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Alpargatas ALPA4 Q4 2025: Brazil Gross Margin at Record 50%

3 Key Points —Alpargatas delivered Q4 2025 net income of R$197 million (~$37.4M), rebounding from near-zero a year earlier, as gross margin surged to 50.4%...

Gol Posts Strong February as Domestic Demand Surges

Key Points — Gol's total capacity rose 14.9% in February versus the same month last year, with demand up 15.1% and the load factor edging...

Dollar Surges 1.32% to R$5.29 on Iran Tanker Attack

USD/BRL Daily Report · March 6, 2026 · Covering March 5 Session This is part of The Rio Times' daily coverage of the Brazilian...

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

3 Key Points —Net revenue surpassed R$1 billion for the first time in a single quarter, rising 11.4% year-on-year to reach R$1.003 billion ($190M) in...

Brazil Machinery Sales Slump 17% as High Rates Bite

Key Points — Net revenue from machinery and equipment sales fell 17% year-on-year in January to R$17.3 billion ($3.1 billion), with domestic sales down 19%,...

USD/BRL Surges to R$5.26 as Iran War Fuels Flight to Dollar

USD/BRL Daily Report  ·  March 4, 2026  ·  Covering March 3 Session This is part of The Rio Times' daily coverage of the Brazilian...

BTC Holds $67K as ETF Inflows Return After Iran Shock

BTC/USD Daily Report • March 3, 2026 This is part of The Rio Times' daily coverage of Latin American news and Latin American financial...

USD/BRL Holds 5.16 as Iran Conflict Tests BRL Carry Trade

USD/BRL R$5.1651 +0.60% DXY 98.42 +0.95% Selic 15.00% unchanged Brent Crude $77.74 +6.7% The Big Three 1 Iran strike reshapes the risk landscape overnight. The coordinated US-Israel attack on Iran killed Ayatollah Khamenei and effectively closed the Strait...

Copel Recurring Profit Jumps 30% as Grid Spend Pays Off

3 Key Points —Recurring net income rose 21.9% year-on-year to R$1.46 billion ($281M) in Q4 2025, comfortably beating the Bloomberg consensus of R$1.2 billion, while...

Brazil’s M. Dias Branco Profit Falls 10% on Cost Squeeze

3 Key Points —Recurring net income rose 21.9% year-on-year to R$1.46 billion ($281M) in Q4 2025, comfortably beating the Bloomberg consensus of R$1.2 billion, while...

USD/BRL Hits Lowest Close Since May 2024 at 5.17

USD/BRL Daily Report  ·  February 24, 2026  ·  Covering February 23 Session This is part of The Rio Times' daily coverage of the Brazilian...

Ibovespa Retreats From Record as 15% Tariffs and AI Fears Hit

n nB3 / Ibovespa Daily Report  ·  February 24, 2026  ·  Covering February 23 Session This is part of The Rio Times' daily coverage of...

J.P. Morgan Brings Active ETFs to Brazil Through the Back Door

Key Points — J.P. Morgan Asset Management is launching BDRs of its flagship JEPI fund in Brazil — effectively bringing the world's largest actively managed...

BTC Fails $68,000 Three Times as SCOTUS Tariff Catalyst Lifts Stocks But Not Crypto

BTC/USD $67,835 −0.23% Fear & Greed 7–11 Extreme Fear • 3 wks ETF AUM $94.0B from $125B peak BTC Dominance 58.9% safe-haven bid The Big Three 1 Bitcoin spiked to $68,000 on the SCOTUS tariff ruling, then gave...

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