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Brazil Bets on Afro-Tourism to Court Black Travelers Abroad

Brazil's Embratur joins the Black Travel Alliance to court high-spending U.S. Black travelers with curated Afro-Brazilian cultural experiences and direct...

July 13, 2026

Art and Culture

Companhia Negra, a 1926 All-Black Theater Troupe, Returns to the Rio Stage

CCBB Rio revives the Companhia Negra de Revistas, Brazil's first all-Black theater troupe from 1926, in a new production running...

July 13, 2026

Art and Culture

Rio Harp Festival Brings 58 Free Concerts to the City in July

The Rio Harp Festival returns for its 21st year with more than 58 free concerts and 150 musicians from 20-plus...

July 13, 2026

Life & Culture

São Paulo’s Arena Brasileira Fan Fest Ends With Marisa Monte and the Final

São Paulo's Arena Brasileira wraps its World Cup run this weekend with Marisa Monte, the final on giant screens and...

July 13, 2026

Latin America

Peru Rewrites Electricity Grid Rules to Unstick Stalled Investment

Peru has changed its power-transmission rules to clear stalled projects and reassure investors, part of a push to modernise a...

July 13, 2026

Brazil

How Brazil’s Pix Payment System Became a Target of US Financial Power

Brazil's Pix payment system is named in a US trade case as a market barrier, with a July 15 deadline...

July 13, 2026

Life & Culture

Harry Styles Plays Four São Paulo Nights, Starting Friday

Harry Styles opens a four-night São Paulo run at MorumBIS on Friday, his first Brazil shows since 2022, with tickets...

July 13, 2026

Colombia

Colombia’s Economic Growth Sped Up in Spring, but Mining Shrank

Colombia economic growth reached an estimated 2.7% in the second quarter, but a mining contraction and weak construction show the...

July 13, 2026

Business

Peru Finally Issues Key Rules for Its Reformed Electricity Market

Peru electricity market reform advances as the government issues a long-delayed regulation under Law 32249, opening the grid to storage...

July 13, 2026

Brazil

Brazil’s New Betting Ad Rules Hit a Booming World Cup Market

Brazil's new betting ad rules take effect July 17 just as World Cup wagering booms, with operators projected to clear...

July 13, 2026

Business

Peru Exports Jumped 40% in May, Led by Mining and Asian Demand

Peru exports jumped 40.1% in May 2026 to US$9.3 billion, led by mining and Asian demand, as copper and gold...

July 13, 2026

Brazil

Brazil’s Banks Will Spend $10 Billion on Technology in a Race for AI

Brazil bank technology spending will reach 50.4 billion reais in 2026, an 8% rise, as lenders pour money into generative...

July 13, 2026

Business

Bancolombia Cuts Its 2026 Growth Forecast for Colombia to 2.6%

Bancolombia has cut its 2026 growth forecast for Colombia to 2.6%, citing stalled investment, sticky 6.4% inflation and rates heading...

July 13, 2026

Life & Culture

Angela Davis Joins FLIP in Paraty, Brazil’s Biggest Book Festival

Angela Davis makes her first appearance at Brazil's FLIP book festival in Paraty, which opens this week with Zadie Smith...

July 13, 2026

Central America

Nicaragua Exports Top $5bn in First Half, a Record Driven by Gold

Nicaragua exports reached a record five billion dollars in the first half of 2026, up seventeen percent, led by gold,...

July 13, 2026

Art and Culture

Bogotá’s Sofitel Luxury Hotel Doubles as a Free Colombian Art Gallery

A five-star Bogotá hotel runs a rotating gallery of Colombian art, its latest show built around colour as emotion, identity...

July 13, 2026

Latin America

Mexico’s Sugar Exports Win Back the US Market as Its Quota Jumps 512%

The United States will take up to 1.15 million tons of Mexican sugar next cycle, a 512 percent jump worth...

July 13, 2026

Latin America

Guyana’s Oil Revenue Books Don’t Add Up by $6.7 Billion, Analysts Say

Analysts flag a gap of billions between Guyana's central bank oil figures and Exxon's cost math, raising the question of...

July 13, 2026

Business

Peru’s Congress Votes on a Record ‘Supplementary Credit’ Budget Top-Up

Peru's Congress moves to a final vote on a record 9.6-billion-sol supplementary credit, over warnings from its own independent fiscal...

July 13, 2026

Brazil

Brazil Court Freezes $1.2M From Ex-Speaker Cunha Over Parliamentary Amendments

Brazil's top court froze funds tied to ex-speaker Eduardo Cunha over parliamentary amendments, deepening a clash with Congress before the...

July 13, 2026