’s idea of a good cause, but one Brazilian fan could not think of a more deserving recipient of his worldly goods than Neymar Jr. The anonymous fan said that beyond a love for the national team and for Brazil’s football legacy, he identified with Neymar, which led him to officially name the Brazil striker in his will. “I like Neymar, I identify with him a lot. Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar is one of the world’s best paid sportsmen, with estimated earnings of $85 million for 2023 according to Forbes. “I know that, above all, he is not greedy, something a bit rare these days,” the fan said.

Persons: Neymar Jr, “, ”, I don’t Organizations: Reuters, Brazil, Forbes Locations: Brazil, Porto Alegre, Paris

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