With the aim of reducing the number of students that drop out of school, the federal government released, on November 28, a Provisional Measure (MP) that creates a savings account to encourage low-income high school students to stay at school and complete their education. “We lose thousands of young people during high school who drop […]

“The price of air conditioners soars and has the biggest increase in almost 30 years” This headline, published in the newspaper O Globo, is an example of the law of supply and demand, which explains a little about how the economy works. This law affects the price of products. According to it, the greater the […]

The Barbie doll, a success since 1959, gained even more prominence in 2023, with the release of the film directed by Greta Gerwig. The success of the movie took the character to Forbes magazine’s list of the one hundred most powerful women in the world. The ranking, released on December 6th, placed Barbie in the […]

Over the last two years, no new company has debuted on the Brazilian stock exchange. It is the longest period without an initial public offering (IPO) in 25 years.  And according to a report by the Valor Econômico, this shortage of companies on the stock exchange is expected to last at least until the end […]

Some of the sectors of the economy celebrate when temperatures rise. During these days when temperatures surpass 30 degrees in the majority of Brazil, there are businesses which already begin to see an increase in sales. One of these is the electric sector, which celebrates the increase in the consumption of electricity due to the […]

The number of companies that filed for judicial recovery broke the current record in the third trimester (July/August/September). According to a survey carried out by Serasa Experian, in this period, 134 companies filed for judicial recovery, a number that represents 40% of all processes initiated in 2023. Between January and September, 966 companies filed for […]

The state of Amazonas has recorded the worst drought in the last 121 years. Sixty of the sixty-two municipalities in the state are facing an emergency situation. The Negro River, which bathes the capital Manaus, recorded a volume of 12.7 meters, the lowest since 1902. The extreme climate is a reflection of the El Niño […]

In soccer, it appears in the video referee (VAR, the video assistant referee). In basketball, in the data analysis for the prevention of injuries to players. In swimming, it is the camera at the bottom of the pool to detail the training laps. Independent of the sport, technology has become an indispensable partner, whose mission […]