Rio’s Bus Network Is Quietly Getting Faster
In March, Rio de Janeiro opened a new BRT terminal at Iraja, linking the Baixada Fluminense to the Transbrasil corridor...
July 6, 2026Section
Expats in Brazil
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Two São Paulo Art Institutions Join Forces This Year
A rare collaboration between MAM São Paulo and the Instituto Tomie Ohtake marks a landmark year for two of the...
July 6, 2026
São Paulo in July: The Expat’s Guide to the City’s Winter Season
São Paulo's July winter brings Latin America's biggest anime festival (July 2–5), FIA WEC racing at Interlagos, mild days, and...
July 1, 2026
Brazil’s Company Tax ID Gets Letters From July 1
From July 1 Brazil issues alphanumeric CNPJ company tax IDs mixing letters and numbers. Existing numbers stay valid, but foreign-owned...
June 26, 2026
Ibovespa Explained: Brazil’s Stock Market and How to Invest in 2026
Ibovespa trades near record 170,500 points in mid-2026. Learn how Brazil's B3 benchmark index works, who leads it, and what...
June 25, 2026
Brazil’s Biggest Music Documentary Festival Is On Right Now
A guide to In-Edit Brasil 2026, the music documentary festival running in São Paulo through June 28, with free films...
June 23, 2026
São Paulo Bets Millions on Culture as an Economy
São Paulo is putting nearly 62 million reais into 12 culture grants, treating theatre, samba and forro as a creative...
June 21, 2026
Foreign Buyers Are Snapping Up Rio Studios, and Rents Are Climbing
Foreign investors have jumped to nearly a fifth of studio buyers in Rio de Janeiro, fuelling a short-let boom and...
June 20, 2026
Inside Parintins: The Amazon’s Answer to Rio Carnival
June 26–28: Brazil's 2nd-biggest festival draws 126,000 visitors and injects US$37M into the Amazon economy. What expats need to know.
June 19, 2026