Brazil's National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) has signed an agreement with the University of Liverpool to create new opportunities for international collaboration in research. Read more

The VI World Science Forum will be taking place in Rio de Janeiro from 24 to 27 November, with the theme of "Science for Global Sustainable Development". Read more

The programme Startup Brasil has selected nine 'accelerator' companies which will each give direct support to between eight and ten start-ups in the area of technology. Each start-up will receive R$ 200 thousand (GBP 67 thousand). Read more

Brazil's Internet Management Committee (Comitê Gestor da Internet - CGI) has set up an online platform for the discussion of internet-related issues in the country. Read more

The Brazilian ambassador has praised the work of Sheffield Hallam University's research centres, and commended the collaboration between Sheffield's businesses and researchers. Read more

Following the terrible loss of life in January’s floods and landslides in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil is creating a nationwide warning and prevention system aimed at minimising the consequences of extreme weather events in future. Science and technology minister Aloizio Mercadante has confirmed that part of the system will be in place by the middle of this year. Read more

Inaugurated by President Lula da Silva on 19 January 2010, the world's first ethanol-fired thermal power plant represents another milestone for Petrobras and Brazil in the production and use of ethanol, emissions reduction and energy security. Read more

Brazilian professionals working abroad – particularly those in high-tech sectors – are invited to join a new network aimed at attracting investment and encouraging technological innovation. Read more

The two-day forum at the University of São Paulo reflects the ongoing collaboration between Brazil and the United Kingdom in science and innovation. Read more

José Goldemberg has received the Blue Planet Prize for his contribution to the development of clean sources of energy. Read more

Another China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite (CBERS) will be launched in Taiyuan in China on 18 September 2007 representing another step in free distribution of remote sensing images. Read more

A delegation of British scientists today visited Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and the Brazilian aircraft manufacturing company EMBRAER, one of the largest in the world. Read more

Brazilian and US scientists have successfully tested a form of stem-cell therapy for Type 1 diabetes sufferers, potentially removing the need for them to receive insulin injections. Read more

Today President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree that creates the National Committee for Biotechnology and outlines a national policy for the sector. Read more

Brazil anticipates producing biofuel at a rate of 1 billion litres per year by the end of 2007, and Haiti is considering adopting aspects of the Brazilian model. Read more

On 29 September the Brazilian Space Agency will unveil Projeto Ciclone, for the purpose of launching rockets and satellites from Alcântara space centre in the state of Maranhão in northeast Brazil. Read more