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All rights reserved Close Donate now: Support recovery from severe storms across the U.S. “This project was the best I’ve ever seen in my life he would have to come to my workplace and stay there while I was housekeeping Now he can learn capoeira and socialize with other children He comes home very happy every day.” – Rosimeire heavy rains hit southern Bahia and northern Minas Gerais in Brazil The government declared a state of emergency in 163 municipalities the disaster left 26 people dead and 520 injured health posts and social assistance centers were severely damaged were two of the 856,917 people affected by the floods In partnership with Google, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy awarded a grant to AVSI Brasil to fund a project to help children and families in the affected area The project’s goal was to create a safe environment and promote children’s psychosocial well-being by creating and running a child-friendly space (CFS) Eleven-year-old Adson was one of the project participants Rosimeire made the difficult decision to move out of the house she owned in Gogó da Ema due to increasing violence in the neighborhood With the money received from a government income transfer program for families in extreme poverty she rented a studio in the nearby community of Jaçanã severe flooding affected both her home and the property she rented When the studio apartment started to fill with water in the middle of the night She carried me out of bed and put me on top of the stairs so I wouldn’t step in the water,” recalled Adson Adson and his mother spent two days sharing a room with the landlord who lived on the property’s top floor When they could finally return to their apartment “The dirty water ruined everything,” mourned Rosimeire “The water reached halfway up the walls and the storm ripped off the tiles,” said Rosimeire For a single mother who works in the informal job market recovering from the floods was no easy task the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the situation all public schools in the city of Itabuna remained closed for more than two years meaning that Adson had no place to go during the day all public schools were closed due to the pandemic so my mother had to take me every day to her workplace To support families affected by the floods in partnership with CDP and Lar Fabiano de Cristo established a child-friendly space in Itabuna AVSI renovated a classroom and a playground and acquired age-appropriate equipment and materials needed for educational activities The initiative provided children with a safe environment for learning playing and socializing while their families tried to recover from the disaster One of the activities offered at the CFS was capoeira classes. Capoeira is a mix of dance and martial arts. In 2014, the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) granted capoeira the status of cultural heritage of humanity in part due to its key role in fighting racism and prejudice As soon as Adson learned about the capoeira classes offered at the CFS He also enjoyed playing traditional Brazilian games “Now I can stay at the child-friendly space to play the project brought the relief of being able to leave her son safely while she worked to recover what they lost he can learn capoeira and socialize with other children He comes home very happy every day.” the CFS project provided a safe space for 120 children aged 6 to 14 and their families in Itabuna In addition to offering socio-educational activities the project supported families by providing referrals to the municipality’s social assistance network and distributing hygiene kits containing soap CDP is proud to support AVSI’s efforts to help children and families in Brazil recover from the devastating flooding and minimize the socio-emotional problems caused by the disaster *This impact story was adapted from content submitted by AVSI Brasil Give with confidence The Center for Disaster Philanthropy is a 501(c)(3) charity that has earned Charity Navigator’s four-star rating and Candid’s Platinum Transparency seal Made with by creatives with a conscience Church members spent thousands of hours helping after recent rains devastated parts of Brazil and Ecuador young adults and missionaries cleaned houses and streets while others organized and delivered food and supplies Donations from the Church exceeded 40 tons of food Church members were among victims of the flooding Below are some of the reports of the help given Rio’s governor this was the worst rain the city had experienced since 1932 blankets and other items to give to the flooding victims in the Petropolis region “All kinds of help are extremely welcome at this time when the region is so in need,” said the Facebook post heavy rains affected thousands of people in southern Bahia and regions of Minas Gerais Helping Hands volunteers cleaned flooded houses A total of 3,350 food baskets were sent to the municipalities of Itabuna Schools and chapels became support centers producing approximately 1,500 meals a day on average a member of the Church in the region and a Helping Hands volunteer expressed gratitude that she had the means to help “As I looked closely at the plight of people who lost everything in the flood I felt such compassion for them that my understanding of how much Heavenly Father loves us hears us and answers our prayers has been immensely enhanced,” she said “We cannot claim to love God and strive to be like his Son Jesus Christ if we miss opportunities to serve others We need to be instruments in the Father’s hands.” Sheila Lemos, the mayor of Vitória da Conquista in the state of Bahia, visited the Helping Hands volunteers to see their work up close. She personally thanked the more than 300 volunteers and later wrote on Instagram: “You are working day and night to ensure these donations reach those who need them most Local Church leadership and Helping Hands volunteers continue to help the communities and victims. Read more about it in Brazil Newsroom Students at the Church’s Institute of Religion in Quito collected food and clothing to help flooding victims in the city Two sectors of the city experienced heavy rains on Jan and several streets flooded and homes and vehicles were damaged Around 45 institute students took part in the project plus personal hygiene products like toilet paper and toothpaste Then they put together kits for those affected and missionaries helped make the deliveries on Feb The service became a spiritual experience for those young people involved ”That week of service was an unforgettable experience; seeing how people serve and help without any interest has motivated me to continue and I can say that institute is a program inspired by God which provides us with opportunities for learning and service This activity helped me personally remember that a life of service brings happiness,” said Jonathan Canchig Read more in the Newsroom release from Ecuador here. 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Authorities report that 358 people have been injured and almost 63,000 people displaced Heavy rainfall and flooding that began in mid-November has now affected 471,009 people across 116 municipalities Around 100 municipalities have since declared an emergency situation Further heavy rain fell in the state from 23 December 2021 Figures from the country’s National Institute of Meteorology (Inumet) show 87.4 mm of rain in 24 hours in the city of Barreiras on 23 December and 117.9 mm in the city of Caravelas on 24 December The following day Vitória da Conquista saw 89.8 mm in a 24 hour period while Itiruçu recorded 127.6 mm in 24 hours on 26 December in particular the Verruga river where the Igua dam near the city of Vitoria da Conquista collapsed on 25 December this time in Jussiap situated on the Da Contas river Two fatalities were reported in Itabuna where the overflowing Cachoeira River caused severe flooding and emergency services had to rescue hundreds from flooded buildings Military Police helicopters were used to rescue around 16 people from the roofs of flooded buildings in Ubaíra after the Jiquiriçá River broke its banks I do not remember such a great tragedy.” Teams of rescuers are trying to transport supplies and bring medical care to victims but damage to bridges and highways has made those efforts more difficult The state’s Infrastructure Secretariat (Seinfra) reported severe damage to highways in at least 31 locations Flood and rain related fatalities were reported in Amargosa (2) Os trabalhos de amparo e resgate às vítimas das fortes #chuvas continuam. Na manhã desta segunda (27), o governador Rui Costa sobrevoa cidades afetadas para verificar o trabalho de socorro que vem sendo executado🔽 pic.twitter.com/nwMASCAuN2 — GovBa (@governodabahia) December 27, 2021 Dezesseis pessoas foram resgatadas de suas casas, neste domingo, em Ubaíra, por essa equipe do Grupamento Aéreo da PM. Essas imagens mostram um desses resgates. Quero agradecer e parabenizar esses servidores e os centenas de voluntários e voluntárias que estão salvando vidas. pic.twitter.com/GC9HtG1I8z — Rui Costa (@costa_rui) December 27, 2021 Richard Davies is the founder of floodlist.com and reports on flooding news Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList The 7 December 2021 passage of a subtropical cyclone and related flooding continues to impact the health and wellbeing of the people in the extreme south and south regions of Bahia state in Brazil With more than 700 mm of rain in less than three days flood waters remain in many locations in the extreme south of the state The principal affected areas in the extreme south are in the municipalities of Medeiros Neto the southern region in Bahia state also is registering heavy rains The main affected areas in this region are in the cities of Itapetinga and Itabuna Scattered rains are forecast for throughout the extreme south and south in Bahia The Bahia branch of the Superintendency of Civil Protection and Defence (SUDEC) estimates that at least 471,786 people are affected by floods and heavy rains in Bahia state continue to conduct damage assessments and needs analysis SUDEC has reported that 42,929 people have been displaced and 34,163 are homeless SUDEC has reported 358 people injured and 21 deaths The most recent figures from the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) established in Itamarajú indicate that at least 19,082 people have permanently or temporarily lost their homes in the extreme south of Bahia state The state's federal and local institutions the Government of Bahia’s organisms and firefighters from several states are leading the assistance and early recovery actions from the two EOCs located in Itamarajú and Ilheus The BRC actively participates in the EOC in Itamarajú where daily coordination meetings are held Humanitarian actors have identified the urgent need for safe and clean water menstrual hygiene products and food for the affected population the Brazilian Red Cross team in the field reports additional information by sector: Shelter: The water has not subsided from the homes in the cities of Itapetinga and Itabuna locations where water levels were over 2 metres and where the level of destruction and structural risk are high Challenges remain to repair and rehabilitate the most affected homes some families in less affected areas have been returning to clean and repair their homes Affected people in collective centres lack bedding materials sanitation and hygiene: Due to the damage to the water and sanitation system the provision of safe and clean water and hygiene are prioritised While service providers are repairing the system water quality and quantity continues to be deficient Efforts are underway to increase the provision of water in collective centres Health: The multi-institutional relief teams are providing first aid to injured people with the primary consultations due to traumatisms and incidents with poisonous animals The federal health system has registered cases of flood-related diarrhoea in some areas and there is concern about the increase of cases The Ministry of Health is promoting contingency and prevention measures Local health services are not currently overwhelmed in their response capacity although there is a structural deficit of health facilities in the affected areas Livelihoods: Local commercial centres have been affected with the suspension of economic activities in still flooded areas particularly in the cities of Itapetinga and Itabuna agricultural activities (day labourers and rural workers) are one of the main sources of income generation The level of affectation is considerable in agricultural fields Food security: The Federal Government of Brazil and the municipalities in the area are distributing basic family food baskets A food production and distribution centre has been established for use in the collective centres The Brazilian Red Cross is coordinating with other humanitarian actors for the distribution of donations received for the floods in Bahia The Brazil Africa Institute has announced that 50 Angolan youth will head to Brazil later this month to train in one of the country’s leading cocoa production regions, according to the Portuguese news agency Lusa The delegation of 50 young Angolans will train in Ilhéus and Itabuna cities in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia from 7 to 18 April as part of the Youth Technical Training Program (YTTP) a triangular cooperation initiative between Angola There they will learn practical skills and technical knowledge and gain access to innovative techniques and best practices in the sector.  “In addition to strengthening the cocoa value chain in Angola,” Brazil Africa Institute (IBRAF) President João Bosco Monte explained to Lusa “the programme aims to increase the country’s competitiveness in the international market by promoting the exchange of experiences and the development of more resilient and sustainable agriculture.” [See more: Landmark educational cruise seeks to retrace historical slave route] The institute aims to train 1,000 African youths by the end of 2026 scheduled for a 12-day training programme on the cashew production chain in May and São Tomé and Príncipe flagged by Monte as presenting “significant potential for future editions of the programme.” said all residents close to the collapsed Igua dam had been evacuated.In a posting on the city's website Lemos said the flooding threatened to cut off the BR-116 highway a major truck route between northeastern and southern Brazil.Bahia Governor Rui Castro said at least 400,000 people have been impacted by the heavy rains and thousands evacuated from some 67 towns facing emergency situationsdue to floods caused by heavy rainfall for almost two months."Thousands of people have had to leave their homes because the water rose one or two meters even three meters in some places," he told reporters on Saturday.The rains have caused 18 deaths in Bahia since the beginning of November including a 60-year-old ferry owner who drowned on the swollen Rio das Contas river civil defense officials said.In the state capital of Salvador weather officials said December rainfall has been six times greater than the average.Reporting by Leonardo Benassatto and Stephen Eisenhammer Epidemiologist warns that the pandemic cannot be described solely through the virus or the infection caused by it We should go back to and value primary healthcare, which is essential in a pandemic At UFBA, graduates from interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree programs are more mature, responsible, and self-reliant Almeida Filho (plaid shirt) coordinates the digital network of UFSB campusesPersonal collection REUNI was first conceived as a membership program to which universities would submit proposals but became a fund shared by all universities The REUNI decree took place on May 2007; a working group was set up with representatives from MEC [Ministry of Education] ANDIFES [Brazilian Association of Directors of Federal Higher Education Institutions] Several events were held to discuss the REUNI guidelines but the six original points became disjointed There was no integration between undergraduate and graduate programs; many institutions were against affirmative action A guideline I have always found important was the integration between the university and the education system Were the bachelor’s degree programs successful Professors now report that students who come from the BIs are more mature But the idea of making this the standard for the university was not accepted Students continued to have the opportunity to go through other programs directly of whom at least 20% went on to professional programs Only the law and psychology programs established areas of concentration for BIs Areas of concentration are blocks of specific curriculum components for each program such as anatomy or parasitology for medicine students can have some training before their intended profession program This is how North American and European universities work The school of medicine still makes BI graduates take all courses in the medical curriculum because they consider BIs an illegitimate entry into the university since BI students do not take the entrance exam This makes no sense; BI students go through a good portion of that training and should not be made to study all nine years of medical school The law program was more welcoming; they soon saw that BI graduates in humanities were incredibly good and increased their admittance to 30% for the day program and 50% for the night program What did you take away from this experience at UFSB UFSB was established from scratch through a 2013 bill in a region that had no access to federal education I coordinated the planning committee and was appointed the first dean the university headquarters would be in Itabuna with two campuses in Porto Seguro and Teixeira de Freitas geographical exclusion is a serious problem in that region For example: a young man from Medeiros Neto a municipality 1,000 kilometers (km) from Salvador and 600 km from Itabuna but if he is poor and cannot leave his hometown After being immersed in the region for a long time we established university colleges in eight cities It is an adaptation of the community college models Students are admitted through their ENEM [National High School Exam] grades All students receive general training during their first year The health programs are in Teixeira de Freitas; the humanities and arts programs are in Porto Seguro; and the science This model optimizes resources because there is no need for professors to have multiple specialties The model we call “metapresencial” works very well with 30 being physically present in my class and the others in the network of university colleges I do not believe that making education more accessible means a loss of quality Smaller scale is not necessary for excellence while encouraged to experiment with other areas One of the most significant innovations is the sensitivity experience a sequence of activities that all professors and students go through professors bring a memento mori—small objects that represent their identity and tell their story students are invited to bring their own objects—dirt or images—and talk about them; it leads to incredible discoveries A student from the Coaraci university college took a bottle of polluted water from the Almada River “Where does this water come from?” “From the river,” he answered “Where does the river come from?” they asked They realized they had no idea where the river spring was; they then went up the river to find it Why did you leave the Office of the Dean before the end of your term The university model we designed included broad co-management and students; we wanted to include all of society we tracked down social movements and community organizations in the area identifying local leaders and masters of knowledge Each segment established itself—some more easily and quilombola communities [Brazilian maroon settlements] Each preparatory meeting had around 2,000 participants Each self-organized segment could elect one delegate for every 100 people These delegates then elected representatives for the Social Strategic Council of UFSB who could even participate in the dean elections We recognized wise leaders of the people in the region as training instructors at the university or Landless Workers’ Movement] Terra à Vista Settlement grows a type of terroir organic cocoa that is well respected in Belgium The fishermen of the region are deeply knowledgeable about climate and winds The Pataxó and Tupinambá indigenous people have a rich oral culture and very sophisticated rhetoric But opening up the university to a shared governance cannot go unscathed As careful as we were in selecting teachers who were also assessed through the university project they were trained with traditional curriculums and brought with them traditions inherited from other institutions and some of the students had turned against the project I approached the Brazilian Academy of Science and contributed to a document indicating paths of innovation for Brazilian universities I was asked to join a working group on the future of USP coordinated by Luiz Bevilacqua—a dear friend of mine and a great mentor at UFABC I became a visiting professor at the IEA; I went back and forth for a while until I finally moved to São Paulo The room next to mine was occupied by the Basic Education Chair I began sitting in on the activities of the chair which included very competent and welcoming colleagues The basic idea is that training by discipline has no future; it has been outgrown all over the world The interdisciplinary teaching degrees implemented in the university colleges of UFSB are a possible solution to renew the common curricular base which organizes secondary school in large areas—although the training of teachers still takes place in segments How do you assess the possibility of change in São Paulo universities USP has immense creative energy and has already carried out innovative interdisciplinary experiments USP has had a fantastic interdisciplinary program: the bachelor’s degree in molecular sciences there is an interdisciplinary teaching degree with a rich experience of integration with the basic education network using museums and unconventional teaching spaces In line with Anísio Teixeira [1900–1971] and Darcy Ribeiro [1922–1997] from UnB [University of Brasília] UFABC implemented bachelor’s degree programs in science and technology before UFBA I recently heard the great news that UFABC had implemented interdisciplinary programs UNESP [São Paulo State University] has an interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree program; UNIFESP [Federal University of São Paulo] has interdisciplinary programs in its Baixada Santista and São José dos Campos campuses Even UNICAMP has a history full of innovative initiatives established PROFIS [Higher Interdisciplinary Training Program an innovative proposal for geographic inclusion whose main issue is being too modest—only admitting a hundred gifted students from the public school system each year Many defend the idea that expanding education and making it more accessible means a loss of quality I am convinced smaller scale is not necessary for excellence we must expand excellence to reach more people Is there anything new in places besides Bahia and São Paulo there have been other initiatives that bring curricular and pedagogical innovation I would point out the universities with regional or international integration such as UNILA [Federal University of Latin American Integration Paraná] and UNILAB [University of International Integration of Afro-Brazilian Lusophony]—half of whose students are African and half Brazilian—in Redenção the first city to declare the end of slavery in the country The issue is that Brazil has not yet decided which university model it wants to follow It currently uses a less-than-virtuous mix of three systems: the French system with universities established from colleges such as USP and UFRJ [Federal University of Rio de Janeiro]; the German system with an emphasis on research; and the North American system more restricted to graduate studies in certain areas Interinstitutional relations are lacking; there is no network of innovative institutions capable of significant exchange professors usually advise students at several different institutions winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize] worked half the year at Harvard © Revista Pesquisa FAPESP - All rights reserved It all started when Carolina Castro and Lys Imbassahy – friends since school – decided to travel to bring some “little finds” to sell in a bazaar From bazaars to a small shop in the garage of one of their homes The Finds (or in good Portuguese “os achados”) was increasingly gaining space in the minds and hearts of the Bahians until they reached their three stores – two in Salvador and one in Vilas do Atlântico – in addition to winning the world through online store sales The stores are cute – both real and virtual – but one of the stores located in the neighborhood of Rio Vermelho in Salvador has a special charm: it is The Finds Concept Store In addition to being full of concept and super cool it has the best folks in town and the usual high spirits anticipating trends and running away from standards the brand seeks to connect to what happens in the world becoming a mix of local and global references The Finds is fashion and a look that is always ahead” with models that become the darlings among the tuned women Another reason for the success is that anyone who lives or is visiting Salvador always has the chance to enjoy a buzz in the house’s garden cold beer and the best: lots of wonderful people together The “The Finds experiences” are incredible they’ve done a little bit of everything Connecting people and generating unique moments in environments that vibrate music culture and fashion is in the brand’s DNA We have prepared a list of perfect songs for this experience Nós utilizamos cookies para aprimorar e personalizar a sua experiência em nosso site você concorda em contribuir para os dados estatísticos de melhoria ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " Cenário caótico gerado pela enxurrada deixou moradores ilhados e em situação de vulnerabilidade - Manuella Luana/AFP The tragic floods in cities across the state of Bahia cost yet another life on Tuesday December 28 bringing the total number of dead to 21. Severe flooding has been registered in several cities in the state in the last few days, with the number of municipalities in a state of emergency increasing to 136 The latest confirmed death is of a 19-year-old girl who tried to cross flood waters in Ilhéus on Monday December 27 and drowned. This is the second death that occurred in the municipality. The cities that have reported deaths are Itamaraju (4) The new data was released on Tuesday by the Superintendence of Protection and Civil Defense (SUDEC) on the impact of the flooding states that 34,163 people have been made homeless and 42,929 people have been displaced The people considered homeless include people who are dependent on public shelters The number of people injured remains at 358 while the total number of people affected by the floods has risen to 471,786 The situation worsened in the state last Friday December 24 as the water levels of the rivers had risen again on Thursday December 23 They have also strengthened their community kitchens in the area to distribute hot food to those in need All original content produced and editorially authored by Brasil de Fato may be reproduced provided it is not altered and proper credit is given All original content produced and editorially authored by Brasil de Fato may be reproduced The project under consideration by Congress determines a new legal framework for the industry it aims at increasing consumption demand to stimulate investments São Paulo – It is in the hands of the Chamber of Deputies to assess change and approve a bill that promises to change the gas industry in Brazil The New Gas Act aims to open up competition The PL 6407/2017 was approved by the Chamber of Deputies after being approved with changes by the Senate But it is surrounded by questions and divisions in the sector The bill benefits the companies that intend to explore natural gas as it breaks the monopoly of Petrobras Brazil has around 9,400 kilometers of gas pipelines built from the creation of the Bolivia-Brazil gas pipeline during the administration of Fernando Henrique Cardoso in 1999 The new law determines that a company that owns the pipeline must allow other companies to use the network as long as they don’t harm the preference of the owner and pay for the service The bill converts the concession model for an authorization model which will make the process quicker and more open The authorization is given by the country’s oil and gas regulator Previously the concession was given by the Ministry of Mines and Energy it will require just a public call and the ANP approval This situation of monopoly has started changing recently when Petrobras started to make part of its infrastructure available to other companies But the Brazilian infrastructure is small: Argentina has 16,000 kilometers of gas pipelines who was the chairman of the committee in charge of the bill in the lower house Brazil is currently “way behind” in production gas (which is obtained from the exploitation of oil) is reintroduced in wells due to lack of infrastructure (to take it to the shore) it becomes a much coveted market,” the congressman said Most of the gas produced in Brazil comes from the exploration of pre-salt oil the companies choose to reinject the gas in the well in order to extract more oil instead of offering it as an energy source Find out more about the oil and gas industry: According to the professor of the Institute of Energy and Environment of the University of São Paulo (IEE/USP) and researcher at the Research Center for Gas Innovation (RCGI) Hirdan Katarina de Medeiros Costa the bill as it is right now may incentive the gas import before stimulating the national infrastructure “It will take some time for more players to come into the market which allows for an increased number of suppliers as well as more affordable prices and more consumers there must be a demand that warrants the investment and cut costs,” she explains Brazilian Center for Infrastructure (CBIE) founding partner and director Adriano Pires says Brazil needed a new regulatory framework on the industry Pires notes that gas production and distribution technology has come a long way so that now we are able to obtain gas shale gas exploration has made the United States the world’s largest gas producer and exporter Markets and infrastructure must be created And the bill does not encourage none of those things It ends up stimulating imports.” To advance further the bill should include articles stimulating the building of thermoelectrical plants and gas pipelines it’s less polluting than other mixes used to operate a thermoelectrical plant It can also be an energy source while the dependence on oil is reduced and the use of clean sources such as solar and wind is developed having thermoelectrical plants would help Brazil in two ways as it occurred in the energy crisis that left Amapá without power in November the thermoelectrical plant kicks in to supply for the demand The other way is promoting the diversification of the energy mix and assuring the supply The water reservoirs used to power the Brazilian hydroelectrical plants are low and president Jair Bolsonaro has warned about the blackout risk the new bill solves only part of the problem after all the plants can be powered by imported or domestic gas But Pires believes that the bill could be more well-rounded As now there is a gas surplus across the world the companies don’t use what is produced in the pre-salt Brazilian Association of Piped Gas Distributors (Abegas) Strategy and Market director Marcelo Mendonça also believes the bill has positives but it’s still not enough to create demand “Pre-salt and other exploration field are Brazil’s sources of wealth that can’t be wasted no more It is not sustainable to continue developing over 40% of the national gas production every day to the bottom of the well It will only be fully explored when there is a strong demand and infrastructure enough to process it and transport it to the plants we need to create assertive policies to encourage players to make the investments to really change the current situation,” he said Mendonça stressed the importance of the thermoelectrical plants for the energy mix “These plants must be built in the countryside thus stimulating the building of gas pipelines to take energy to several cities and town that are not yet served And imported gas doesn’t generate royalties,’ he says Russia owns the largest natural gas reserve It is followed by Iran at 32 trillion cubic meters according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) but despite having reserves at 12.9 trillion cubic meters it is the world’s largest gas producer and exporter According to the National Agency for Petroleum Brazil has proven natural gas reserves at 368 billiion cubic meters both onshore and offshore Brazil imports a large part of the natural gas it consumes “Qatar is an example of a country that exports its reserves Here in my state (Sergipe) there is a ship that receives gas from Qatar and supplies the thermoelectrical plants They import it because the Brazilian gas is too expensive,” congressman Oliveira finished Special report by Marcos Carrieri for ANBA A journalist with stints in daily newspapers and press offices he holds a master’s degree from the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon and a postgraduate degree in business communications from the Methodist University of São Paulo Professionals will be hired all over the world to fly Boeing and Airbus aircraft A roadshow is set to take place in São Paulo in June The Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA) is the news website of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce Its goal is to promote communication between Brazilians and Arabs.