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Latin American Pulse for Saturday, February 21, 2026

Argentina
U.S. Sanctions Chilean Minister Over China Cable 18 Days Before Kast Takes Power; Lula–Modi Bilateral Caps Largest Brazilian Delegation...

Volaris Shares Sink as Earnings and Violence Collide

Latin America
Key Points — Volaris shares have fallen more than 16% year-to-date on the Mexican Stock Exchange, hit by disappointing Q4...

Nubank Puts Its Name on Messi’s New Miami Stadium

Brazil
Key Points — Inter Miami's new 26,700-seat stadium will be called Nu Stadium when it opens April 4, after a multiyear naming rights deal with...

São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Life & Culture
The Rio Times · Nightlife Desk Carrossel de Baco brings Rock in Baião to Blue Note SP, Arthur Nestrovski opens...

Latin America Sports Daily for Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Sports
riotimesonline.com Covering events of Tuesday, March 3, 2026 Tuesday delivered a definitive Brazilian weekend in review as the dust settled on...

Brazil’s Vulcabras Posts Record Sales, Margin Recovery in Q4

Markets
3 Key Points —Net revenue surpassed R$1 billion for the first time in a single...

Brazil

Nubank Puts Its Name on Messi’s New Miami Stadium

Key Points — Inter Miami's new 26,700-seat stadium will be called Nu Stadium when it opens April 4, after a...

São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, March 4, 2026

The Rio Times · Nightlife Desk Carrossel de Baco brings Rock in Baião to Blue Note SP, Arthur Nestrovski opens...

Brazil GDP Grew 2.3% in 2025, Weakest in Five Years

Brazil
Key Points — GDP reached R$12.7 trillion ($2.5 trillion) but slowed sharply from 3.4% growth in 2024, weighed down by...

Brazil’s Top Court Blocks Senate Probe Into Its Own Member

Key Points — Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes annulled a Senate committee's order to access financial records of a company owned by fellow Justice Dias Toffoli, who had just stepped down as judge in the same...

Brazil’s Morning Call for Wednesday, March 4, 2026

TODAY'S FOCUS The Reckoning The cushion held exactly one session. Brazil's unique resilience on Monday — when Petrobras and oil exports insulated the Ibovespa from the...

Why Latin America Is Key to the Global Rare Earth Race

Key Points — Brazil holds nearly a quarter of the world's rare earth reserves but produces a fraction of what China does, making the region a strategic target for both Washington and Beijing — Serra Verde's mine...

São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Tuesday, March 3, 2026

The Rio Times · SP Nightlife Desk São Paulo nightlife guide for the first Tuesday of March · Casa de Francisca launches its 2ª Mostra de Piano e Suas Criaturas with sixteen pianists, Blue Note SP...

Bolsonaro Denied House Arrest After 144 Medical Visits

Key Points — Justice Alexandre de Moraes denied Bolsonaro's request for humanitarian house arrest, ruling that his chronic conditions are manageable within the prison facility — A prison report documented 144 medical visits in 39 days, 33...

StoneCo Misses Estimates, Slashes 2027 Guidance by 29%

3 Key Points —Adjusted net income from continuing operations reached R$ 707 million ($136M) in 4Q25, up 12% year-over-year but missing the LSEG analyst consensus of R$ 743 million ($143M), sending shares down 5% in after-hours...

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