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The photo of a group of people praying at a gas station has turned into a viral in the social networks amid the supply crisis prompted by the truckers' strike. The image was made the Sunday before the end of the truckers' strike, at a gas station on Conselheiro Rosa e Silva Avenue, in the Tamarineira neighborhood, city of Recife. The group gathered to ask God for gasoline and all people belonged to a local church. According to one of the owners of the post, the people gathered that day to pray for the Brasil: "We met here to pray and more, more people beginning to arrive. We were praying for the strike to end fast and at least one tank truck would come in to meet our needs", said the owner. After the pray, the people continued the meeting with a worship and singing gospel musics.

To buy a 650 grams pot of Nutella in Brazil, you need to work more than 8 hours. In the UK, a larger pot (750 grams) equals 34 minutes of work. The account is Thayana Triacca Romero, 28, Brazilian who lives in Liverpool. It took into account the value of the minimum hourly wage in both countries. Price comparisons between this and other products are posted on their Facebook page. For example: a 1-liter pack of Listerine oral antiseptic sold at BRL 50.05 in Brazil is equivalent to 11 hours and 32 minutes of work. In the UK, to buy the same product, which costs 4 pounds, you have to work only 32 minutes, that is, 11 hours less than in Brazil. "I already knew that those who receive a Brazilian minimum wage did not have that quality of life, but to see from that angle was very sad. In Brazil, a purchase of the month doesn't leave for less than BRL 500.00 " she told to UOL . Minimum-salary in Brazil X in the United Kingdom In Brazil, the current min...

In all parts of the world, the end of the high school is seen as a troubled period, where young people take various exams - practical or theoretical - to enter in a university.  In Brazil, there is a type of exam which allows the young to take a written test and run for a position in a public university. The ENEM (National High School Examination), is a test applied on two Sundays and the great repercussion on the event are the late candidates, that arrives in the schools after start of exam. Every year, thousands of young people earn their 5 minutes of fame and become eternalized in the Brazilian media. Check out the most famous delayed candidatos of 2017: Girl holds the poster: "I'll not become meme" A man dressed up as a Power Ranger came by the joke.. See you in the next year..

On June 12, the official website of the Brazilian Postal Service published the report " Letters can be sent to Pope Francisco ". The publication cites the commemoration of Pope's Day, which will be held on June 29, and asks the Brazilians to send letters to the pope. In the website, the company informs the Pope's address in the Vatican and offers (for payment in local currency), the international services that can be used, such as aerograms and telegrams. If Brazilian Catholics start to send millions of letters annually, the company expects to raise enough money to pay its debts. By sending 1 letter to the pope, each Catholic can help the Postal Service double the volume of letters, considering 2016 data. Although the 2010 IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistic) Census registered 12.2% reduction in the number of Catholics, Brazil remains the largest Catholic nation in the world. According to these dates, 64% of the population make up this rel...

Schools without infrastructure and teachers with low wages: brands of the Brazil A survey reveals that only 8% of Brazilians between 15 and 64 years old are able to express themselves and to fully understand a text. That is, only a small portion dominates in fact the Portuguese and mathematics. According to the study "Illiteracy in the World of Work", a partnership of Paulo Montenegro Institute (MPI) and the NGO Educative Action, the population has 27% of functional illiterates in this age group. The survey divides the population into five groups: Illiterate, Rudimentary, Elementary, Intermediate and Proficient. Only 8% reach the latter. Someone "proficient" is able to understand and write texts of different types, such as messages (e-mail), descriptions (one Wikipedia entry) or argument (such as newspaper editorials or opinion articles), besides being able to opine on the location or text author's style. It is also able to interpret charts and graphs...