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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 vote-buying: police arrested 22 in a Roraima ring paying voters about US$77 each, then 21 more a day later. What they found before Sunday's vote.
Itaipú Dam explained: how the Brazil-Paraguay giant works, who pays for its power, what Annex C is and why the tariff deal expiring in 2026 matters.
What is Vale? How Brazil’s iron ore giant makes money, its Q2 2026 results, who owns...
What is Petrobras? How Brazil’s state-controlled oil giant makes money, its Q2 2026 results, who controls...
What is Nubank? How Brazil’s digital bank makes money, its Q2 2026 results, who controls it,...
Portuguese singer Maro plays Circo Voador in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday 3 November 2026. Tickets from about...
The Feira Nacional de Artesanato runs 2 to 6 December 2026 at Expominas in Belo Horizonte, with over...
ART.PE, Pernambuco’s contemporary art fair, runs 14 to 18 October 2026 at the Recife Expo Center. Public days...
São Paulo nightlife for Saturday, 3 October 2026: Thiaguinho, Sonata Arctica, Fresno and CPM 22, plus rain and...
A Brazilian electoral judge ordered Garotinho votes in Rio's governor race filed as annulled sub judice. How they...
The US embassy and four consulates in Brazil halted services two days before the vote. Police found no...
Brazil set an oil and gas production record in August at 6.002 million barrels of oil equivalent a...
Brazil's Senate opens floor debate on ending the 6x1 work schedule on 6 October. Only three of five...