Festas Juninas: A Guide to Brazil’s Winter Festival Season
Campina Grande hosts the 'world's largest São João' through July 5, drawing millions. From free Rio arraiás to a UNESCO-recognized...
June 2, 2026Section
Life & Culture
Entertainment, culture, nightlife, and lifestyle in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil Launches Tela Brasil, Free Public Film Streaming
Brazil’s first public streaming service launches with 555 works from 1910–2025. Free, ad-free, no tracking—log in with Gov.br. Here’s how...
June 2, 2026
JetSMART Pauses Asunción–Rio Flights for Winter as GOL Adds a Fourth Weekly Service
JetSMART, the ultra low-cost airline owned by the Arizona-based private-equity firm Indigo Partners, has announced a temporary suspension
June 1, 2026
Dominican Republic and Haiti Resume Commercial Flights After Two-Year Gap
Haiti's foreign ministry announced the resumption of commercial passenger and cargo air operations with the Dominican Republic from May 30
June 1, 2026
São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Monday, June 1, 2026
Monday June 1 is São Paulo's cleanest evening of the week — 20°C, 10% rain, Tuesday matching it. Blue Note...
June 1, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Guide for Monday, June 1, 2026
Monday June 1 is the marquee samba night of the carioca week. Pedra do Sal's named roda plays from 19h...
June 1, 2026
Julio Le Parc, Argentine Master of Kinetic Art, Dies at 97
Julio Le Parc, one of the most internationally recognized Argentine artists and a defining figure of kinetic and optical art,...
June 1, 2026
Final Fantasy Artist Yoshitaka Amano: Final Weeks of His Rio Show
The Yoshitaka Amano CCBB Rio exhibition, the largest of the Japanese artist's career, enters its final weeks before closing on...
June 1, 2026
Hollywood’s Latino Film Festival Turns 25, Brazil Joins the Lineup
The Brazilian presence centred on "Yellow Cake," the second feature by Tiago Melo, which screened as a US premiere. Set...
June 1, 2026