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The Big Picture Brazil Explained: The Country, Its Politics, Its Economy and What to Watch Economy, politics, society and daily life — the whole country in one essential read.What is Petrobras? How Brazil’s state-controlled oil giant makes money, its Q2 2026 results, who controls it, fuel-price politics and the Amazon well.
Working in Brazil in 2026: unemployment at a record-low 5.3%, minimum wage R$1,621, VITEM V work permits, digital nomad visa at US$1,500/month, MEI cap
Brazil explained for newcomers: 214 million people, a fragmented Congress, a commodity economy and an election...
Belo Horizonte living costs in 2026: average asking rent was 50.38 reais a square metre (about...
The cost of living in Brasilia in 2026 for expats: real monthly budgets, rent by sector,...
A fake claim that Flávio Bolsonaro would strip Brazil's patron saint of her title hit nearly 1 million...
Trump has rejected Iran's seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, keeping Brent near US$104 and Latin...
Brazil Supreme Court distrust stands at 48%, and a new Datafolha wave shows 47% rate the justices’ work...
Brazil will buy old household debts at 90%-plus discounts; with a betting ban and a Bolsa Família rise,...
Azul Embraer E2 GPS fault cancelled 80+ flights in Brazil on 22 September, Azul says. AEROIN cites a...
Braskem Mexico freeze: a São Paulo judge blocked new money for the Mexican unit on 24 September and...
Lula da Silva profile: from metalworker to president, the annulled Lava Jato convictions, the 2022 comeback — and...
Brazil's Embraer has handed Uzbekistan its first C-390 military transport, and trade press says the plane was first...