A história do Brasil nos arquivos dos Estados Unidos

Uma das facetas das múltiplas atividades da Embaixada do Brasil nos Estados Unidos tem como cenário não os gabinetes geralmente movimentados do Departamento de Estado mas as salas silenciosas do Arquivo Nacional americano, em College Park, no estado de Maryland. Esse trabalho se desenvolve não com base em notas diplomáticas ou em aide-mémoires contemporâneos, mas faz um … Ler mais

Evolution Msul

Much has been written about regional integration in the Americas either to praise its positive effects on the economic development of the countries involved or to criticize its shortcomings and opposition to free trade. These analyses tend to focus mainly on economic, trade or structural aspects, and tend to overlook the domestic and foreign factors … Ler mais

Brazil ranks 13th among major knowledge producers

Brazil ranked 13th in the global classification of published scientific works in 2008, overtaking Russia (15th) and the Netherlands (14th).  The number of articles published jumped from 19,436 in 2007 to 30,451 in 2008.  The United States, China, Germany, Japan and England ranked first through fifth, followed by France, Canada, Italy, India, Australia and South … Ler mais

Zero Hunger Program

“Se ao final do meu mandato,cada brasileiro puder se alimentartrês vezes ao dia, terei realizadoa missão da minha vida.”. “If by the end of my term ofoffice, every Brazilian is ableto have three meals a day,I will have accomplishedmy mission in life.” President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 10/28/2002 On the day he was elected, … Ler mais

SUSTAINABLE AMAZON

Amazon Region Protected Area Program (ARPA) Statement by the Brazilian Minister of Environment at the Organization of American States, February 2002 Allocation of Land for the Creation of Protected Areas (Presentation by the Minister of Agrarian Development Raul Jungmann – March 6, 2002) SIVAM/SIPAM – Amazon Surveillance System/Amazon Protection System BioAmazonia – Brazilian Program of Molecular Ecology for the … Ler mais