One Buses that transported 35 people overturned on the morning of Friday (4) in the Immigrant area (RS), located approximately 130 kilometers from Porto Alegre . The vehicle carried students and teachers from Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) for a technical visit to the local cactan.
Cactan Horst began his activities with expeditions to catalog cacti and succulents, starting with Rio Grande do Sul and expanding to all of Brazil and neighboring countries such as Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay.
According to the official website of the institution, in these trips, which could last months and travel thousands of kilometers, more than 2,000 species were cataloged, including discoveries of new species, internationally recognized and honored with the acronym HU. Several species also received the name “Horst” in honor of the findings. Over time, the Cactan Horst has professionalized, improving the cultivation of cacti.
The site also became a tourist attraction, receiving about 20,000 visitors per year in its 11,000 m², which houses more than 1000 species available for purchase.
Production and sale
The cactan explains that the process, from sowing to sale, can take from one and a half to two years to cacti, and varies depending on the reproduction method.
In addition to direct sale to the consumer, the Horst cactan offers products for florists and supermarkets across the country, with personalized or assorted purchase options.
The company invests in exotic species previously found only outside Brazil. They also offer a complete structure for visitation with store, arrangement showcase, kids space, Wi-Fi and Cup.
About the accident
An accident involving a vehicle carrying UFSM landscaping students occurred on the Rota do Sol access road near a metallurgist. The car got out of the track, lost the brakes and crashed into a bluff. The university said it is following the rescue and awaits more details about the incident.
So far, the Fire Department confirms a minimum of seven deaths. The identities of the victims have not yet been disclosed. According to the Fire Department, the bus carried 31 students, three teachers and the driver.
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THE Federal University of Santa Maria It decreed an official three -day mourning in honor of the deceased in the accident. In a statement, released on social networks, the college rectory office is positioned on the case.
THE UFSM Informs that he moved a team to the rescue site. In an interview with the newspaper Zero Hora, UFSM Rector Luciano Schuch said the vehicle belonged to the university itself.
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This content was originally published in a venue where UFSM students went when bus overturned in RS on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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