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💎 Brazilian bling

💎 Brazilian bling

While the global luxury fashion market shows signs of fatigue, Brazil is moving in the opposite direction

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
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🧳 Brazil’s big bet on business tourism

🧳 Brazil’s big bet on business tourism

After decades of selling itself as a land of sun, sand and sensuality, Brazil is now working to rebrand as a reliable hub for business travel

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
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🧑‍⚖️ Let bylaws be bygones?

🧑‍⚖️ Let bylaws be bygones?

A sweeping bill to overhaul Brazil’s Civil Code is set to address hundreds of issues affecting the daily lives of Brazilians. Experts warn the proposed changes could create new legal uncertainties and trigger a surge in litigation

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
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🌇 Brazil is more urban than you think

🌇 Brazil is more urban than you think

While it is known for wide open spaces, sprawling agribusiness and the vast Amazon, Brazil is actually much more of an urban country than outsiders might think

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
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🔥 Cane you believe Eike Batista?
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🔥 Cane you believe Eike Batista?

Eike Batista, once hailed as one of Brazil’s most visionary entrepreneurs, saw his empire collapse under the weight of unmet promises and criminal investigations. He is now attempting a comeback

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
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📲 Swipe to steal

📲 Swipe to steal

Theft of smartphones has become a launchpad for cybercrime. Brazil’s government is trying to shut the door

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
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🙎🏻 Boys from Brazil aren’t alright

🙎🏻 Boys from Brazil aren’t alright

Brazilian society is by no means immune to the challenges of raising children and teenagers in the social media age, as poignantly depicted in the acclaimed streaming series “Adolescence”

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
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👨‍🌾 Lula’s lackluster land reform

👨‍🌾 Lula’s lackluster land reform

Historically loyal to Lula, landless movements are growing impatient as Big Agro corners the administration and tightens its grip on Congress. The president has announced new measures in response

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
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🪲 Disease control is good for business

🪲 Disease control is good for business

A study indicates that decades-long Chagas disease control in Brazil helped lift municipal economies and reduce inequality

Letícia Arcoverde
Letícia Arcoverde
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🪜 Cracking, but not breaking, the glass ceiling

🪜 Cracking, but not breaking, the glass ceiling

Progress in closing Brazil’s gender gap stalls as President Lula loses female support

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
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🎥 Brazilian cinema is Still Here

🎥 Brazilian cinema is Still Here

It’s Oscars night, so we’re taking a look back on the history of Brazilian cinema, showing why “I’m Still Here” could be a turning point

André Chiavassa
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📻 Bad rap: Brazil right’s war on crime lyrics

📻 Bad rap: Brazil right’s war on crime lyrics

Bills to ban city halls from hiring certain shows raise issues of selective censorship and discrimination against trap music and other popular genres

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz