☀ Domingo Brief — Juan Soto’s $765M Mets Contract
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Less than a quarter of you (23%) correctly answered Gávea as the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood which hosts famous soccer team Flamengo. While the club was initially established in 1895 as a rowing club in the Flamengo neighborhood of the city (taking its name from the Flemish of modern-day Belgium), it moved to the Gávea neighborhood in 1938 following the construction of the Estádio da Gávea. Today, the stadium serves as the club’s administrative headquarters, as well as the training ground for the senior football team.
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🇧🇷 Brazil's leading beef and cow leather companies and their financiers have made no commitments to stop deforestation, per a recent report from Global Canopy. Financial institutions have supported Brazilian beef and leather producers with over $100B, bankrolling aggressive expansions in cattle farming along Brazil’s supply chains. According to the report, cattle farming represents the most influential commodity causing deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions in the country. The next United Nations climate conference, COP30, will be held in 2025 in Belém, with the Amazon’s conservation sure to dominate discussions.
🇩🇴 Juan Soto has signed the largest individual player sports contract in history, committing to 15 years with the New York Mets for $765M. The Dominican baseball star, heralding from Santo Domingo, played this year for local Mets rival the New York Yankees. With this record-shattering contract, he has officially surpassed even other Latin American megastars like soccer sensations Messi and Neymar.
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