Good news seldom travels fast.
A perfect case in point is Brazil, where the mainstream media that drives both the local and International press, feeds off the hands of conservative clans, who, for political reasons, always fail to bring to light the achievements of my country.
Here's a small selection of some really great projects you won't find in the media.
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FEDERAL UNIVERSITY @ TRIANGULO MINEIRO
This Government funded University in the Uberaba city, Minas Gerais estate, offers over 1.300 seats in Medicine, Health, Bio-Sciences and Engineering.
http://www.uftm.edu.br/
VIVER MELHOR Housing Estate (Live Better), MANAUS-AM
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UFABC FEDERAL UNIVERSITY
Another Gov funded University, the UFABC was awarded 1° place in research and publications' impact by SCImago, and 1° spot by MEC for graduate courses in Brazil.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universidade_Federal_do_ABC
'MY HOUSE - MY LIFE' SOCIAL HOUSING PROJECT HAS ALREADY HELPED OVER 1.5 MILLION FAMILIES
2,24
million houses built and another 510 thousand before the end of the
year, reaching a staggering target of 2,75 million houses and
apartments.
NEW 24H A&E AT CHAPECÓ - SANTA CATARINA ESTATE
Newly-opened A&E at Chapecó, in the southern Santa Catariana estate has already treated 6 thousand patients.
ADVANCED CAMPUS OF ALFENAS FEDERAL UNIVERSITY
VARGINHA - MINAS GERAIS ESTATE
The Unifal, in the southeast Minas Gerais estate, was recently opened in 2013 by President Dilma Rousseff. The University offers over 4.000 places in courses from Economic Sciences to Computing and Biology.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universidade_Federal_de_Alfenas
MATO GROSSO ESTATE 2ND RAIL NETWORK
NEW FAFEN UNIT IN SERGIPE ESTATE
New production unit of Petrobras Nitrogen Fertilisers (Fafen-SE), in the northeast estate of Sergipe.
PRESIDENT DILMA DELIVERS OIL-TRUCKS AND MACHINES TO ALAGOAS AND PIAUI NORTHEAST ESTATES.
As
part of a vast program of development and investment - PAC2 - Alagoas
estate received 310 vehicles and machinery, while Piauí, 136
equipments, totalling an investment of approximately US$ 17 million
dollars.
http://www.upb.org.br/uniao-dos-municipios-da-bahia/informativos-e-noticias/index.php?id=17291&pag=8
FLEIXEIRAS I, WIND-FARM IN TRAIRI, CEARÁ ESTATE
http://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/especiais/energia/2012/08/17/noticias_internas_energia,312422/pais-inicia-obtencao-de-energia-limpa-atraves-das-ondas-no-porto-de-pecem-no-ceara.shtml
NEW PETROBRAS PLATFORM P-62 IN PERNAMBUCO ESTATE
With a daily capacity of 180 thousand Oil barrels and 6 million cubic metres of Gas, the new platform is part of the Government PAC program of Growth and Development.
http://fatosedados.blogspetrobras.com.br/2013/12/17/concluidas-obras-da-p-62/
IRRIGATION PROJECT IN JUAZEIRO, BAHIA ESTATE
In the semi-arid north-eastern region of Salitre, by the São Francisco river bank, the project aims to develop and support the local agriculture.
http://www.pac.gov.br/obra/8064
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PROJECT BRASIL SOLAIR, BAHIA ESTATE
As part of the PAC program of Development, 1000 Homes received solar-panels in the Juazeiro district, at the Northeastern Bahia estate.
Many residents, including women, received special training and helped install the panels in their own homes.
http://www.brasilsolair.com.br/projeto-juazeiro/microgeracao-solar-chega-mil-residencias-na-bahia
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R$ 1.5 BILLION BEING INVESTED INTO WIND-FARMS at RIO GRANDE do SUL
10 new wind-farms being built in the southernmost estate in Brazil
THE SÃO FRANCISCO RIVER DIVERSION PROJECT
A mega project, diverting the São Francisco river to bring water and development to over 12 million people, covering 390 municipalities in Brazil's long-suffering Northeast drylands.
This single photo does not do justice to the sheer scale of this project nor the profound effect it will have in one of Brazil's most challenging regions.
Project website -> http://integracaosaofrancisco.gov.br/
