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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.Brazil's online betting ban is in force: Provisional Measure 1,394 bars deposits, sites close after 5 October and licence fees will not be refunded.
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,...
Brazil's electoral court ordered X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube to remove posts falsely claiming Flávio Bolsonaro plans...
Júlia Zanatta (PL-SC): the most-voted conservative congresswoman in Santa Catarina’s south — her positions, the vaccine-bills fight, and...
Sao Paulo in September 2026 closes with Oktoberfest at Ibirapuera, Balaclava Fest, Verdi's Don Carlo finale and the...
Sky News says Brazil's Nubank is in talks to buy the British digital bank Monzo at a valuation...
Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in seven days if Washington meets its terms, with...
Four gas-fired power plants are planned at Pojuca in Bahia, Brazil, for about R$900 million, or US$174 million,...
Michelle Bolsonaro profile: first lady 2019 to 2022, the polls that made her a 2026 contender, the PL...
Ibovespa fell 0.27% to 183,477 as Petrobras led losses on cheaper oil. The real firmed to 5.1868 per...