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Latin American Pulse for Friday, May 2, 2026

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Petrobras Q1 Production Hits 3.23 Million Barrels Per Day — Búzios Sets Single-Day Record — Ecuador: Noboa Declares Curfew...

Latin American Pulse for Friday, May 2, 2026

LatAm Pulse
Petrobras Q1 Production Hits 3.23 Million Barrels Per Day — Búzios Sets Single-Day Record — Ecuador: Noboa Declares Curfew...

São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Saturday, May 2, 2026

Life & Culture
The Rio Times · RT SP Nightlife Desk Time Warp Brasil Day 2 at Neo Química Arena · Sven Väth, Maceo Plex, Vintage Culture, Henrik...

Ibovespa Enters May After April’s ATH-to-Crash-to-Save Round Trip

Brazil
Rio Times Daily Market Brief · Brazil Saturday, May 2, 2026 · Weekend wrap: April closed, B3 reopens Monday May...

Latin America Sports Daily for Friday, May 1, 2026

Sports
The final night of Copa Libertadores matchday 3 produced two perfect records, one hat-trick hero, and one altitude casualty....

Sabesp Hires Bradesco to Prepare R$10 Billion Copasa Bid in Brazil

Markets
Key Points —São Paulo water utility Sabesp has hired Bradesco to prepare a potential bid...

Brazil

São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Saturday, May 2, 2026

The Rio Times · RT SP Nightlife Desk Time Warp Brasil Day 2 at Neo Química Arena · Sven Väth,...

Ibovespa Enters May After April’s ATH-to-Crash-to-Save Round Trip

Rio Times Daily Market Brief · Brazil Saturday, May 2, 2026 · Weekend wrap: April closed, B3 reopens Monday May...

Vale Leads $5 Billion Consortium With Gerdau in Porto Sudeste Bid

Brazil
Key Points —Vale is leading a consortium with Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau to bid for Porto Sudeste, the iron ore export...

Bolsonaro Hospitalized for Three-Hour Shoulder Surgery in Brasília

Key Points —Former president Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to DF Star hospital in Brasília on Friday morning for a three-hour rotator cuff repair on his right shoulder, after Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized the...

Brazilians Get 90% Discount on Debts If They Quit Online Betting

Key Points —Desenrola Brasil 3.0 launches May 4, allowing workers to withdraw up to 20% of their FGTS balance to repay debts at interest of...

São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Friday, May 1, 2026

The Rio Times · RT SP Nightlife Desk Dia do Trabalho holiday · The Weeknd MorumBIS Day 2 — sold out · Time Warp Brasil 2026 at Neo Química Arena 6 pm–6 am with Charlotte de...

Brazil Press Freedom Ranking Surpasses United States for First Time

Key Points —Brazil rose to 52nd place in the Reporters Without Borders 2026 World Press Freedom Index, surpassing the United States for the first time in the index's 25-year history. —The United States fell seven places to...

São Paulo Daily Brief for Friday, May 1, 2026

Welcome to your São Paulo daily guide for Friday, May 1, 2026 — Dia do Trabalho, the long-weekend opener and The Weeknd's second MorumBIS night with Anitta. The B3 is closed; no rodízio in effect...

Petrobras Q1 Production Hits Record 3.23 Million Barrels per Day

Key Points —Petrobras Q1 production averaged 3.23 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, up 16.1% year on year and 3.7% versus Q4 2025. —The Búzios field hit a single-day record of 1.037 million barrels of oil...

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