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The Brazilian government launched a new app only for some of its public employees in Brasilia on the 23rd, still in the testing phase. This is TaxiGov, a transport app similar to Uber and Cabify that ministers and other servers can use to get around the Federal District. For now, only servers of the Secretariat of Management (Seges) of the Ministry of Planning can use the TaxiGov, which was developed for Android, iOS and Windows Phone. With it, employees can request taxis that will be paid by the government on business trips. According to the Brazilian Govern, paying taxis to the servers will represent a saving of 60% in the transportation expenses of public employees. This transportation today is made with a fleet of private drivers hired, which has an annual expense of BRL 32 million. The app has many features from other apps like Uber and 99, including race scheduling and driver evaluation. After the trip, the server will receive the e-mail receipt, which can be us...

The "Partido Novo" candidate for the presidency, João Amoêdo, declared to have a net worth of BRL 425 million (equivalent to USD 100 million) when he applied for registration of his candidacy in the Electoral Justice. Most of the candidate's assets are distributed among fixed income applications (BRL 217 million), participation in companies (BRL 108.4 million), investment in funds (BRL 55.3 million). The rest includes real estate and vehicles, as well as BRL 1.1 million in the category for jewelry and works of art. In theory, Amoêdo's assets would allow him to fully bank his own campaign, since the spending limit laid down in law for the first round of the presidential campaign is BRL 70 million per candidate. At age 55, Amoedo fights for his first election and is the first "Partido Novo" presidential candidate. An engineer born in Rio de Janeiro, he has worked as a financial market executive (Citibank and Itaú) and in civil construction.

Last Wednesday (13), soccer fans of Flamengo promoted lamentable scenes of violence and vandalism. Police clashed with supporters inside and outside the Maracanã stadium, local of the World Cup final. After the game with Independiente, the Brazilian team saw the title of the South American Cup, stay with the argentine team. The confusion started even before the game, when Flamengo fans attacked an Argentine elderly with punches at the stadium door. They threw objects and even a cone on the bus that brought the Independiente's players. The situation worsened when soccer fans without tickets tried to invade the stadium, forcing the gates. The police reacted. Members of an organized crowd arrived in great numbers and tried to enter Maracanã stadium. Municipal guards made a barrier and scattered the group with tear gas bombs. The moods calmed down at the time of the game. But as soon as the match was over, police officers used the force to stop a fight in the Independi...

The fact happened in the small town of Serrote, about 15 km from Conceição do Coité, Bahia. The student Maria Clara, a girl of only 12 years old, decided to open a popular library to encourage reading among children and adolescents of the village. She started a book collection campaign through WhatsApp and created a collection, with didatic books and classics of Brazilian literature! The library was built where was formerly a telephone office. The foundation of the Library "Friends of Reading" had the help of his grandfather, Guiofredo Pereira, president of the community residents association. Although the library is small and simple, not lack organization and control. "The library is the whole community. These books aren't mine, are for those who want to take home, and stay as long as necessary to finish reading, "explained Maria Clara to the site Calila Notícias .