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The Big Picture Brazil Explained 2026 for Newcomers on Politics and Economy Economy, politics, society and daily life — the whole country in one essential read.The Russia sanctions waiver suspends 500% duties on Russian goods and 100% tariffs on major energy buyers, but Brazil and others face revocable risk.
Rio de Janeiro news today: Douglas Ruas is governor-elect, Aena now runs Galeão airport and Carnival...
Petrobras news today: oil output rose to 2.96 million barrels a day in September and Q2...
Lula government news today: Congress ended the six-day work week on 16 October, the Senate cleared...
Veritá polled 15,554 voters: Flávio Bolsonaro 51.1%, Lula 48.9% of valid votes. See the gap eight days before...
Datafolha: 41% rate Lula’s government bad or terrible, 35% good or great. Disapproval of Lula himself reaches 50%,...
Datafolha puts Flávio Bolsonaro at 59% and Lula at 41% among unaligned voters in Brazil's runoff, an 18-point...
Festival de Verão Salvador 2027 runs 23 and 24 January in Bahia with Bethânia and Jão. Tickets, prices...
Ivete Sangalo plays Salvador on Saturday 14 November 2026 at Wet Salvador. Tickets from about US$29, guests Diggo...
U2 play two nights at the MorumBIS stadium in São Paulo on 10 and 12 March 2027, with...
São Paulo nightlife for Saturday, 17 October 2026: Wagner Tiso and Toninho Horta at the Blue Note, &ME...
Belo Horizonte in October 2026: quilombola film festival 21 to 25 October, a gypsy culture festival on 24...