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Alexandre de Santi @alexdesanti.bsky.social · 5d

Regular entregas e motos é o próximo passo civilizacional do Brasil.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 5d

Recent archaeological findings by archaeologist Stéphen Rostain, reveal that the Amazon supported vast & complex ancient urban societies.

He’s hopeful that new archaeological understanding of the Amazon will challenge centuries of prejudice against Indigenous people & offer answers for the future.

Indigenous myths reveal Amazon’s past truths: Interview with Stéphen Rostain

Now a leading archaeologist, Rostain was discouraged at first. “No one is interested in archaeology of the Amazon.”

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Rhett Ayers Butler @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social · 6d

Jane taught us that every day we live, we make an impact. The choice is ours as to what kind of impact it will be.

Her life proved that one person, rooted in compassion and sustained by hope, can change the world. Now it is up to us to carry that light forward—not as a farewell, but as a promise.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 5d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 5d

Capim dourado, or golden grass, grows in a wild part of the Brazilian Cerrado, the most biodiverse savanna in the world.

Through the sustainable management of the grass – harvesting once a year and leaving the plant seeds in the field – artisans are trying to keep their golden treasure safe.

When art turns into a sustainable treasure

JALAPÃO, Brazil — Capim dourado, or golden grass, grows in Jalapão, a wild part of the Brazilian Cerrado, the most biodiverse savanna in the world. With its unique color, the grass has lifted women…

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Alexandre de Santi @alexdesanti.bsky.social · 7d

In an interview with Mongabay, Rostain says the ancient Upano Valley culture in Ecuador collapsed due to severe drought, offering a stark warning for the Amazon’s current climate vulnerability.

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Indigenous myths reveal Amazon’s past truths: Interview with Stéphen Rostain

Now a leading archaeologist, Rostain was discouraged at first. “No one is interested in archaeology of the Amazon.”

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Alexandre de Santi @alexdesanti.bsky.social · 9d

Brazil’s President Lula has personally cemented his support for the project and set his cabinet to work out a deal to renew the BR-319 highway, which passes through one of the most preserved areas of the Amazon.

Rafael Spuldar for @mongabay.com

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New deal pushes Amazon’s controversial ‘tipping point road’ ahead

Brazil’s environment minister bets on safeguards for the highway, but history shows similar plans have failed.

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Alexandre de Santi @alexdesanti.bsky.social · 13d

Brazil’s government has signed a 30-year contract to privatize a section of the BR-364 highway, a key part of its plan to create an overland corridor to Peru to streamline commodity exports to China.

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Brazil’s first private Amazon road paves new trade route to China

A road that once opened the Amazon to destruction is being expanded, and critics fear history will repeat itself.

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Alexandre de Santi @alexdesanti.bsky.social · 15d

Ou leia em português: ojoioeotrigo.com.br/2025/08/maio...

“Maior produtora de hambúrgueres do mundo” capta dinheiro de investidores para comprar gado do desmatamento

Frigoríficos da brasileira Marfrig compram gado de confinamentos do presidente do conselho da empresa, cujos fornecedores acumulam infrações ambientais na Amazônia e no Cerrado; carne empacotada chega...

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Alexandre de Santi @alexdesanti.bsky.social · 15d

An investigation by @brunabronoski.bsky.social / @ojoioeotrigo.bsky.social has found that half of the $2 billion Marfrig raised went to buying cattle raised on deforested land and fattened in feedlots linked to its board chair.

Read in English on @mongabay.com

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Marfrig’s bonds funded beef from illegally deforested areas in Brazil

Tied to clearing in Amazon and Cerrado, shipments from 'world's largest hamburger producer’ reach Europe and Asia.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 16d

Rhett Ayers Butler, Mongabay founder and CEO, has been named in the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders List, which honors 50 global leaders working to combat the climate crisis.

This is a milestone in a journey that goes back 25 years to when Butler was a teenager visiting a rainforest in Borneo.

Mongabay founder Rhett Butler named to Forbes Sustainability Leaders List

Rhett Ayers Butler, Mongabay founder and CEO, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders List, which honors 50 global leaders working to combat the climate crisis. “Mongabay has tended…

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Letícia Sarturi @leticiasarturi.bsky.social · 20d

Se o STF quiser as evidências dos crimes, é só acessar o nosso acervo de evidências da necropolítica da covid-19.
As provas dos crimes todas reunidas em um só lugar, com todos os dados da fonte, tudo catalogado bonitinho.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 22d

The Brazilian government is reviewing its legal framework for the trade in sharks.

Measures now under consideration include a potential ban on fin exports and stricter rules for shark fishing and imports, as well as revising the rules governing the fishing of blue shark.

Brazil weighs new measures to manage shark trade, fishing

The Brazilian government is reviewing its legal framework for the trade in sharks. Measures now under consideration include a potential ban on fin exports and stricter rules for shark fishing and…

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Alexandre de Santi @alexdesanti.bsky.social · 26d

Nice!

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Igor Mello @igormello.bsky.social · 28d

EXCLUSIVO: Fux apoiou em 2014 o julgamento de políticos com foro privilegiado nas turmas do STF, que agora critica para anular processo contra Bolsonaro.

Leia aqui na coluna @julianadalpiva.bsky.social, no @iclnoticias.com.br

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Fux apoiou julgamento de políticos com foro em turmas do STF

O ministro Luiz Fux votou a favor de uma mudança no Regimento do STF para levar para as turmas o julgamento de políticos com foro em 2014

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Rafael Moro Martins @rafaelmmartins.bsky.social · 28d

Não que surpreenda, mas Deltan Dallagnol reforça ter zero compromisso com os fatos. Fux não anulou nada; disse no voto que considera que cabe a anulação. Mas mesmo assim está votando sobre o mérito do processo.

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Alexandre de Santi @alexdesanti.bsky.social · Sep 6

😭😭😭

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Alfonso Fom 🇵🇪 @alfonsofom.bsky.social · Sep 6

Seu Gentil chegou ao Inter com 17 anos, em 1974. E virou uma lenda do clube. 🇦🇹

TÍTULOS:
🏆24x Camp. Gauchos
🏆3x Camp. Brasileiros
🏆1 Copa do Brasil
🏆2x Libertadores
🏆1x Joan Gamper
🏆1x Dubai Cup
🏆1x Suruga Bank
🏆1 Mundial FIFA
🏆1 Sula
🏆2x Recopas

Descanse em paz. 🕊️

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Aimee Gabay @aimeegabay.bsky.social · Sep 6

In 2015, the Wampís of northern Peru did what no other Indigenous people had done in the country’s modern history: They declared themselves an autonomous nation to gain greater control over their territory.

To understand why, see 🧵:

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The making of an autonomous Indigenous nation in Peru’s Amazon

In 2015, leaders of the Wampís did what no other Indigenous peoples have done in Peru’s modern history: They declared themselves an autonomous nation to gain greater control over their territory. For ...

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Alexandre de Santi @alexdesanti.bsky.social · Sep 3

Na mosca!

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Douglas Ceconello @douglasceconello.bsky.social · Sep 3

A vitória virou produto: o "torcedor-cliente" não está preparado para a frustração | Texto maroto publicado lá no Meia Encarnada

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A vitória virou produto: o "torcedor-cliente" não está preparado para a frustração

A arquibancada é o único parâmetro: apenas quem senta na arquibancada pode reivindicar o passado, o presente e o futuro do seu clube.

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Impedimento @impedimento.bsky.social · Sep 2

Chegou o grande dia!

Estão abertas as inscrições para a IMPEDCOPA XV - GRACIAS A DIOS NACÍ EN LATINOAMÉRICA.

O convite para jogar se estende a todas e todos. Basta preencher em dois toques o formulário de inscrição abaixo:

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Imagem de divulgação de abertura das inscrições para a IMPEDCOPA XV - GRACIAS A DIOS NACÍ EN LATINOAMÉRICA.

O flyer traz a informação da copa a ser realizada no dia 1/11/2025. A imagem ilustrativa é de Pepe Mujica abrindo uma garagem e dentro dela é possível ver um fusca azul com um cachorro perto do para-choque.

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Träsel @trasel.bsky.social · Aug 27

O governo do Estado cedeu uma escola para a Casa Mirabal, que acolhe mães vítimas de violência. O imóvel era cedido pela prefeitura e o prefeito bolsonarista de Porto Alegre pediu reintegração de posse. A juíza autorizou a PM a usar força contra crianças. www.matinaljornalismo.com.br/matinal/repo...

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Alexandre de Santi @alexdesanti.bsky.social · Aug 18

Besides being a star in Amazonian cuisine, new research confirms jambu’s spilanthol compound as a temporary pain reliever, circulation enhancer and anti-inflammatory.

Sarah Brown for @mongabay.com

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Amazon jambu blends tradition and science for numbing flavors and healthcare

Brazil's bioeconomy efforts are unlocking surprising global applications for a homegrown plant known as a local remedy and seasoning.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · Aug 11

🦈 “Angel fish” on the menu? In Brazil, that’s often endangered angelshark — served in schools, hospitals & shelters.

Illegal to catch, but loopholes let imports fuel illegal fishing & public health risks.

Part Two:

Revealed: Brazilian state buys endangered angelsharks for school lunches

Endangered angelsharks have been served to schoolchildren in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul for years, as well as in hospitals, clinics, shelters and other public institutions, Mongabay has…

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