The Olympic Committees of Paraguay and Brazil fulfilled the requirements of Panam Sports which included the submission of the bid dossier Asunción and Rio-Niterói enter the race to host the most important multi-sport event of the continent “We are very happy and proud that important cities of our continent are candidates to host the 2031 Pan American Games,” said Panam Sports president Neven Ilic 2025 – The race to host the XXI Pan American Games in 2031 has officially begun Both the Olympic Committee of Paraguay and the Olympic Committee of Brazil fulfilled in due time and form the requirements of Panam Sports The respective bid dossiers and other requirements for both applicants were received at the office of the continental organization Panam Sports has accepted Asunción and Rio-Niterói as Candidate Cities to host the XXI Pan American Games in 2031 “We are very happy and proud that important cities of our continent are officially candidates to host the 2031 Pan American Games Not only do they meet the requirements to be a host city but there is also clear evidence of passion and motivation from their authorities which are crucial for processes of this kind I congratulate the Olympic Committees of Paraguay and Brazil and wish them the best of success,” said Panam Sports President Neven Ilic It is worth noting that in the coming days an Evaluation Commission for the 2031 Pan American Games will be formed The Commission will review the Dossiers submitted by the two cities in search of the best conditions for our continent’s athletes The procedure for the election of the Host City will be determined by the Panam Sports Executive Board in accordance with Article 26.7 of the Organization’s Constitution We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings This website uses cookies in order to provide you with the best possible user experience. 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You can get more information about the cookies used in our Cookie Policy Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences its circular lines and revolutionary double-curved form stand out on the horizon offering an open plaza of 2,500 square meters alongside a reflective pool that gives the structure a remarkable sense of lightness Niterói Contemporary Art Museum by Oscar Niemeyer © Filipo Tardim via Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0 license I didn't want a glass museum but rather a large exhibition hall surrounded by straight walls and a gallery that protects and allows visitors to pause from time to time to appreciate the extraordinary view Related Article Spotlight: Oscar Niemeyer The project consists of a semi-underground floor surrounded by a water mirror with a surface area of 817 square meters and a depth of 60 centimeters, along with an upper volume spanning three levels. With 98 meters of free space, the external serpentine ramp leads visitors inside, linking the museum’s first and second floors. This ramp unites leisure and promenade areas while connecting the public space to the more stable central core, which houses the permanent exhibition hall. You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email The cities that expressed their interest must submit a series of requirements by April 30 to officially become candidate cities the election will take place in the second semester of this year with the vote of the 41 member National Olympic Committees of Panam Sports the deadline for receiving applications from countries and cities interested in hosting the XXI Pan American Games to be held in 2031 was reached The applications from the Olympic Committees of Paraguay and Brazil were officially received at the Panam Sports offices in Mexico City with the cities of Asuncion and Rio de Janeiro-Niterói Both applications were received with the required letters of guarantee including those of Presidents Santiago Peña and Lula Da Silva Mayors and the National Olympic Committees of each country “At Panam Sports we celebrate with enthusiasm having received two great bids from the continent interested in hosting the greatest celebration of Pan American sport in 2031 We are deeply grateful to the National Olympic Committees the governments and authorities of Paraguay and Brazil for submitting their bids We wish them every success in this exciting process that will undoubtedly strengthen the development of sport in our region,” said Jimena Saldaña In order to make their candidacies official both countries must comply with a series of requirements by April 30 when they must submit to Panam Sports the Bid Dossier that shall include the sports for the presentation of the infrastructure plan and the Organizing Committee’s budget and sources of financing It should be noted that the applicant city that does not comply with all the requirements requested by Panam Sports by April 30 will be disqualified as a possible candidate city to host the XXI Pan American Games in 2031 Panam Sports will make the candidacies official in addition to creating an Evaluation Commission that will analyze all aspects related to the candidacy and will follow up and visit each of the candidate cities The stars of world athletics are already in the Jamaican capital to […] A constellation of world athletics greats will gather this weekend in Kingston Argentina’s outstanding hockey player was told that she will not continue in […] professionals from different areas and 10 Olympic […] At the Inaugural Congress of the Confederation the entire Executive Committee of […] which is being broadcast live around the world on the […] The Olympic champion and world record holder in the triple jump The accident between a commercial airliner and a military helicopter in Washington […] The General Assembly of the Brazilian Olympic Committee [Assembleia Geral do Comitê Olímpico do Brasil/COB] approved Rio de Janeiro and Niterói's joint bid to host the 2031 Pan American and Parapan American Games Minister of Sports André Fufuca attended the meeting alongside mayors Eduardo Paes and Rodrigo Neves on Wednesday Fufuca highlighted the positive impact that a competition of this magnitude can bring to Brazil “Now we will work to ensure we leave behind a legacy The Games won’t benefit just high performance athletes but also grassroots sports — reaching communities are fundamental to the development of any society,” said the minister Major sporting events have been hosted in this region such as the 2007 Pan American and Parapan American Games; the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics; and the 2014 World Cup The structures and logistics are 90% complete The Federal Government will be on hand to help us hold the best Games in history,” added Fufuca The city of Rio de Janeiro will also host the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in 2025 with the support of the Ministry of Sports Mayors Rodrigo Neves and Eduardo Paes also emphasized the importance of the sporting legacy and the work that will be carried out if the cities are chosen “The sporting legacy will be extraordinary We are capable of working to build this over the next six years,” said Neves if we are successful and are given the opportunity to host the Games the sports and the evolution of Brazilian sports we will leave a lasting legacy to the cities and will work alongside the organizing committee,” added Paes Rio and Niterói will send a detailed report to Panam Sports explaining how the sports will be divided between the cities the entity will analyze the proposal and may approve it or request adjustments The selection of the host city is scheduled for August “The COB showed the maturity of the Brazilian Olympic movement this Wednesday We are very happy to have a Brazilian bid to hold the Pan American Games in two sister cities: Rio de Janeiro and Niterói I wish the teams from the candidate cities much luck and hard work we will continue to contribute to the evolution of sports in Brazil,” said COB President Marco La Porta If you continue to use our website, you consent to our cookies to ensure, all features on our website work properly. 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All rights reserved RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Famous for its beaches and vibrant parties in the Southern Hemisphere’s summer Rio de Janeiro now has an attraction for winter: humpback whales Rio’s sister city across the Guanabara Bay on Thursday launched a whale-watching program that enables tourists to closely observe the mammoth mammals humpback whales migrate to Brazilian waters to breed Around 25,000 humpback whales make a 2,500-mile (4,000-kilometer) journey from feeding areas in Antarctica to northeast Brazil an area of coral reefs off the coast of Bahia and Espirito Santo states known for featuring the greatest marine biodiversity in the South Atlantic The whale-watching program is a joint initiative by the municipality of Niteroi and researchers from conservation initiative Amigos da Jubarte (Friends of the Humpback Whale) which also conducts scientific research during the tours “Tourism can be a tool for the protection of species,” André Bento president of Niteroi’s tourism agency told The Associated Press on an outing on Thursday “I don’t think anyone who gets on this boat comes off the same way That’s certainly true for Romina Gomes who was left awestruck after spotting five whales and four dolphins ”I couldn’t have predicted such wonder the grace of a 40-ton animal that moves and dances with such lightness.” they swam deftly alongside her boat and played in its wake The expedition set off from the Niteroi Yacht Club and new boarding locations may be used as whale-watching tourism develops we have spotted different species of dolphins turtles and numerous seabird species,” Ferrari added saying that success depends on wind and sea conditions costing 550 Brazilian reais ($100) on weekdays and 600 reais on weekends The guides follow federal environmental regulations that require vessels to stay at least 100 meters (328 feet ) from the whales That time limit is halved if a calf is present and these norms are important not just for the animals Gabriela Sá Pessoa reported from Sao Paulo Follow AP’s coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at https://apnews.com/hub/latin-america Stay secure and make sure you have the best reading experience possible by upgrading your browser Brazil – February 2025 – Inspired by the 2025 Strenna: “Anchored in Hope Pilgrims with the Young,” the Salesian Youth Movement (SYM) and the Pastoral Directorate of the Salesian Presence in Niterói hosted the Fourth Salesian Youth Meeting on February 22 Over 100 young people gathered at the Courtyard of the First Salesian House in Brazil which marked the beginning of educational and pastoral activities opened with the Holy Mass and continued with sports Educators highlighted the power of sports in promoting integration as well as the values needed to become responsible citizens working for the common good ANS - “Agenzia iNfo Salesiana” is a on-line almost daily publication the communication agency of the Salesian Congregation enrolled in the Press Register of the Tibunal of Rome as n 153/2007 This site also uses third-party cookies to improve user experience and for statistical purposes By scrolling through this page or by clicking on any of its elements Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has added more work to its to-do list for Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras by securing two new long-term contracts The Brazil-built and flagged 142.2-meter-long pipelay support vessel (PLSV) Skandi Niterói has been given a three-year firm plus option contract The vessel is owned by DOFCON Navegação Ltda. a joint venture between DOF Subsea (50%) and TechnipFMC (50%) the anchor handling support vessel (AHTS) Skandi Botafogo currently contracted by Petrobras until Q1 2025 has secured a “very large contract” for four years firm plus a one-year option that will commence in sequence to the current contract This vessel is also Brazilian-built and flagged. Prior to commencement, the vessel will have a work class ROV rated 3,000 meters installed on board delivering an AHTS 180t BP + ROV for the same tender as Skandi Amazonas and Skandi Rio said: “We are thrilled to announce both another award for our PLSV fleet in Brazil and the AHTS contract which builds backlog into the 2nd quarter of 2029 These long-term awards demonstrate our unique position in Brazil.” DOF and Petrobras signed three new service contracts worth more than $260 million in September 2023 under which DOF is in charge of providing survey and inspection work to Petrobras In April, DOF secured two contracts with the Brazilian company putting Skandi Amazonas and Skandi Rio to work The Norwegian company added more work for Petrobras earlier this month after having won a contract for the 142-meter-long PLSV Skandi Vitória This vessel is also owned by the joint venture of DOF Subsea and TechnipFMC In terms of other recent news coming from the firm, DOF won a new award with compatriot Equinor for the delivery of inspection maintenance and repair (IMR) services for a duration of up to three years firm Daily news and in-depth stories in your inbox The Pioneers of Offshore Engineering GustoMSC part of NOV’s Marine and Construction business is recognized for providing advanced design & engineering consultancy for mobile offshore units and reliable equipment and technical knowledge into realistic & innovative ideas The performance of new and existing jack-ups To enjoy one of the most beautiful views of the city of Rio de Janeiro cross the Guanábara Bay — as thousands of people do every day — and watching the sunset over the most famous city in Brazil is priceless and while it’s advisable not to let your guard down the chances of contracting dengue are much lower Niterói — a commuter city that has a flying saucer-shaped museum designed by Oscar Niemeyer — is building a reputation as a model city in the face of the dengue crisis which is especially acute this year in Brazil and the rest of Latin America Its incidence rate is 187 cases per 100,000 inhabitants or around seven times less than the average in Brazil or in Rio (1,401 per 100,000 inhabitants) according to official data from the Ministry of Health Part of the secret behind this success is the massive release of modified mosquitoes to which the Wolbachia bacteria was introduced in laboratories This bacteria reduces the mosquitoes’ ability to transmit dengue and other diseases Brazil has recorded more than 1,100 deaths from the disease The national incidence rate is 1,460 cases per 100,000 inhabitants All those involved in the Wolbachia Project emphasize that there’s no type of genetic modification being done the method involves the injection of a natural microorganism into the mosquitoes which is present in 60% of insects on the planet The periodic dissemination of millions of mosquitoes for just over eight years has managed to replace the original Aedes aegypti in Niterói (which don’t have the Wolbachia bacteria) with the modified ones The World Mosquito Program (WMP) breeds them in a laboratory within the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation a Rio de Janeiro- based public health institution inspired by the Pasteur Institute a French non-profit foundation dedicated to the study of diseases Everything indicates that this modification works explains how during an interview with EL PAÍS at the mosquito farm “The difference between our method and others is that we don’t want to eliminate the mosquitoes: we want to replace the population of Aedes aegypti with our mosquitoes Cabral is in charge of the hatchery, which she manages alongside her team. It’s a laboratory with several environments set at different temperatures. The site should be entered with the minimum amount of exposed skin, because the mosquitoes are unforgiving. Niterói’s Secretary of Health Anamaría Schneider calls the modified insects “good mosquitoes.” She still remembers the astonishment and suspicion of the former mayor when, back in 2015, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) and the WMP proposed that the municipality, with half-a-million residents, host a pilot project. He thought they sounded delirious. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Saúde Niterói (@saude.niteroi) “We have 300 zoonosis control agents who visit 6,000 buildings a day,” Schneider explains The City Council has specific equipment to enter abandoned buildings Brazil is the only country (for now) that supplies it via the public healthcare system Campo Grande and Petrolina are the other cities where the breeding method is being used When the release of lab-modified mosquitoes against dengue began in Niterói the health official recalls that it wasn’t easy to convince the residents live in the neighborhoods where they serve These physicians were in charge of explaining the details of the innovative method to community leaders and neighborhood associations “We managed to convince them… it was a painless job,” Schneider smiles Niterói is reaping the fruit from all the years when this project was implemented while dengue was causing much greater damage on the other side of the bay There’s also the added difficulty posed by armed groups that control entire neighborhoods in Rio: according to Chalegre from WMP this makes the implementation and monitoring of the project very difficult Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get more English-language news coverage from EL PAÍS USA Edition ¿Quieres añadir otro usuario a tu suscripción ¿Por qué estás viendo esto? cambia tu suscripción a la modalidad Premium Cada uno accederá con su propia cuenta de email lo que os permitirá personalizar vuestra experiencia en EL PAÍS ¿Tienes una suscripción de empresa? Accede aquí para contratar más cuentas En el caso de no saber quién está usando tu cuenta, te recomendamos cambiar tu contraseña aquí. Si decides continuar compartiendo tu cuenta, este mensaje se mostrará en tu dispositivo y en el de la otra persona que está usando tu cuenta de forma indefinida, afectando a tu experiencia de lectura. Puedes consultar aquí los términos y condiciones de la suscripción digital. Courtesy of Louis VuittonThe building’s form is often described as futuristic and space-like and perches atop the rocky cliffside allowing full panoramic views of the Guarana Bay which bridges the elevated museum to the paved ground proved the perfect catwalk coming alive with the rhythmic procession of models extending the trajectory of the ramp and staying true to Niemeyer’s original design intention for the building to emerge "from the ground" and "continuously grow and spread." "I so admire the power of Oscar Niemeyer’s conviction. His vision, his radicality, his utopia even," said Nicolas Ghesquière "Being able to show a fashion collection in such an architecturally powerful space is a sensorial experience what I saw most of all was movement and an explosive energy that lives somewhere between modernism and tropicality I was fascinated by the constant duality between nature and urbanism and the pictorial explosion it creates." AD Classics: Niterói Contemporary Art Museum / Oscar Niemeyer The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum was designed by the famed Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and completed in 1996 situated on a cliffside above Guanabara bay in the city of Niterói brilliantly frames the panoramic views of the city of Rio De Janeiro and encapsulates the simple yet brilliant signature aesthetic of Niemeyer News via Louis Vuitton O endereço abaixo não existe na globo.com Shlomo and Shterna Sarah Ossowiecki will be moving on Shlichus to Niterói to establish a permanent Jewish presence in the city Just a ferry ride across the Guanabara Bay from Rio De Janeiro Niterói is a center of Brazilian culture and business Their Jewish community consists of hundreds of families who have relied on traveling Rabbis for all of their Jewish needs and services The Ossowieki’s have already visited Niterói and the community members who they have met have conveyed much warmth and eagerness at the prospect of finally receiving a Rabbi and Rebbetzin of their own we have recognized the great demand for a leader The importance of Jewish identity and pride is more important than it’s ever been We will work to foster Jewish pride and spread the Rebbe’s message that Hashem loves every Jew no matter their past and that just one mitzva can bring Moshiach,” says Rabbi Ossowiecki Ossowiecki embark on this journey with their two children into unchartered territory stand behind him and show him that he is not alone Your investment and partnership in the establishment of a center for Jewish life in Niterói will ensure that the Rebbe’s directive to be there for each and every Jew will be fulfilled Partner with the Ossowieckis on their important mission that will transform the city of Niterói for the better at shlichusstartup.com Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" The dates displayed for an article provide information on when various publication milestones were reached at the journal that has published the article activities on preceding journals at which the article was previously under consideration are not shown (for instance submission Atmospheric ResearchCitation Excerpt :Furthermore the mean mixing ratios of FA in the tropical western Pacific were 506 pptv based on the campaign conducted during January to February of 2014 by flights from the northern coast of Australia to Gram and the maximum of FA was found near Papua New Guinea probably induced by increasing isoprene and direct emission (biomass combustion) (Anderson et al. The concentrations of carbonyls showed with obviously diurnal patterns that the peaks occurred at noontime and/or early afternoon in comparison to low values appearing in the morning and night consistent with the typical pattern of secondary formation (Ochs et al. the diurnal patterns might be different due to varying contributions of sources in different seasons or sites All content on this site: Copyright © 2025 Elsevier B.V. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer with the assistance of structural engineer Bruno Contarini, the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (MAC) is one of the most popular landmarks in Rio de Janeiro. While all is currently well at the UFO-shaped museum the sub-mayor convinced the owner of the land adjacent to the museum that city council had hopelessly locked the property from building anything new After purchasing the land from the hoodwinked owner After personally inaugurating the MAC bumping the surrounding land up astronomically in price they then sold the property what would equate to over $2,000,000 US currency Due to the winter timing of the dirty dealings the scandal was referred to as the politician's "Christmas Present" to themselves It is intended to take one back to a stripped-down simplicity to spend extended time both inside and out and absorb the natural drama of the Upper Rio Grande Valley and ephemera adorns his two side-by-side homes A German artist built a home and garden filled with whimsical art pieces This house covered in small stones was the work of one man over the course of nearly 30 years nearly every surface—inside and out—is covered in mosaic artwork A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art A New York–based physician returned home to Spain to build his own elaborate monument to Christopher Columbus One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D Try finding what you're looking for in our search box ...or hit the homepage for the latest news updates Tell us which broken link brought you here if you really think the page you were looking for should be here © 2025 SurferToday.com | All Rights Reserved Already a member? Log in Not a member? Sign up Explore our Food Tours → Cariocas don’t give much love to Niterói, joking that the only reason to go to this city across Guanabara Bay is for its spectacular view of Rio de Janeiro. But while less busy and far less popular than Rio, Niterói is full of lovely beaches excellent restaurants and hundreds of bars Among the many reasons to visit is Salve Simpatia family-run bar serving snacks to go with drinks – where traditional bar gastronomy mixes perfectly with delicious artisanal burgers Salve Simpatia (which means something like “Hello my brother” in Portuguese) opened in 2012 and was known only to locals in the Icaraí area for a while owners Beto and Eduardo opened a downtown branch where thousands of people travel to and from Rio de Janeiro every day They also decided to make the new place into a temple of samba music and “MPB,” traditional Brazilian popular music Both of those factors surely contributed to the bar’s success But the real secret to Salve Simpatia’s winning formula is the food It’s rare to find a bar in Niterói that serves authentic and delicious botequim snacks Salve Simpatia offers delicacies like chips made of jiló a kind of African eggplant fried with manioc flour commonly served in old Brazilian bars; caldo de feijoada a special bean broth that offers all the delicious flavors of a real feijoada; and torresminho Those three tidbits alone make the bar worth a visit which must rank amongst the top three in not just Niterói these burgers have each been given a unique Brazilian spin a rare Brazilian goat cheese similar to Portugal’s renowned Serra da Estrela What better to go with burgers and jiló chips than beer Salve Simpatia serves more than 40 different brews from all over the world Definitely worth a ferry ride across the bay loading map - please wait...Map could not be loaded - please enable Javascript!→ more information (ANS - Niterói) - The "Mamma Margarita" Salesian oratory and youth center of Niterói is helping needy families of the surrounding communities by distributing food and hygiene products "What is more interesting is that when we started asking for donations we had nothing and Divine Providence assisted us at all times," testified the Salesian responsible for the campaign The "Salesian Solidarity Campaign" has been helping children and adolescents in needy communities in Niterói for four months And it is through the Youth Center of the "Mamma Margherita" Oratory that children and adolescents from these communities receive help and shops have had to suspend their work to avoid gatherings; as did the Salesian social work According to the Salesian Social Communication Office many children of the families who live in the areas surrounding the Salesian Youth Center already before the pandemic had access only to the meals the social work of the Sons of Don Bosco made available to them the need arose to start a food donation campaign so that families “When we started the campaign in March it was mainly to help the approximately 350 children we serve here in our social work These children and their families are needy: people from the surrounding communities socially vulnerable and at risk," explained Fr Marques other families subsequently began to seek support from the Salesian social work "The families of the communities of Alarico and Cavalão learned that we were distributing kits with basic foods and came looking for us So we decided to register all these people to follow each family's situation more precisely .. There were weeks in which we had 90 families to look after and we had no food basket to deliver And there were 120 families to take the kit." The Salesian Solidarity Campaign continues to collect non-perishable foods and personal hygiene items Donations are left at the reception of the Salesian Institutes of Niterói view of the installation with the bright landscape of rio in the background felippe moraes‘ work commissioned by the niterói contemporary art museum reveals the percentage of black in each of the flags challenges our understandings of tones and numbers and how they can interact with one another the flags are printed by a sublimation process in polyester and each one of them is 4% lighter than the previous one therefore going from 100% to 0% — from all black to pure white the numbers indicating the percentage in the middle of each flag are shown in the opposite tones of the background — going from white to black in the same 4% proportion flags are printed by a sublimation process in polyester and each one of them is 4% lighter than the previous one has a strong human understanding to it — confronting our conceptual and visual insights to the world the work came to strongly reflect brazil’s recent political turmoils that lead to a coup — thus raising a discussion about how our visions of the world can be so fragmented and extreme at the same moment the artist suggests that there are more nuances in the understanding of the surrounding environment ‘[…] having such a strong architectural presence and stunning landscape it is always a challenge to develop any work in the external area of this building instead of competing with these two strong visual vectors I decided to embrace them and discuss our very apprehension of the phenomena of the world quantifying it and contrasting this rationality with the surrounding space and also having the strong winds of the area working in favor of the work’, moraes discusses further.  felippe moraes progression flags at oscar niemeyer’s famous MAC-niteroi grayscale: the flags challenge people’s understanding of tones and numbers both literally and figuratively 0% flag: the installation has a strong human understanding to it and reflects our current vision of the world the font color goes in the opposite proportion of the flag background (from white to black) 7 of the gray flags contrasting with the bold red ramp  the sugarloaf mountain is strikingly dominating the landscape in the background the project coincided with brazil’s recent political turmoil that have led to a coup designboom has received this project from our ‘DIY submissions‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here. happening now! partnering with antonio citterio, AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function, but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style, context, and personal expression. Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker with the brand account sharing a quote from the designer: “The setting inspired me right away It’s about being transported into a relationship where nature That’s not the only news out of Louis Vuitton today, either: Ghesquière has also just joined Snapchat, username nghesquiere1. His account promises more behind-the-scene looks at his travels, campaign shoots, and—we’d bet—the events leading up to Louis Vuitton’s Resort 2017 show. Please visit these standalone sites for more information GE Aerospace | GE Vernova | GE HealthCare  RIO DE JANEIRO---January 6, 2014---GE Oil & Gas (NYSE: GE) today announced the opening of the most modern logistics base for the Brazilian oil and gas sector With an area of 590,000 square feet and investments that exceed $100 million GE's base in Niteroi in the state of Rio de Janeiro was designed primarily to load and unload installer ships and target the mobilization and maintenance of oil wells "GE is proud to start the operations of this logistics base a state-of-the-art structure that will enable a more efficient delivery of products and services for our client This inauguration is an important step in strengthening GE's presence in the oil and gas sector and a significant contribution in terms of productivity gains for pre-salt fields exploration," said Marcelo Soares which gets its name from its long arm and T-shape The operation of the logistics base creates 250 jobs The project reinforces the company's innovation strategy in Brazil that has become a reference for GE worldwide a strategic client and partner of GE Oil & Gas in Brazil "The potential of the Brazilian oil market requires innovation GE Oil & Gas will continue its historic partnership with the country to help promote new discoveries It is of vital importance for us to be increasingly efficient in Brazil strengthening our presence in the constantly growing local industry," said Joao Geraldo Ferreira president and CEO for Latin America---GE Oil & Gas the base also features advanced land transportation infrastructure which sit high above the ground and carry cargo beneath their structure and other equipment for moving large pipes on the ground with capacities of 300 and 350 tons each The site also has three warehouses that have a total area of 55,000 square feet for storage of accessories and parts The new logistics base is positioned close to a number of key components for Petrobras such as service providers and next to Wellstream's existing plant in Niteroi This GE unit is a supplier to Petrobras and to other operators in Brazil with high-quality products and flexible pipes for oil and gas subsea transportation The base also is strategically located nearby the Santos Basin in the Brazilian pre-salt area GE (NYSE: GE) works on things that matter. 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For more information, visit the company's website at www.ge.com GE Oil & Gas is committed to the local industry evolution and continuously invest to develop solutions for different demands within the region We also carry out local training and invest in research as key steps to meet our goals The company has 29 plants distributed in Brazil GE Oil & Gas is the regional leader in advanced technologies for the fast-growing oil and gas market Tom MurnaneSoteryx Corporation [email protected] +1 518 886 1076 Howard MastoMasto Public Relations [email protected] 1-518-786-6488 GE newsMasto Public Relations [email protected][email protected] +44 1224 345759+44 7767 611672 Fabio PianiniGE Oil & Gas [email protected] +39-342-391-3298 Alessandra FonsecaGE Oil & Gas - Latin America [email protected] +55-21-3548-3195+55-21-6901-6669 GE Oil & Gas Opens Logistics Base in Brazil with Investments Exceeding $100.. has secured two contracts with Petrobras for the pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) Skandi Vitória and Skandi Niteroi The vessels will perform decommissioning and subsea installation work with Skandi Niteroi operating mostly in shallow water and Skandi Vitória working in shallow and deep water Both vessels are Brazilian-built and flagged and owned by DOFCON Navegação a joint venture between DOF Subsea and TechnipFMC Operations are expected to begin by February 2022 DOF Subsea landed several contracts with Petrobras In May, the Norwegian company won multiple contracts to support the ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic surveys that Shearwater GeoServices will conduct on three Petrobras’ fields offshore Brazil the company will provide vessel and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services for the survey campaigns on the Jubarte Two months ago, DOF Subsea secured two contracts for its Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels with Petrobras and Equinor Anchor handler Skandi Paraty was awarded a one-year contract extension with Petrobras until July 2022 The article was amended on 1 September at 10:00 a.m Brazil (AP) — Paul Fernando Schreiner paces around a sparsely furnished room swatting mosquitoes from his arms and neck as he wonders if today will be any different from all the others dense air of this city across the bay from Rio de Janeiro feels insufferable where the 36-year-old had been living when he was deported by the U.S Conversations are rare for Schreiner as he speaks no Portuguese and few people here speak anything but Portuguese But language is only one issue: The food and even the sports Brazilians follow — Schreiner likes American football more than soccer — don't feel right "I am anything but Brazilian," said Schreiner underscoring the increasingly hard line the Trump administration is taking with legal residents deemed deportable immigration authorities went to such lengths to remove Schreiner that they may have broken Brazilian law and have made it virtually impossible for him to exercise his supposed Brazilian citizenship forcibly removing people like Schreiner violates basic human rights and amounts to triple jeopardy: Adoptees were abandoned as children in their home countries are abandoned a second time by their adopted country and then are sent to a place where they have no family don't speak the language and have few skills to survive "He shouldn't have to suffer a second time," his mother said through tears from her home outside Seward citizen but lived as an American for 30 years adoption groups estimate that between 35,000 and 75,000 adoptees in the United States could be in such a situation today many incorrectly believing they are already citizens aimed at streamlining the process by making citizenship automatic for children adopted from overseas But there was an exception: For children already in America only those under 18 when the law went into effect qualified Applying for citizenship based on eligibility as a green-card holder was also out: When he was 21 Schreiner was convicted of statutory rape for having sex with a 14-year-old After spending nearly eight years in prison in Nebraska started pool-cleaning and carpenter businesses and developed a close relationship with Jason Young a pastor at Heritage Baptist Church in Goodyear Then I get a call one day that he was in prison again referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2004 he was notified by ICE that there was a deportation order against him But a removal order did not always lead to deportation during the administrations of Presidents George Bush and Barack Obama "The official position of the Brazilian Government — stated in the Brazilian Law of the Child and Adolescent — is that adoption is an irrevocable act which confers to the adopted child the same rights as those living with his or her biological parents," Alexandre Addor Neto wrote to Homeland Security in 2004 in response to a U.S request that Brazil issue travel documents for Schreiner's deportation "The Brazilian government does not issue travel documents for the purpose of deportation of a Brazilian national in this situation unless that person freely manifests his or her clear and unequivocal wish to return to Brazil Brazilian authorities again denied the U.S government's request for documents to deport him Weeks turned into eight months in an immigration detention facility in Florence Brazilian consular officials in Los Angeles told him that he could refuse to get on a plane Schreiner was awakened and told he was being deported "Brazil is a corrupt government and will let you in," Schreiner said an ICE agent told him about the fact that he didn't have a passport Schreiner said he was told that if he made a fuss he would be put in a "burrito bag," a type of straight jacket used for resisting arrestees ICE said only that Schreiner had been deported and declined to comment further In handcuffs and accompanied by two agents Schreiner said he was flown on a commercial flight from Phoenix to New York American Airlines officials didn't want to let Schreiner on the flight to Rio de Janeiro The only documentation ICE agents had for Schreiner was a "certificate of nationality" that the consulate in Los Angeles "Fernando," and the arbitrary birth date Schreiner was given when he was adopted "He is a wanted felon in Brazil," Schreiner said the agents told airline officials agents and Brazilian federal police argued about whether to let him in After a series of phone calls and heated conversations Schreiner was taken through the gift shop to the front of the airport The Brazilian federal police did not respond to multiple requests from The Associated Press seeking comment Brazil's foreign ministry said the consulate in Los Angeles was "instructed to formally confirm who had a final deportation order against him." "I don't understand how somebody who had been living in the U.S can be abandoned like this," said Segisfredo Silva Vanderlai a 68-year-old pastor with whom Schreiner has been living "He was thrown out like human garbage." Schreiner doesn't remember much about his early years His parents adopted him from an orphanage in Nova Iguaçu a Rio municipality interspersed with slums controlled by heavily armed drug traffickers and paramilitary groups "I remember my older sister reaching into garbage cans too tall for me and finding bananas and other foods to eat," Schreiner said running and hiding from older kids with guns." Schreiner and his sister ended up in a house It was there that his sister was taken away by people Schreiner just remembers as "bad men," and never heard from again Schreiner said he ended up in an orphanage where he was repeatedly sexually molested trauma that led to bed-wetting until he was a teenager Life on a farm in Nebraska with four other adopted siblings was happy his parents said they put off his becoming a U.S citizen until he was older and able to fully participate in the decision "It was a big miscalculation on our part," Roger Schreiner said "It never occurred to us that any of our children could go to prison." He has been unable to get a Brazilian birth certificate an identification card or a tax ID number needed to work Coming into the country through the backdoor with a certificate of citizenship referring to him only as "Fernando" has been one obstacle with civil registry officials Another is that there is no original record of his birth a common situation of adoptees and other poor people in Brazil Vanderlai and others have been trying to help Schreiner navigate the bureaucracy where he speaks the language and would be closer to family "Deportation is for illegal immigrants," Schreiner said "I didn't request to come to the U.S. Associated Press photojournalist Nati Harnik contributed to this report from Seward Peter Prengaman on Twitter: twitter.com/peterprengaman Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information just across Guanabara Bay from Rio de Janeiro say that 100 of their colleagues were illegally arrested and some of them even raped by police in late May It's an acceleration of violence against sex workers by police with orders to tidy up Rio’s massive sex industry before the 2014 World Cup kicks off June 12 TOKYO – Petrobras has extended its charter of the FPSO Cidade de Niterói MV18 with MODEC’s Dutch subsidiary until March 2024 The vessel has been operating at theMarlim Leste oil field in the Campos basin offshore Brazil since February 2009 installation and commissioning of the FPSO with SOFEC designing and supplying the spread mooring system moored in around 1,400 m (4,593 ft) of water can process 100,000 b/d of crude oil and 3.5 MMcm/d of gas per day and has a crude storage capacity of 1.6 MMbbl Since the start of the charter it has produced and offloaded nearly 120 MMbbl