Brazil Climate

Nov 13, 2025

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9 min read

🥵 Plans to beat the heat

A new report by the UN Environment Program calls for cooling to be considered essential infrastructure, alongside access to water, electricity and sanitation.

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Nov 13, 2025

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9 min read

🥵 Plans to beat the heat

A new report by the UN Environment Program calls for cooling to be considered essential infrastructure, alongside access to water, electricity and sanitation.

Nov 13, 2025

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14 min read

🥫 Will the can withstand another kick?

Major climate sticking points still being left off the agenda at COP30. What can Mamdani teach the Brazilian left? A tight Senate vote sends Lula a warning.

Nov 12, 2025

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9 min read

💼 From São Paulo to Wall Street

As the global IPO market rebounds, could US-based exchanges attract more Brazilian companies?

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Brazil Daily

Concise, insightful briefings on Brazil’s top developments

Brazil Daily

Nov 13, 2025

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14 min read

🥫 Will the can withstand another kick?

Major climate sticking points still being left off the agenda at COP30. What can Mamdani teach the Brazilian left? A tight Senate vote sends Lula a warning.

Gustavo Ribeiro, Euan Marshall, Isabela Cruz

Nov 12, 2025

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16 min read

💸 Inflation cools, but the heat’s still on

Don’t wait for a rate cut in 2025. Security concerns interrupt the rise in Lula’s approval ratings. The latest from COP30.

Gustavo Ribeiro, Euan Marshall

Nov 11, 2025

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16 min read

🕊️ COP30 setting the tone

COP30 scores early agenda victory. The end of Brazilian telecom firm Oi. At the Museum of Tomorrow, visions of the future.

Gustavo Ribeiro, Euan Marshall, Isabela Cruz

Nov 10, 2025

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15 min read

🌍🌡️ Belém COPing with climate crisis

COP30 gets underway in the Amazon. Lula says Latin America is a “zone of peace” on a visit to Colombia. Tornadoes cause havoc in southern Brazil.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Amazon COP30

A curated breakdown of the key moments and must-see perspectives from the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) hosted in Brazil.

COP30

🥫 Will the can withstand another kick?

Major climate sticking points still being left off the agenda at COP30. What can Mamdani teach the Brazilian left? A tight Senate vote sends Lula a warning.

COP30

💸 Inflation cools, but the heat’s still on

Don’t wait for a rate cut in 2025. Security concerns interrupt the rise in Lula’s approval ratings. The latest from COP30.

COP30

🕊️ COP30 setting the tone

COP30 scores early agenda victory. The end of Brazilian telecom firm Oi. At the Museum of Tomorrow, visions of the future.

COP30

🌍🌡️ Belém COPing with climate crisis

COP30 gets underway in the Amazon. Lula says Latin America is a “zone of peace” on a visit to Colombia. Tornadoes cause havoc in southern Brazil.

LatAm Report

A twice-weekly look into Latin America’s evolving landscape

LatAm Report

Nov 11, 2025

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13 min read

🛢️ A lifeline for Cuba

Pemex’s cheap energy shipments are keeping the lights on in Havana. And regional lawmakers call for a fossil fuel ban in the Amazon.

Ignacio Portes, Lucas Berti

Nov 7, 2025

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12 min read

📖 Can Rio learn from Medellín?

A successful case of crime reduction in a region marked by violence. And “information deserts” grow as journalists face exile and self-censorship.

Ignacio Portes, Lucas Berti

Nov 4, 2025

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14 min read

🙏 Not even the pope likes Maduro

Is Venezuela’s opposition offering oil to convince Trump of regime change? And the Vatican toughens its stance against President Nicolás Maduro.

Ignacio Portes, Lucas Berti

Oct 31, 2025

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12 min read

📣 Chileans reflect, Ticos rewild

Six years after mass-scale street protests, Chileans see the movement with a more critical eye. And Costa Rica is trying to reverse centuries of cattle ranching deforestation.

Ignacio Portes, Lucas Berti

Brazil Business

Your essential guide to the largest economy in Latin America.

Brazil Business

Nov 12, 2025

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9 min read

💼 From São Paulo to Wall Street

As the global IPO market rebounds, could US-based exchanges attract more Brazilian companies?

Letícia Arcoverde

Nov 5, 2025

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9 min read

🏭 Falling behind

Brazil's manufacturing sector is lagging compared to other economies, amid contracting monetary policy and high-tech development abroad.

Letícia Arcoverde

Oct 29, 2025

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10 min read

🏦 Banks vs fintechs

Brazil reduced its high banking concentration by benefiting fintechs through lower tax burdens and looser regulation. Is it time to take off their training wheels?

Letícia Arcoverde

Oct 22, 2025

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11 min read

📮 Posting losses

Brazil’s state-controlled postal service faces its third year in the red, and the government prepares a BRL 20 billion bailout.

Letícia Arcoverde

Brazil Climate

Updates on Brazil's environmental impact

Brazil Climate

🥵 Plans to beat the heat

A new report by the UN Environment Program calls for cooling to be considered essential infrastructure, alongside access to water, electricity and sanitation.

Brazil Climate

📉 Brazil’s historic emissions drop

With drops in deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions to show for itself, Brazil is ready to “lead by example” at COP30 starting Monday.

Brazil Climate

💡 Adapt to survive

Beyond counting carbon, adaptation is set to shape the future generations of climate action. And COP30 in Belém could kickstart that shift.

Brazil Climate

✨ COP-timism on the rise

On the eve of COP30, participants are beginning to roll out their flagship initiatives to be unveiled at the conference — in finance, governance and livestock traceability.

Brazil Agro

For all things agriculture

Brazil Agro

Nov 10, 2025

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8 min read

🐟 Fishy dilemma

Brazil’s tilapia farming sector is thriving. But the fish isn’t native to the country, and its introduction has caused environmental issues.

Letícia Arcoverde

Nov 3, 2025

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9 min read

🌾 Soybean wars are back

China and the US have struck a trade truce that includes ending the Chinese boycott of American soybeans. What does the new outlook mean for Brazilian farmers?

Letícia Arcoverde

Oct 27, 2025

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11 min read

🚜 No pain, no grain

A volatile commodities market and high interest rates have driven a sharp rise in loan defaults among Brazilian farmers.

Letícia Arcoverde

Oct 20, 2025

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10 min read

🌳 Climate dispute

Agribusiness does not want to be responsible for the lion’s share of Brazil’s carbon emission goals.

Letícia Arcoverde

🥵 Plans to beat the heat

Euan Marshall

Brazil Climate

🥫 Will the can withstand another kick?

Gustavo Ribeiro, Euan Marshall, Isabela Cruz

COP30

💼 From São Paulo to Wall Street

Letícia Arcoverde

Brazil Business

💸 Inflation cools, but the heat’s still on

Gustavo Ribeiro, Euan Marshall

COP30

🛢️ A lifeline for Cuba

Ignacio Portes, Lucas Berti

LatAm Report

🎙️ Podcast: Supreme Court to Brazilians: “Follow the money”

Isabela Cruz, Gustavo Ribeiro

Podcast

Bolsonaro Trial

A curated breakdown of the key moments and must-see perspectives from the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro

Bolsonaro Trial

🫣 Where does amnesty lead?

After Jair Bolsonaro’s coup conviction, allied politicians are looking for ways to free him. But Brazil has seen this before.

Bolsonaro Trial

⚖️ Bolsonaro sentenced to 27+ years

The Supreme Court votes 4-1 to convict Bolsonaro. Lula sees a popularity bump. A new warship for the Brazilian Navy.

Bolsonaro Trial

🎙️ Podcast: Bolsonaro — from the barracks, to the presidency ... to prison?

Brazil's former president rose politically as a defender of the military dictatorship. Now he is facing decades in prison for crimes against democracy

Bolsonaro Trial

😳 For Fux’s sake

Fux votes to acquit, making it 2-1 on the Bolsonaro scoreboard. Brazil’s northernmost state is linked to the national power grid. Itaú faces heat for remote worker sackings.

Brazil Sports

More than scores.

Brazil Sports

🏎️ The magic of Interlagos

Formula 1 returns to São Paulo this weekend, for one of the most iconic races on its annual calendar. We look back at some of the most historic outings at Interlagos.

Brazil Sports

🚀 João Fonseca hits orbit

Bringing an end to a glittering debut season on the ATP tour, teenage tennis sensation João Fonseca wins in Basel and looks ahead to 2026.

Brazil Sports

🏀 Brazil gets an NBA coach

A milestone for Brazilian basketball has arrived in the most unlikely of circumstances.

Brazil Sports

🤴🏿 The King’s legacy

Were he still alive, Pelé would be turning 85 years old this week. As one of the greatest footballers of all time, he is idolized around the world — except, it turns out, in his birthplace.

Guide to Brazil

Go beyond the surface and dive into Brazilian culture, news and societal trends.

Guide to Brazil

🛂 Brazil’s border issues

The Brazilian government is seeking a stronger role for civilian agencies along the country’s vast border strip.

Guide to Brazil

🌴 Crime takes root in the rainforest

The Amazon is no longer just a transit area for organized crime. Gangs have embedded themselves in the region’s social fabric, exerting tight control over local communities.

Guide to Brazil

💬 Indigenous language paradox

The Brazilian census found that the country has more indigenous languages than previously thought. But they are less frequently used in daily life.

Guide to Brazil

🗺️ Paradise under stress

Brazil has aimed to grow its tourism figures. As visitor numbers soar, questions about the quality of this tourism boom are growing louder.