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Sao Paulo nightlife tonight, Saturday 29 August 2026: Rodhad at D-Edge to 5.30 am, a sold-out Marina Sena at Espaco Unimed, and two Blue Note sets on
The US-Brazil visa dispute, from the ambassador's revoked visa to record cancellations, is a quiet warning for ordinary Brazilian travelers.
Braskem debt restructuring may move out of court, covering more than US$10 billion in debt, as...
Vale copper plans speed up: the miner will bring its Salobo expansion in Para online in...
Taesa closed its R$1.638 billion, about US$303 million, purchase of five Energisa transmission companies, adding regulated,...
Ibovespa rose 0.30% to 175,665 points on Friday, an eighth straight gain, as Petrobras climbed 2.0%; the real...
Latin America steel: Gerdau fell 2.34%, CSN 3.77% and Ternium 1.77% on Friday as a hawkish Fed lifted...
Grains: the WEAT wheat fund rose 2.65% on Friday on Black Sea supply risk, with soybeans up 1.64%...
Brazil's household loan delinquency hit a record 5.8% in July 2026. Six household credit lines set all-time highs,...
What happened: Vale s chief executive Gustavo Pimenta called critical minerals the new oil of the next generations...
Brazil's PTAX reference closed Friday at 5.2005 per dollar, its first finish above 5.20 since August 18, after...
Brazil ’ Chamber: What happened: Speaker Hugo Motta scheduled a Chamber floor vote for Monday on ending the...
Brazil ’ Petrobras: What happened: Bradesco BBI upgraded state oil company Petrobras to buy after the shares recent...