Living in Mérida: The 2026 Expat Guide
Expats live comfortably in Mérida on US$1,100–US$1,500 a month, including rent. Consistently ranked Mexico’s safest city with 4,000–6,000 foreign residents.
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Six Countries, One Month: South America at the 2026 World Cup
South American countries in World Cup 2026: all 6 — Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay and Paraguay — qualified directly....
June 3, 2026
Brazil Meat Giant Sees World Cup Lifting Sadia Sales 50%
Sadia Brazil sales may jump 50% during the 2026 World Cup as owner MBRF bets big on football-season demand for...
June 3, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Brazil's first full session in Morris Township; Ancelotti rules out Neymar swap; Robinson practiced in SA; NBA Finals Game 1...
June 3, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief for Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Wednesday opens at 21°C in São Paulo with 20% rain — mild and the best mid-week day of the stretch....
June 3, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Wednesday opens at 23°C in Rio de Janeiro with 35% rain — a wet day, but the full museum circuit...
June 3, 2026
World Cup Could Cost Employers $17 Billion in Lost Work Time
With a tournament partly staged in the Americas about to dominate office chatter, a new survey puts a price tag...
June 3, 2026
Willy Wonka and Pocket-Size Art Light Up Buenos Aires This Winter
June is deep winter in Buenos Aires, and the city answers with indoor culture. A blockbuster family musical and an...
June 3, 2026
Mexico City Opens the World Cup With a Star-Packed Ceremony
June 11, 11:30 a.m. at Azteca Stadium: Mexico vs South Africa kicks off 2026 World Cup. Full performer lineup and...
June 3, 2026
Where to Work Remotely in Latin America: New Cafés and Coworking
Starbucks Smart Lounge in Santiago, AC cafés in Playa del Carmen, and São Paulo's specialty surge — top remote-work spots...
June 3, 2026
Renting in Santiago Without a Chilean Guarantor
Renting in Santiago once meant finding a Chilean guarantor. Here's how newcomers now rent in Santiago without one, using insurance...
June 3, 2026
What’s On Across Latin America This Weekend (June 6–7)
Your guide to what's on in Latin America this weekend (June 6–7): free concerts in Rio and Santiago, gallery weekends,...
June 3, 2026
Behind Lima’s Averted Strike: a Transport Extortion Crisis
Lima's transport strike was called off, but the extortion crisis behind it remains. Here's what Lima transport extortion means for...
June 3, 2026
Electricity Use Drops When Brazil Plays at the World Cup, Bank Finds
When Brazil's national team takes the field, the country stops, and so does a chunk of its electricity use. A...
June 3, 2026
JetBlue Plans Caracas Flights as US Airlines Rush Back to Venezuela
A year that began with US commercial flights to Venezuela frozen is ending with American carriers competing to reopen the...
June 3, 2026
Latin America’s Food Scene Shake-Up: Stars and a Big Move
Latin America's food scene shake-up: a Michelin star for Mérida, a record Juan Valdez flagship in Bogotá, and Rio's Lasai...
June 3, 2026
Florianópolis: a Nomad Boom and Its Rising Bill
Florianópolis is one of the world's fastest-growing nomad hubs — but Brazil's priciest bus fare and steep rents mean the...
June 3, 2026
The End of the Blue-Dollar Bargain in Buenos Aires
Argentina's official and blue dollar rates have converged near 1,440 pesos. A flat white now costs US$5, monthly budgets hit...
June 3, 2026
The Biggest Samba Gathering: Three Legends, One Stage
Zeca Pagodinho, Alcione and Jorge Aragão share a stage for the first time at the biggest samba gathering — Maracanã...
June 3, 2026
Buenos Aires Hosts the First World Yerba Mate Championship
The drink that fuels daily life across the southern cone is about to be judged with the seriousness usually reserved...
June 3, 2026