Environmental Crime: Rio Grande do Sul houses diverse flora and fauna species, many in danger of extinction. Animals are trafficked for sale on the local pet market – notably birds, reptiles and fish.

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia has lifted a ban on poultry imports from Brazil's southernmost state of Rio ...

Cemvita has signed an engagement agreement with Invest RS, formalising its plan to build a facility in Rio Grande do Sul, ...

A special task force in Rio Grande do Sul is handling thousands of cases stemming from the 2024 floods, which caused an ...

The number of people temporarily living in shelters in Rio Grande do Sul, South Brazil, has reached 80,826, as per figures released Monday (May 13).

Santa Maria, RIO GRANDE DO SUL— On the evening of April 29, Jean Paolo Gomes Minella, a hydrologist at the Federal University of Santa Maria in southern Brazil headed to his river monitoring ...

Pregnant former Miss Brazil has been found safe after going missing while visiting Rio Grande do Sul during deadly floods, leaving her American husband desperately trying to find her. Natália ...

The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul's main campus in Porto Alegre is a spacious complex with green trees and amenities. The Biblioteca Central Irmão José Otão, one of Brazil’s ...

In Rio Grande do Sul alone there are more than 150 mining projects that may leverage Brazil's new environmental code to their advantage. Jair Bolsonaro’s victory in the 2018 Brazilian presidential ...

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul or UFRGS) originated as the Escola de Farmácia e Química in 1895, which united with several other higher ...