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, 2026Section
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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
Brazil’s New ID Card Does Not Apply to Most Foreigners
Brazil's new CIN ID card is for citizens, not foreign residents, who keep the CRNM. The only real date: old...
June 18, 2026
Foreigners and Remote Workers Are Reshaping Central São Paulo
Foreign buyers and remote workers are reshaping central São Paulo, lifting rents in tech-friendly districts and squeezing local renters in...
June 15, 2026
São João in São Paulo: The Free Villa-Lobos Festa This Weekend
São João in São Paulo this weekend: the free Villa-Lobos festa with Mariana Aydar and Mestrinho — forró, quadrilha and...
June 13, 2026
São João in Rio: The Best Arraiás and Forró This Weekend
São João in Rio this weekend: the giant free arraial at Porto Maravilha, year-round forró at São Cristóvão, and quermesses...
June 13, 2026