a payment management and expenses control fintech founded in Minas Gerais recently announced it has raised $3.6 million in its seed round which was led by Better Tomorrow Ventures (BTV) — a US fund specialized in early-stage fintechs which has already provided capital to Brazilian companies such as Divibank and Clubbi Also participating in this round were funds such as Endeavor Scale Up the company plans to expand its team and its line of products and services Portão 3 participated in Y Combinator’s program and received $125,000 from the US accelerator Portão 3 serves companies in the technology Founded in early 2020 by Bianca Pereira and Fernando Nery the company facilitates the B2B expenses management process Its clients can do transactions through a pre-paid card (physical and virtual) which offers the functionalities of multiple users and dashboards for real-time monitoring of transactions The payment infrastructure for Portão 3 was made by partner Swap a fintech company operating in the banking sector (BaaS) sector “Our products and services stimulate and facilitate the financial management of companies which helps bring technology to segments that in the last three years were greatly damaged by the pandemic the idea is to invest to impact and generate even more value for the industry positively,” explains the co-founder of Portão 3 the company transacted $58 million and issued 1 million physical and virtual cards going against the market in a troubled period in which startups from various sectors find themselves in Latin America with the fall of multi-million capital contributions in a scenario where many companies are cutting back on staff Portão 3 wants to more than triple its team focusing on the growth of the startup’s product another of Portão 3’s plans is to expand its services in LatAm where it already has a partnership with Bitso “Our mission is to offer a technology that results in savings for large Brazilian companies and industries We seek to facilitate and give greater visibility to the payment management of companies We want employees on the go to experience more autonomy and freedom and financial teams to have more control over their spending,” explains co-founder Bianca Pereira other startups have advanced in the expanding corporate market which later changed its name to Flash Expense the mobility app Wappa and the fintech Expense Mobi teamed up to create Stuo a platform that already serves more than 5,000 businesses and adds up to 1 million users the company will seek this year to become a reference in the corporate spending sector expanding its portfolio of solutions and building loyalty among corporate card users Carrasco is a Contributing Reporter at Fintech Nexus covering the most impactful stories from a Latin American perspective He has contributed to several international publications May they burn in the fires of their own damnation May they freeze in the infinite golden darkness of their own hideous creation Glen: Isn't that kind of insulting Terrence 'Terry' Chandler: I guess it's supposed to be. 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Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb TEHRAN – The ruins of a majestic historical gateway who was the founder of the mighty Achaemenid Empire (ca have been unearthed near the UNESCO-registered Persepolis in southern Iran Supervised by a joint mission of Iranian and Italian archaeologists and cultural heritage experts the dig uncovered vestiges of a massive gateway measuring 30 by 40 meters with a height of approximately 12 meters They (archaeologists) succeeded in proving that Cyrus had ordered the construction of the gateway near Persepolis in Tall-e-Ajori and that this magnificent gateway had been put into operation during the reign of his son Cambyses “The building had a corridor in the center which was in form of a rectangular room measuring eight by twelve meters And the central corridor opened on both sides to the Achaemenid campus,” IRNA quoted senior Iranian archaeologist Alireza Askari-Charoudi as saying on Monday The discovery was made during the tenth excavation season jointly supervised by the Italian archaeologist Pierfrancesco Callieri from the University of Bologna and his Iranian counterpart Askari-Charoudi from the University of Shiraz The first season was held in the Iranian calendar year 1390 (2011) The gateway is made of [brick and] clay materials and the whole exterior has been decorated with painted bricks The lower parts and the plinth of the walls are decorated with [themes of] lotus flowers and facade of the walls are embellished with various colored panels of mythical animals Elamites and Mesopotamians,” the Iranian archaeologist explained the central room bears inscriptions in Babylonian and Elamite (cuneiforms),” he added the top Iranian archaeologist said: “ The sum of written documents motifs used to decorate the facade of the building and some other evidence reveal that this structure was built after 539 BC in honor of the conquest of Babylon by Cyrus the Great.” founded by the Persian kings Cyrus and Darius stretched from the Balkans to Central Asia at its peak It was the first state model based on diversity and tolerance of different cultures and religions Once Cyrus and his army entered the city of Babylonian they did not burn it to the ground (as usually happened with conquered cities at this period) but he freed the population from forced labor obligations sent back to various shrines statues of gods and allowed the people who had been brought to Babylon by the Babylonian kings to return to their homes he was effectively allowing people to pursue unmolested their own religious practices The royal city of Persepolis ranks among the archaeological sites which have no equivalent whose magnificent ruins rest at the foot of Kuh-e Rahmat (Mountain of Mercy) was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire It is situated 60 kilometers northeast of the city of Shiraz in Fars province The city was burnt by Alexander the Great in 330 BC apparently as revenge to the Persians because it seems the Persian King Xerxes had burnt the Greek City of Athens around 150 years earlier The city’s immense terrace was begun about 518 BC by Darius the Great successive kings erected a series of architecturally stunning palatial buildings among them the massive Apadana palace and the Throne Hall (“Hundred-Column Hall”) This 13-ha ensemble of majestic approaches and dependencies is classified among the world’s greatest archaeological sites Persepolis was the seat of the government of the Achaemenid Empire though it was designed primarily to be a showplace and spectacular center for the receptions and festivals of the kings and their empire The site is marked by a large terrace with its east side abutting the Kuh-e Rahmat (“Mount of Mercy”) The other three sides are formed by a retaining wall varying in height with the slope of the ground from 13 to 41 feet (4 to 12 meters); on the west side a magnificent double stair in two flights of 111 short stone steps leads to the top On the terrace are the ruins of several colossal buildings all constructed of a dark gray stone (often polished to a marble-like surface) from the adjacent mountain the stone was cut with the utmost precision into blocks of great size which were laid without mortar; many of them are still in place 13 of which still stand in the audience hall of Darius I (the Great; reigned 522–486 BC) the name given to a similar hall built by Darius at Susa There are two more columns still standing in the entrance hall of the Gate of Xerxes and a third has been assembled there from its broken pieces In 1933 two sets of gold and silver plates recording in the three forms of cuneiform—ancient Persian and Babylonian—the boundaries of the Persian empire were discovered in the foundations of Darius’s hall of audience and Artaxerxes III indicate to which monarch the various buildings were attributed The oldest of these on the south retaining wall gives Darius’s famous prayer for his people: “God protect this country from foe and falsehood.” There are numerous reliefs of Persian and 23 scenes separated by cypress trees depict representatives from the remote parts of the empire who made appropriate offerings to the king at the national festival of the vernal equinox MOSSEL BAY NEWS - A 38-year-old man was shot dead in H According to members of the public the man murdered was a spaza shop owner Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm Pojie says the suspect then took the victim's delivery vehicle after the murder "Police members attended to the crime scene where they found the victim with a gunshot wound to his body The victim was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel." The suspect then crashed into a fence with the vehicle Pojie says a 20-year-old suspect was arrested while trying to flee the accident scene across from the Hotel Portao Diaz Da Gamaskop police are investigating a case of murder and a case of hijacking.The suspect will appear in the Mossel Bay Magistrate's Court once he has been charged Previous article: Bakkie ry deur heining ‘We bring you the latest Garden Route MOSSEL BAY NEWS - The Myrtle Tree NPO held a breakfast to honour single mothers on Saturday which provides practical support to single moms who plays the part of Virginia in the television soapie Kente was in the original cast of the epic TV soapie Kente is also a single mother of four.  She spoke on the topic of forgiveness at the breakfast A fashion show formed part of the breakfast event.  PHOTO GALLERY: Single mothers honoured at Mother’s Day event Models from Gemini Model and Talent Agency modelled evening dresses. 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'We bring you the latest Mossel Bay, Garden Route news' These Brazilian songs are some of the most widely played songs and will almost certainly be on everyone’s mind “Você Partiu Meu Coração” (“You Broke My Heart”) Nego do Borel is a funk singer that recently adjusted his lyrics to appeal to more mainstream audience The payoff was success with “Você Partiu Meu Coração,” which features Brazilian pop-funk singer Anitta and Brazilian sertanejo artist Wesley Safadão and is a recent example of this young singer’s rise to fame “Abre o Portão Que Eu Cheguei” is by Gusttavo Lima a respected sertanejo singer and national heartthrob whose songs are mostly about love and relationships He broke into the international music scene in 2012 when he toured in the U.S.A and later gained recognition in the European market with his hit single “Balada” (“Party”) “Já Sei Namorar” was one of the few hits from the alternative rock and avant-garde band Tribalistas The band was made up of three members: Arnaldo Antunes it became highly popular during its short time | Photo by lucas Oliveira on Unsplash “Essa Mina É Louca” featuring Jhama is is major Brazilian song hit from Anitta, a Brazilian funk-pop singer born in Rio de Janeiro and one of Brazil’s largest mainstream artists This song is from her award-winning third album “Essa Novinha é Terrorista” by funk artist of the moment MC Kevinho was one of the most played funk songs during the 2017 Carnival The song is about a girl and her friends dancing at a typical baile funk party which usually involves a kind of dance similar to twerking A hit Brazilian single by sertanejo singer Wesley Safadão and featuring artists Matheus and Kauan “Meu Coração Deu PT” is a dramatic song about lost love and a broken heart Wesley Safadão is famous for similarly themed songs The song was released in 2016 and still is played regularly on the radio and in clubs Sign up to our newsletter to save up to $800 on our unique trips See privacy policy “Deu Onda” (“Makes Me Want You”) Another funk single that took over the streets and car stereos during the New Year was “Deu Onda” by MC G15 It has already been covered in various different styles and genres making it one of the most popular songs in Brazil There has even been an English version by an American duo known asAmericano Funk Ainda Há Tempo is an album by Criolo one of Brazil’s most successful and popular rappers one that many Brazilians will have on their playlists Criolo is famed for his incredible musical talent and strong values towards fighting social injustice “Acordando o Predio” is a hit by Luan Santana a popular pop-sertanejo singer from Brazil Although he’s had a lot of national success he hasn’t broken into the international music scene Santana is totally committed to his work—in 2009 he averaged around 25 shows and presentations per month “Vidinha de Balada” is the 2017 hit by Henrique and Juliano It’s common for sertanejo musicians to perform as duos and this 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