
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real
Brazil's Ibovespa broke its 11-day losing streak, closing up 0.90% at 167,830 points. The real gained and USD/BRL fell to...
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Brazil's Ibovespa broke its 11-day losing streak, closing up 0.90% at 167,830 points. The real gained and USD/BRL fell to...
August 20, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief Thursday 20 August 2026: weather, markets, what is open today, where to go, transport, rodízio plates...
August 20, 2026
Brazil Electoral Fund: the TSE freed US$440 million in public campaign money after the Workers' Party dropped its lawsuit. Here...
August 19, 2026
New Brazil election polls put Celina Leão and Michelle Bolsonaro ahead in Brasília, while Tarcísio de Freitas reaches 50% in...
August 19, 2026
Brazil's Supreme Court justices want to revisit the journalism degree requirement scrapped in 2009. No case, no vote and no...
August 19, 2026
CURA 2026 Belo Horizonte runs to August 30. Free murals by Ailton Krenak and Mônica Nador, plus free rooftop tours...
August 19, 2026
Free short films in São Paulo: the 37th Kinoforum runs 20-30 August with 260 films from 58 countries, every session...
August 19, 2026
Brazil's Supreme Court opened a criminal case against evangelical pastor Silas Malafaia over an insult charge tied to a 2025...
August 19, 2026
Operation Sinon: Brazil's Federal Police searched a serving officer suspected of selling sealed case files. Eight warrants, and no arrest...
August 19, 2026