What A Foreign Card Really Costs In Argentina Right Now
Foreign cards in Argentina now use the MEP rate, close to the blue dollar, not the official rate. A 50,000-peso...
August 9, 2026Topic
Visa
Panama Visa Appointment System Launches for Havana Applicants
Panama’s consulate in Havana activated a new online pre-appointment system for Cuban visa applicants, but it only places users on...
July 28, 2026
Brazil Lifts the Cap on Tap-to-Pay Pix, Squeezing Card Networks
Brazil's central bank is removing the ~R$500 contactless Pix limit, giving banks until October to comply and tightening the squeeze...
June 20, 2026
BASF, LinkedIn, Natura and Visa are training and placing transgender people in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - BASF, LinkedIn, Natura, and Visa are teaming up in Brazil for a good cause. Together...
June 30, 2021
Central Bank clears way for Facebook’s money transfer service in Brazil
Brazil’s central bank on Tuesday, March 30, cleared the way for Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service to let its users send...
March 30, 2021
Brazil President Praises Visa Waiver for U.S., Canada, Japan, and Australia
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Over the weekend, Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro took to social...
March 25, 2019
Brazil Deputy Bolsonaro Supports Unilateral U.S. Visa Exemption
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This weekend, Brazilian federal deputy (lower house representative) Eduardo Bolsonaro...
March 18, 2019
Brazil’s Tourism Sector Surging in First Half of 2018
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite political uncertainty and well-publicized security concerns, according to Brazil's...
August 16, 2018
Visa Applications to Brazil Skyrocket 42 Percent with E-Visa
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the latest figures from Brazil's Ministry of Tourism,...
August 9, 2018