In 2025, the world will see important advances in science and public health. In Brazil, in December, the Ministry of Health announced the end of. Furthermore, this is the third year in a row that the country has recorded a drop in the number of people living in situations of poverty and extreme poverty, according to the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Remember this and other good news from the year 2025.
Peace plan for Gaza
Presented in September by US President Donald Trump after the government approved the agreement signed with the . The first phase was marked by the release of Israeli hostages, in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. Israeli troops retreated, and thousands of Palestinians returned to their homes. By the time the ceasefire began, the war had lasted two years and two days.
Reduction of poverty and extreme poverty
for the third year in a row. The data was released in December. The poverty rate reached 23.1% in 2024, and the extreme poverty rate reached 3.5%. The IBGE associated the new reduction to two factors: the recovery process of the job market and the maintenance of payment of social benefits such as Bolsa Família.
First concert hall in a favela in Brazil
in Brazil. Built in Heliópolis, the second largest favela in São Paulo, the cultural facility opened its doors with a concert by the Heliópolis Symphony Orchestra. In addition to classical music performances, ballet and film screenings, the theater will also host funk, rap and trap events.
The data index from the most recent Higher Education Census, from the Ministry of Education, shows that in 2024 there were around 95 thousand enrollments of students with disabilities, pervasive developmental disorders or high abilities/giftedness, or 0.9% of the total. In 2014, there were 33 thousand, which corresponded to 0.4% of the universe of undergraduates. The main types of disability declared in 2024 were physical (29,126 enrollments), low vision (21,748) and autism spectrum disorder (15,941). The same student can register more than one condition.
First inclusive sporting event in clubs in SP
In October, an event took place that brought together the clubs Pinheiros, Paulistano, Monte Virgínia, Sírio, Paineiras, Hebraica and São Paulo Futebol Clube. The debut, at Esporte Clube Pinheiros, was attended by around 50 children, young people and adults with disabilities who were members of these clubs.
Potential treatment for spinal cord injury
Polylaminin, which is created from a protein in the placenta, was shown in September to be involved in accidents leading to paraplegia. The substance was developed over 25 years by a researcher at UFRJ (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro). Research participants managed to recover movements.
Ozone layer in recovery
A, according to a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), linked to the United Nations, released in September this year. The data shows gradual recovery of the structure that protects the planet from solar radiation. The hole had dimensions below the average from 1990 to 2020, with a deficit of 46.1 million tons of ozone in 2024.
Ending HIV transmission from mother to baby
according to an announcement from the Ministry of Health made in December. In 2024, the transmission rate was below 2% and the incidence of infection in children was less than 0.5 cases per thousand live births. The number of AIDS deaths in Brazil also fell by around 13% to 9,100 last year. For the first time in three decades, the country recorded fewer than 10,000 deaths.
Regeneration of the Atlantic Forest grows
according to a study released in October. The area, which takes into account forest, mangrove and tree restinga, is larger than the state of Rio de Janeiro. Of this total, around 3.8 million hectares (78%) remain standing, the so-called persistent recovery. On the other hand, 1.1 million hectares (22%) of the recovered areas were deforested again.
Talipot palm trees bloom for the 1st and only time in Rio
The (Corypha umbraculifera) transformed parts of Rio
de Janeiro in the setting of a botanical show in November. The specimens that grew for more than six decades in Aterro do Flamengo and Jardim Botânico began to open their inflorescences almost at the same time, in a phenomenon that occurs once in the plant’s life. The species, originally from southern India and Sri Lanka, only flowers at the end of its cycle, generally between 50 and 70 years of age. In Rio, talipots were planted by landscaper Roberto Burle Marx in the 1960s.
