Brazil’s Best Food Contest Isn’t in Restaurants. It’s in Bars
More than 1,100 bars joined Comida di Buteco in 2026, Brazil's nationwide bar food contest. Here is how newcomers can...
July 8, 2026Section
Life & Culture
Entertainment, culture, nightlife, and lifestyle in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
A Mexican Master Takes Over São Paulo’s Most Famous Museum
MASP shows a major art retrospective of Mexican artist Damian Ortega, titled matéria e energia, gathering over thirty years of...
July 8, 2026
Ancient Weaving From the Argentine Chaco Lands in São Paulo
MASP in São Paulo shows around 30 works of Wichí textile art by Claudia Alarcón and the Silät collective, woven...
July 8, 2026
Santiago Is Getting a Major New Contemporary Art Museum
Santiago is set to gain NuMu, a major new contemporary art museum built around a private collection of more than...
July 8, 2026
Burna Boy Becomes Africa’s Most-Streamed Artist on Spotify
Burna Boy surpassed Tyla with 46.84M monthly Spotify listeners, powered by 'Dai Dai' with Shakira — the official 2026 World...
July 8, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief — Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Wednesday 8 July in São Paulo: 24°C and dry, a Paulista-to-Ibirapuera day plan, Ibovespa close, rodízio plates 5 and 6,...
July 8, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief — Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Your Rio de Janeiro planner for Wednesday 8 July 2026 — a cool 21°C day, Flamengo v Lausanne at 4:30...
July 8, 2026
Grand Bahama Bets $3.5bn on Becoming the Caribbean’s Trade Gateway
Grand Bahama is drawing billions in cruise, airport and logistics money as the Bahamas tries to turn Freeport into a...
July 8, 2026
The Queen of the Skies Is Coming Back to Rio, Just for a Few Weeks
The Lufthansa 747-8 flies the Rio de Janeiro to Frankfurt route from about October 25 to November 11, adding 62...
July 7, 2026