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The Big Picture Brazil Explained 2026 for Newcomers on Politics and Economy Economy, politics, society and daily life — the whole country in one essential read.Flávio Bolsonaro's free TV campaign ad aired without sound in Brazil on Monday, 13 days before the runoff, and he said it was no coincidence.
Brazil media explained: who owns Globo, Record and Folha, why trust fell to 36%, the RSF ranking and the new rules for US platforms.
Brazil religion explained: Catholics are 56.7% and evangelicals 26.9% per the 2022 census, and faith now...
Brazil resources explained for US readers: pre-salt oil, iron ore, niobium, soybeans, water and forests, and...
Brazil security in 2026: violent deaths at their lowest rate since 2012, record police killings, two...
São Paulo nightlife for Monday, 12 October 2026: pagode at Bar Templo, indie rock in Pinheiros, a forró...
Police-recovered texts indicate Brazil's frontrunner Flávio Bolsonaro visited jailed banker Daniel Vorcaro on the day a BRB deal...
A Rio police friendly fire clash on Sunday 11 October killed a Bope sub-lieutenant and wounded five officers...
Brazil closed the Iguaçu Falls walkway on Sunday 11 October as the river's flow passed six times its...
Banco Master's liquidator sued in Florida on 7 October to recover homes in Aspen and Miami bought for...
Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign asked Brazil's electoral court on Sunday to remove an anonymous site linking his budget plan...
Festival do Rio winners: Recife drama A Margem do Rio took five awards as the 28th festival closed...
About 2.3 million people followed the Círio de Nazaré procession in Belém on Sunday 11 October, organisers said,...