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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.São Paulo on the 12 October holiday: rain very likely, Metrô on a Sunday timetable and rodízio suspended. Where to go indoors today.
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...
Brazil women beat Argentina 3-1 in Porto Alegre on Saturday, then lost Gotham FC's Bruninha and Orlando Pride's...
An Ipespe poll released on Saturday gives Flávio Bolsonaro 52.7% of valid votes against Lula's 47.3% before Brazil's...
Brazil's electoral court ordered WhatsApp on Sunday to suspend a pro-Lula channel run by deputy André Janones within...
Paraná governor Ratinho Junior endorsed Flávio Bolsonaro on Saturday, adding another state leader to the conservative's runoff camp...
At least 18 foreign companies, three of them American, are chasing Brazil rare earths with over US$3.5 billion...
Brazil's electoral court chief suspended a Lula campaign ad attacking Flávio Bolsonaro and his running mate on Saturday,...
São Paulo nightlife for Sunday, 11 October 2026: Nelson Faria and Ulisses Rocha at the Blue Note, the...
Placebo plays Suhai Music Hall in São Paulo on Saturday, 20 February 2027. Eventim tickets cost about US$124...