Sentences with phrase «of brazilian»

According to a team of Brazilian and American researchers, the ant species that occupy cleared land are quite different from those in the original forest and their behaviour and choice of food has a major impact on whether trees can be re-established (CienciaHoje, vol 15, p 59).

The program, which began in 2002 in Recife, the capital of the Brazilian state Pernambuco, has expanded to 184 cities in that state.

«This is a surprise for everyone... crazy stuff,» says Tasso Azevedo, coordinator of the Greenhouse Gas Emission Estimate System and Observatório do Clima in São Paulo and former head of the Brazilian Forest Service.

Two new species of marmosets, squirrel - sized New World monkeys, have been identified in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon.

«In both years, over part of the Brazilian Amazon there was a state of emergency declared because boats couldn't get food and fuel to some communities,» Lewis said.

Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon started on a large scale in the 1970s and peaked in 2004 before government restrictions curbed land clearing practices there.

Naturally, conservationists remain wary of this idea, considering that only between 2 and 7 percent of the Brazilian savanna, known as the Cerrado, is protected, and it is disappearing at twice the rate of the Amazon.

Over 91 % of the Brazilian children could.

Regional agencies such as FAPESP play a very important role in Brazil, says Wanderley de Souza, a biomedical scientist at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Science.

Roughly 40 percent of Brazilian women of reproductive age have been sterilized, says Joseph Chamie, who is director of the United Nations Population Division.

US researchers investigated this effect towards the end of the 1990s in a large - scale experiment on forest land in the vicinity of the Brazilian town of Manaus.

«Although the sale of Brazilian Blowout in California violated five separate state health, environmental and consumer laws and resulted in numerous acute injuries, we have not been able to get it off the market,» DiBartolomeis said.

Exceptions are made for Native American churchgoers, who are allowed by law to use peyote in prayer meetings, and members of a branch of a Brazilian - based church in Santa Fe, New Mexico, who have won court battles for the right to use the hallucinogenic tea ayahuasca in their religious rituals.

We don't yet know exactly why some areas are more active than others,» said Marcelo Sousa de Assumpção, a professor at the University of São Paulo's Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics & Atmospheric Sciences (IAG - USP), and one of the coordinators of the Brazilian Seismographic Network (RSBR).

«Infants with congenital Zika virus syndrome suffer serious visual impairment: 100 % of Brazilian infants with confirmed and suspected Zika were born with vision problems.»

Hristov then did a postdoc with Thomas Kunz at Boston University using thermal imaging and 3D visualization to study bat behavior in the Texas Hill Country and to get a more accurate census of the Brazilian free - tailed bat population at Carlsbad Cavern in New Mexico.

A number of Brazilian companies have set up operations in Ghana, in areas such as road construction, rice farming, paint production and cashew processing.

Paddick made the position of deputy assistant commissioner but then came the killing of Brazilian electrician de Menezes in July 2005.

Of late Ghana has been enjoying support from Brazil especially in the infrastructural sector, with a number of Brazilian firms working on Ghana's roads.

As well as swimming at the 1936 Olympics, Havelange was part of the Brazilian water polo team at the 1952 Helsinki Games and was chef de mission for the Brazilian delegation at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne.

After becoming vice-president of the Brazilian Sports Confederation, he served as president from 1958 to 1973, before he became the most powerful man in world football.

Among the tell - all plea bargains to come out of the Brazilian investigation was one from Odebrecht's former boss in Peru, Jorge Barata, who said the company gave Toledo's government a $ 20 - million bribe for the highway project.

He also became a member of the Brazilian Olympic Committee and joined the International Cycling Union in 1958.

A Senior Research fellow at the Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy LECIAD, Dr. Ken Ahorsu says the suspension of the Brazilian President Dilma Roussef from office is not likely to have any negative impact on Ghana - Brazil relations.

Capoeira students of all ages showcased their skills as honed in classes led by Correa with the New York Chapter of the Brazilian Association for the Support and Development of the Art Form of Capoeira (ACNYC) in Harlem this past Sat., Apr. 14th at the Police Athletic League Center.

As the political scene in the 1990s came under the sway of the Brazilian real monetary stabilization plan, which ended decades of rampant inflation, former Minister of Finance Fernando Henrique Cardoso (Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)-RRB- defeated Lula in 1994 and again, by an even wider margin, in 1998.

A Bronx native of Brazilian and Palestinian descent is the city's new Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs.

The judicial system, of course, is only the latest of the Brazilian democratic institutions to stagger.

Yet, this process was always treading the thin line between strengthening the basis of the Brazilian democratic system and exposing the fragility of its foundations.

To a large extent, the crisis has been experienced through and on digital platforms — which tells us something about the discontents, since more than 40 % of Brazilian population has no access to the internet.

An overwhelming 47.5 % of Brazilian moms responded that they had received criticism, while US moms were on the opposite end of the spectrum.

A: If I'm alone, I quite like to listen to a bit of Brazilian bossa nova, BBC 6 music and history programs.

I'm tired of the MILFs and their never - ending pilates regimes and celebrities who still look like celebrities after pushing an 8 pound baby out of their Brazilian - waxed vaginas.

Now that the brilliance of my Brazilian Blowout has faded out and left my hair back to its unruly, curled state, it's time to make sure that I'm keeping the curls and frizz in check.

One of the Brazilian campaigners appeared as a witness in January 2012 in a court case brought against Nestlé in Switzerland for spying on campaigners — click here.

You may not have ever heard of this Brazilian supermodel, but you probably know of her husband NFL quarterback Tom Brady.

After an erratic 2015 - 16 season, the combined form of Brazilian duo Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino, together with Adam Lallana and Sadio Mane has bolstered the team.

The sale of Brazilian David Luiz for a hefty price tag of 50 million pounds raised eyebrows to say the least.

The Trotters have officially completed the signing of Brazilian attacking midfielder Andre Moritz on a free.

Liverpool FC have confirmed the signing of the Brazilian Midfielder Philippe Coutinho from Inter Milan on a long term contract, the fee is thought to be around 9.7 Million Euro's.

In an early press conference he lambasted Labrune over the club's recruitment of the Brazilian centre - back Dória, which he had not authorised, saying that the club «doesn't have the structure necessary to evaluate the qualities of a player who doesn't play in France».

Santos loves going forward, probably because of his Brazilian genes, and the fact that he has to fill the boots of a certain Roberto Carlos.

Paulinho was linked with a potential switch to Barcelona as early as June, and the Camp Nou outfit have now secured the transfer of the Brazilian, who will complete the necessary formalities on Thursday.

Liverpool have completed the signing of the Brazilian midfield Roberto Firmino from the German side, Hoffenheim in a deal worth $ 40 million.

And the sad truth is for that reason, his manic play, many Chelsea fans didn't lament their sale of the Brazilian stopper, and were outright joyous at the fact that the Blues had managed to coax a colossal # 50 million transfer fee out of Paris Saint - Germain

Philippe Coutinho has expressed his pride at joining an illustrious group of Brazilian players to be honoured with the Samba Gold award.

Vanderlei Luxemburgo is a man under pressure at the moment after his Flamengo team are bottom of the Brazilian football table after 13 matches in the season.

As far as Chelsea's injury detail is concerned, three players are out for now that include the likes of Brazilian duo Ramires, Oscar and Spanish star Diego Costa.

While video of the bust - up gained traction due to the heavy involvement of Brazilian star Oscar, it was given further life on Thursday following the announcement of an eight - match ban for the former Chelsea player.

And specifically looking at football, the book overlooked the antiquated administration of the Brazilian game.