Jill Caviglia-Harris of Salisbury University’s Economics and Finance and Environmental Studies departments and Daniel Harris of the Geography and Geosciences Department have studied the effects of land use and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Although the science is what motivates their work and their welcoming culture that keeps them going back As part of an international team of academics they spent one month this past summer conducting National Science Foundation-funded field work in Rondônia SU environmental studies and political science major Rachel Dubbs followed the researchers and recorded her observations in a series of articles My preparation for travel to Rondônia included reading Behaving Brazilian a book that describes typical Brazilian customs I was skeptical that the book would be useful as it was published almost forty years ago I found certain Brazilian mannerisms noted to be interesting and still relevant in Brazil it is almost always rude to eat with your hands the “OK” signal is an offensive gesture and the way you dress portrays your socioeconomic status My skepticism of the book began to dissipate as soon as I touched down in Brazil It was then that I noticed the Manaus airport was full of people sporting designer handbags and high heels I felt very out of place in my grey sweatpants and worn out book bag After landing in Porto Velho and joining the team my recognition of cultural differences continued when I accompanied students who were surveying local farmers The long drive to the farms allowed me to reflect upon the book and the passages that described what is expected of the host upon a guest’s arrival I understood that Brazilians supposedly were warmer and more welcoming than Americans but when I found out that we were showing up unannounced to the farmers’ homes with hundreds of survey questions I thought we would be turned away by every single one I learned that the cultural norms outlined in Behaving Brazilian were correct Gilberto de Assis Miranda had an established cheese business called Queijo 4 Cachoeiras (“Cheese 4 Waterfalls”) Gilberto opened his home to the survey team and me he picked a fresh papaya from his tree and cut it for us to eat Later he plucked another unusual fruit and sent me home with “cupaçu,” a unique indigenous fruit unlike anything I’d had before I found him to be someone of what I thought was rare selflessness a trait I thought we’d never encounter again but her home was small with only a kitchen and three bedrooms for 13 people I noticed she was signaling toward my shoulders and my face a bilingual Brazilian postdoctoral student began laughing and told me that Clara wanted to know why my shoulders were so broad Thais communicated to her that I was an American Clara gasped and said “Un Americana em minha casa!” She rushed over to me and began pinching my face and ears She told Thais that it had always been her dream to go to America The experience brought Thais and me to tears It was difficult to say goodbye to farmers like Gilberto and Clara I will always remember their warm and welcoming behavior and being offered fresh papaya coffee and bananas.  I will also remember when the Brazilian students purchased English translation books to communicate better with me and when the students all got together and began to sing and dance when we had Brazilian barbeque and lively about Brazilian culture… even a book as accurate as Behaving Brazilian could not have prepared me for it Behaving Brazilian: A Comparison of Brazilian and North American Social Behavior Read Part 1 Read Part 3 Have an SU story idea to pitch to the PR Office Visit the PR Office homepage for the appropriate contact earnings surpassed analyst estimates after the agriculture giant was able to capitalize on a record soybean and corn harvest in Brazil Adjusted earnings came in at $1.89 a share, the company reported Tuesday, about 19% higher than what analysts expected results fell below records set in the second quarter of last year CEO Juan Luciano said on an earnings call that investments to improve export capacity at Brazil ports have paid off and the company is able to buy cheaper grains by avoiding higher transportation costs Bumper soybean and corn crops pushed up trucking prices to an all-time record in Brazil but ADM's supply chain investments have allowed the company to keep costs down "We see the Brazilian port congestion … giving margins to those companies that have invested in the infrastructure to be able to capitalize on that ADM made major enhancements to its terminals in Brazil's port cities of Santos and Barcarena expanding storage and adding more truck lanes Luciano said the company will likely export "a bit less" from the U.S as it relies more on ports in South America Other food companies may be forced to rely on imports from Brazil due to an unexpected decrease in U.S. soybean production soybean trade market has been characterized by vigorous domestic demand for crush and strong Brazil competition on the global market," a report from the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service said "The expected continuation of these conditions into the next marketing year coupled with the forecast decrease in supplies means that the deficit will largely be taken out of exports in order to meet domestic demand." ADM raised earning expectations for full-year 2023 Results were also bolstered by higher demand for food oil and biofuel slowing appetite for animal feed and plant-based proteins somewhat weighed down earnings ADM reported $927 million in net income for the second quarter Company shares rose 11 cents to close Wednesday at $86.91 on the New York Stock Exchange Get the free daily newsletter read by industry experts fertilizer and pesticides are expected to decline farmers are forecast to spend more on labor and taxes While prices in July were sharply lower compared to a year ago for most commodities meat and dairy producers benefited from lower supply Subscribe to Agriculture Dive for top news The free newsletter covering the top industry headlines 43,000+ global companies doing business in the region 102,000+ key contacts related to companies and projects news and interviews about your industry in English Parece que a página que você está procurando não está disponível The grain trader said it completed its first shipments of “verified Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. said Tuesday it will expand a pilot program that traces soybeans within its supply chain to ensure the commodities have no connection to deforestation The grain trader will extend its traceability capabilities to key locations across North America in the 2024 growing season The expansion follows the first successful shipments of "verified The move also comes ahead of a European Union regulation set to go into effect Dec which will require companies to prove their agricultural commodities do not contribute to land degradation or originate from recently deforested land our future and success depend on the farmers we work with and for which is why we’re committed to helping support their businesses and their legacies by ensuring that global markets remain open to U.S ADM’s vice president of North America River and Export The successful pilot involved the delivery of 2.4 million bushels of fully traceable soybeans to customers in Europe throughout 2023 including Farmer Business Network's gradable digital platform “While there are still issues – including how full compliance will be defined measured and enforced – to work through in advance the EU’s deforestation regulations we are confident in our ability to continue to deliver to customers in Europe,” said Jon Turney ADM is aiming for its supply chain to be deforestation-free by 2025. The commodities giant said in its 2022 environmental report that it has traced 100% of its direct and indirect soybean suppliers in Argentina The grain trader is about 86% to reaching deforestation-free supply chains for its soybeans Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications Brazilian starlet Endrick produced a moment of magic for Palmeiras amid stunning reports linking him with the likes of Liverpool and Real Madrid ​Europe's elite are keeping tabs on the 15-year-old sensation following his goal-scoring heroics in Brazil He's been ultra-prolific in his home country scoring an astonishing 165 goals in 169 games across Palmeiras' youth ranks.​ Endrick continued to enhance his reputation as he scored an outrageous solo goal against Real Ariquemes ​in the Copinha skinned a defender then skipped past another before finding the back of the net He brilliantly dinked the ball over the goalkeeper to bag a remarkable goal Liverpool and Real Madrid not to mention Manchester City, Manchester United and Barcelona are believed to be monitoring his development ahead of making an official move in the summer Flamengo are also in the running and hope to keep the phenom talent in Brazil can only sign a professional contract from July made a name for himself in Brazil before securing a switch to the La Liga giants Topics: Football, Brazil Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor “Golacooooooooooooo,” screamed the commentator on Brazil’s SporTV at about quarter to one on Saturday afternoon a Brazilian television football commentator was understating things a little Almost every year at the Copa Sao Paulo de Futebol Junior there is a goal from an emerging superstar that reverberates at least around Brazil In 2022, this was it. Fifteen-year-old Endrick is Brazil’s latest emerging superstar. And as if Vinicius Jr was yet old enough to be the ‘old’ anything Endrick has already been dubbed  the ‘new Vinicius Jr.’ The goal was testament to both his ability and attitude With nine minutes of the 90 to go and Palmeiras 1-0 up Endrick could have waltzed around the field and done a few tricks and flicks he closed down the Ariquemes defenders like a greyhound chasing a rabbit He intercepted the ball and then in one surgically precise movement span knocked it past his man and surged into the area He flicked it around one side of the next defender and ran around the other – the half-moon they call it in Brazil – then with just a ‘keeper to beat unflinching dink over the advancing goalkeeper Remember the name: Endrick, only 15 years old. Same agents as Vini Jr pic.twitter.com/0E2ssCQwux — Marcus Alves (@_marcus_alves) January 8, 2022 Romario would have been proud to call the goal his The world’s greatest youth football tournament The launchpad for dozens of glittering careers The Brazilian football season runs from February to December And as it’d clearly be an affront to the nation to have an entire month go by without football One-hundred-and-twenty-eight teams from Brazil and other South American nations descend on the state of Sao Paulo for an Under-20 tournament (or Under-21 in 2022 to make up for the fact it was cancelled in 2021) It is broadcast live on terrestrial TV and the final is played out in front of 35,000 at the iconic Pacaembu stadium in the state capital there is a player who uses it to imprint their name on the collective consciousness And with just a minute to go against Ariquemes Endrick confirmed the suspicion that he’s something special with another strike that was not quite as good as the first but would still have you reaching for your pen to write home about Segundo gol do Endrick na partida, o quarto dele na Copinha. Não custa repetir: apenas 15 anos de idade! Real Ariquemes 0x3 Palmeiras #Copinha2022 pic.twitter.com/nuNGEOtRji — Goleada Info (@goleada_info) January 8, 2022 Yet for those who were really paying attention the name Endrick – a misspelt tribute to the Newcastle midfielder Jeff international scouts have been circling around a player who performs way beyond his years Endrick scored a quite ridiculous bicycle kick in front of a significant crowd at Santos’ Rei Pele training ground before getting another in the return leg at Allianz Parque to win Palmeiras the Under-11 Sao Paulo state championship and gain his first little taste of fame Garoto é um fenômeno desde que pisou em SP. pic.twitter.com/vdOLSak6La — Amorim Podporco (@gabrilamorim) January 8, 2022 He scored at least one goal during the tournaments at each age level becoming the first player to do so in a single year and took home winners medals for the Under-15s and Under-20s making his debut for the Under-21s at the Copinha he scored twice on his debut against Assu and followed that up with the above brace against Ariquemes Was the ease with which he made the step a surprise Asked by Globo whether he expected to start the year so well I worked the whole of 2021 for this moment and knew that if I was concentrated and determined That confidence is born of a very impressive record. The two against Ariquemes were his 166th and 167th goals in 170 games at all ages for Palmeiras And those scouts are closing in, it seems. Unfortunately but inevitably a report has emerged linking him with Manchester City Endrick is still well off the age at which an overseas move would be possible though He’ll turn 18 in July 2024 and can’t even sign a professional contract with (or play a senior game for) Palmeiras until he’s 16 in July this year the club that has nurtured him will have two years to try to turn him from youth sensation into effective first-team footballer we’ll enjoy watching him do his thing right where he is The excitement is real and this is the Copinha is the stage on which to excite Let’s just hope it’s not another case of too much By Joshua Law Vinicius Jr is so good he’s scoring miracle goals without even trying Why Ronaldo has bought Brazilian club Cruzeiro & what he’ll do next Can you name every Brazilian player with 5+ Premier League goals? Antony’s outrageous first touch: The act of Brazil’s next great showman 5 top footballers we can’t believe are still awaiting their first major honour 9 footballers who refused to celebrate after scoring against their former club 6 of the most infamous guards of honour in football history: Chelsea 7 free agents we’d love to see in the Baller League UK A combined XI from promoted & relegated clubs that could achieve Premier League survival The clubs with the most league titles in world football: Celtic Messi but no Ronaldo: Fabio Capello names the three greatest players in history If you have any queries about this error, try emailing feedback@mirror.co.uk and we'll do what we can to help you Piranhas turned up dead in a sewer in Shropshire Piranhas are not normally thought to be dangerous to humans Wed 4 Feb 2015 at 21:59A six-year-old girl has died after piranhas ate all the flesh from her legs when her grandparents’ canoe capsized during a thunderstorm in Brazil named Adrila Muniz as reported by Brazilian news channel Globo was with four other children and her grandmother in the boat during a family holiday Adverse weather caused it to turn over and the children were plunged into the water in Monte Alegre Brazilian newspaper Ariquemes Agora reports however the girl was not reached in time and a pool of blood and a shoal of piranha fish were spotted around her The grandfather and mother of the girl were also on board the canoe The girl is pictured in extremely graphic images in various Brazilian news reports with completely exposed bones from below her hips after the attack by the fish with razor-sharp teeth The girl had to be pulled from the water and dragged into the canoe before being taken to hospital on 27 January Local media report that the girl died at the scene Carnivorous breeds of piranhas have a reputation as ferocious predators and are more commonly found in bodies of water in and around the Amazon rainforest died in 2012 after being attacked by the fish Receive today's headlines directly to your inbox every morning and evening Please check your inbox to verify your details The girl had been on a family holiday with her grandmother and other children when she fell into the water in Rio Maicuru in Monte Alegre Her grandmother told Brazilian newspaper Ariquemes Agora: "I tried to hold onto her but with all the other children around she slipped out of my grasp "I couldn't see her any more when we got to the bank." However the little girl was not reached in time and a pool of blood and a shoal of piranha fish were soon spotted around her with all the skin on her lower body stripped away by the flesh-eating fish which we have deemed too shocking to include showed her legs as nothing more than exposed bones below her hips but have said it was a tragic accident that was unlikely to result in any charges Company number 01176085; Bauer Radio Limited Company number: 1394141; Registered office: Media House Peterborough PE2 6EA and H Bauer Publishing Company number: LP003328; Registered office: The Lantern H Bauer Publishing are authorised and regulated for credit broking by the FCA (Ref No: 845898)