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Brazilian food

Brazil declares acai a national fruit to ward off ‘biopiracy’

Baskets of acai berries at the Ver-o-Peso wholesale market in Belem, Brazil, in November 2025. Acai’s active ingredients have piqued the interest of food and cosmetic companies worldwide.
Baskets of acai berries at the Ver-o-Peso wholesale market in Belem, Brazil, in November 2025. Acai’s active ingredients have piqued the interest of food and cosmetic companies worldwide.

S’pore youth at COP30 learn how Amazonian communities face environmental inequality, rely on nature

Government staff and the Singapore youth with Combu Island resident Lana Pantoja (third from right) and her family.
Government staff and the Singapore youth with Combu Island resident Lana Pantoja (third from right) and her family.

Genetic test to reveal whether Brazil’s bird flu case is linked to zoo deaths

A drone image shows a pond filled with birds at a closed zoo after Brazil confirmed an outbreak of bird flu on Friday, triggering protocols for a nationwide trade ban of poultry for top buyer China and state restrictions for other major consumers, in Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil, May 19, 2025. REUTERS/Diego Vara
A drone image shows a pond filled with birds at a closed zoo after Brazil confirmed an outbreak of bird flu on Friday, triggering protocols for a nationwide trade ban of poultry for top buyer China and state restrictions for other major consumers, in Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil, May 19, 2025. REUTERS/Diego Vara

Brazil retail billionaire Abilio Diniz dies at 87

FILE PHOTO: Abilio Diniz, the third largest Carrefour shareholder gestures during a meeting of the Council for Economic and Social Development (CDES) at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Abilio Diniz, the third largest Carrefour shareholder gestures during a meeting of the Council for Economic and Social Development (CDES) at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo

Several countries including Thailand ban Brazilian beef as ‘atypical’ mad-cow probe goes on

A file photo of a worker at a plant of JBS S.A, the world's largest beef producer, in Santana de Parnaiba, Brazil.
A file photo of a worker at a plant of JBS S.A, the world's largest beef producer, in Santana de Parnaiba, Brazil.

Football: Pele released from hospital

Brave Brazilians take BBQ to death-defying heights

Chef Ivan Brehm finds his true culinary voice at Nouri

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