Brazil’s 2024 Holiday Calendar: National and Optional Days
The 2024 official Brazilian calendar, published in the Diário Oficial da União, lists eighteen commemorative dates.
January 2, 2024Section
Life & Society
Brazil’s 2023 Tourism Surge Surpasses Pre-Pandemic Levels
In November 2023, Brazil marked a tourism milestone, surpassing pre-pandemic international tourist arrivals.
December 30, 2023
Unprecedented Dry Spell Strikes the Amazon
In 2023, the Amazon Basin experienced its lowest rainfall in over forty years, affecting nine countries from July to September.
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Latin America’s Leading Cities for Quality of Life
Montevideo, San Juan & Buenos Aires top Latin America's Mercer 2023 quality of life rankings — see how they compare...
December 25, 2023
Brazil’s Unprecedented Racial Identity Shift
In a new development, Brazil's population now identifies more as mixed-race than white, a first in the country's history.
December 22, 2023
Forecasting the 2024 Real Estate Landscape in Key LatAm Countries
In 2024, Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia will experience a rise in housing prices, driven by inflation and higher credit costs.
December 18, 2023
Revival of Latin America’s Office Market in 2023
Latin America's office real estate market saw a notable revival in 2023, rebounding from the pandemic's impact, as reported by...
December 18, 2023
Portugal’s Real Estate Challenge in a European Context
Portugal's strategy to attract foreign investment inadvertently led to a housing crisis, spiking Lisbon's real estate prices to a record.
December 17, 2023
Spreading Prosperity: Brazil Sees Economic Shift from Big Cities
Brazil's economy is undergoing a transformation, as major cities wield less dominance in its GDP, a shift highlighte by IBGE.
December 15, 2023