Bitcoin Slips Past $63K & Stablecoins Anchor LatAm
Bitcoin eased but Ether gained as LatAm traders leaned on USDT. Brazil, Argentina, and El Salvador deepen adoption for payments...
August 3, 2026Section
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Cash Still Rules Here — the US Dollar Map of Latin America
In 2026, Argentina's blue-dollar gap is under 4%, Bolivia has floated the boliviano, and Venezuela still runs a parallel rate...
August 2, 2026
Brazil’s Coffee Festivals — Dates, Cities and What They Cost
Brazil's 2026 coffee calendar runs from the São Paulo festival's 17,500 visitors in June to the Semana Internacional do Cafe...
August 2, 2026
Brazil Steelmaker CSN Downgraded Ahead of US$1.3bn Bond Swap
Moody's cut CSN to Caa1 on 18 May 2026, setting up a private exchange offer of up to US$1.3bn that...
August 2, 2026
Nosara, Costa Rica: Forbes Top Adventure Spot and How to Move
Forbes named Nosara a top 10 adventure destination for 2026. See real monthly costs—rent, utilities, and visa rules—for this Guanacaste...
August 2, 2026
Argentine Actor Enrique Otranto Dies at 78
Argentine actor Enrique Otranto, a fixture of film, theatre and television for five decades, has died aged 78, the actors’...
August 2, 2026
Bravura Park Brings Brazil Its First Military Theme Park
Bravura Park near Tijucas, Santa Catarina, opened a capped pre-launch on 22 July 2026 and bills itself as Latin America’s...
August 2, 2026
Brookfield Buys US$148M in Brazilian Logistics Real Estate
Brookfield acquired nine logistics parks from GLP for about R$750 million (about US$148 million), some 350,000 square metres across three...
August 2, 2026
Patria Investments Raises Record US$4.5 Billion in 2026
Patria Investments reported US$4.5 billion raised year-to-date on 31 July 2026, as a Patria fund led a US$60 million round...
August 2, 2026
Gruma to Invest US$79m in New Delicias Tortilla Plant
Gruma will invest US$79 million in a tortilla plant on five hectares in Delicias, Chihuahua, creating about 500 jobs with...
August 2, 2026
Celsia Wins Colombia’s First Battery-Storage Auction
Celsia and Bosques Solares won Colombia’s first long-term clean-energy auction, with about 370 MW awarded on day one, including 100...
August 2, 2026
Brazil’s BRB Gets US$1.3bn Rescue Plan Without Federal Cash
Brazil’s AGU is arranging a roughly US$1.3bn capitalization for Banco de Brasília via the FGC, with a 31 August 2026...
August 2, 2026
China Headlines Brazil’s Curitiba Biennial as Key Partner
China is flagship partner of the 16th Curitiba Biennial, bringing Macau pavilions and the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra's first Brazil tour...
August 2, 2026
Latin American Films Dominate Locarno Festival 2026
The Locarno Film Festival runs 5-15 August 2026 with at least 3 Latin American titles in competition, from Brazil and...
August 2, 2026
Buenos Aires Fishing: Free but Toxic Catch Warning
Shore fishing along the Costanera is legal without a CABA licence, but a 2023 study found record glyphosate in sábalo...
August 2, 2026
La Oreja de Van Gogh Reunites With Amaia in Bogotá
La Oreja de Van Gogh reunites with Amaia Montero for a single Colombia date at Bogotá's Movistar Arena, with tickets...
August 2, 2026
Colombia KC-390 Purchase: Brazil’s Embraer Deal Advances
Colombia’s KC-390 purchase would add two Embraer transports as an audit found 310 of about 620 military and police aircraft...
August 2, 2026
WestJet Adds Winnipeg–Belize City Nonstop Flights Dec 2026
The new Winnipeg–Belize flight from WestJet starts 14 December 2026, a once-weekly nonstop and Belize’s third direct link from Canada.
August 2, 2026
Michelin Star Mendoza: Colombian Chef Aris Pabón Wins First
A Michelin star in Mendoza went to Colombia’s Aris Pabón, 24, whose restaurant Centauro made him the first foreigner to...
August 2, 2026
Atacama Lithium: US$3 Billion Plan to End Freshwater Use
Atacama lithium faces a water test as Novandino’s US$3bn Salar Futuro plan uses direct extraction to run the Chilean salt...
August 2, 2026