Brazil

Indigenous Culture To value the culture and identity of Brazilian indigenous peoples, the Ministry of Culture (MinC) promotes several actions such as the preservation of languages and support for the training of athletes. According to the last demographic census conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in 2010, ...

Professional qualification courses in Tourism Brazil wants to enter the shelf of the world's great destinations once and for all. But to receive visitors well, it is essential to train those who are on the front line of service to Brazilian and foreign tourists. Thinking about this scenario, the Ministry of Tourism launched, in ...

Qualification Program for Health Service Providers (Qualiss) The National Supplementary Health Agency (ANS) has released the results of the Qualification Program for Health Service Providers (Qualiss). From now on, health plan beneficiaries and other interested parties can consult the regulator's website for information ...

Meeting of the National Council to Combat Discrimination against LGBT The Secretariat of Justice, Human Rights and Citizenship (Sejusc) and the Ministry of Human Rights are holding for the first time in Manaus, on April 24 (Monday) and 25 (Tuesday), the 38th Ordinary Meeting of the National Council to Combat Discrimination against ...

Survey of tourism in the country Brazil is full of beautiful tourist destinations ready to be visited, but a significant portion of the population has not yet had the opportunity to discover their own country. The conclusion is the result of a survey commissioned by the Ministry of Tourism that identified that 44.4% of ...

Baleia Rosa A page on social networks brings 50 tasks to be performed, one a day, to promote good, both to others and to oneself. The Pink Whale campaign has been online since April 13 on Facebook. In just over a week, the page has been liked ...

Private transport by app to Brazil The arrival of new private transport companies by app in Brazil and the approval of the 2016 Bill (PL) 5.587 in the House of Representatives has heated up the debate over the growth of a market previously dominated by taxi drivers. Currently, five different companies ...

Brazilian caves catalogued The caves catalogued by the National Center for Cave Research and Conservation (Cecav), of the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), increased from 4.4 thousand, in 2004, to 16.4 thousand, in 2017. The states with the highest number are Minas Gerais (6.4 thousand), Pará (2.6 thousand), Bahia ...

Airline tickets in the Country In 2016, more than 50% of domestic flights cost less than R$ 300. Values less than R$ 100 corresponded to 7.7% of the total, and those above R$ 1.5 thousand, to 0.5% of all tickets sold in the country. The data are contained in the Airfares Report ...

More Doctors Program The Ministry of Health launched, on Thursday (20), another notice offering 2.394 vacancies in the More Doctors Program to Brazilian professionals. Expanding the participation of Brazilian doctors in the program is a management commitment of the Minister of Health, Ricardo Barros. "We are making the Mais Médicos each ...