Category: Brazil
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Dollar Will Continue to Appreciate Against the Real
The expectation of the financial market is that the dollar will close 2024 at R$ 5.20. This information is part of the Focus Bulletin, released on Monday (8) by the Central Bank (BC). The weekly study presents the median estimates of financial institutions for the country’s economy this year and in the next three years.…
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Market Expects Dollar to Fall to R$ 5.20 by Year-End
The financial market predicts that the dollar will end the year 2024 quoted at R$ 5.20. This information is part of the Focus Bulletin, released on Monday (8) by the Central Bank (BC). The weekly study brings the median of estimates from financial institutions for the country’s economy this year and also for the next…
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The Best Barbecues in the World. The Brazilian One is Among Them
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Americans love to barbecue in the summer. However, as famous as this culinary technique is in the country, the United States is far from being an ‘expert’ on the subject. There are regional variations and customs in destinations from South America to Africa and Asia considered the best in the world by experts. The famous…
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USA Says Goodbye to Copa América
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The atmosphere at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, was pure adrenaline as the tournament hosts, the United States, fought for their last chance to qualify for the quarter-finals against Uruguay on Monday. While the United States practically needed a victory to qualify, Uruguay only needed a draw to secure their spot…
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USA Bids Farewell to the Copa América
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The atmosphere at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, was one of pure adrenaline as the tournament hosts, the United States, played their last chance to qualify for the quarter-finals against Uruguay. While the United States practically needed a victory to qualify, Uruguay only needed a draw to secure their spot in…
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Passenger Thrown in the Baggage Compartment and Dozens Injured Due to Turbulence on the Brazilian Coast
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A flight from Air Europa bound for Uruguay made an emergency landing in Brazil on Monday (1), after at least 30 people were injured due to “severe turbulence” that hit the flight. The flight UX045 was traveling from Madrid to Montevideo when it encountered turbulence over the Atlantic near the Brazilian coast. It was then…
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Pope Francis Approves Canonization of the First Teenage Saint
An Italian web designer, aged 15, is set to become the first saint of the Catholic Church from the ‘millennial’ generation. On Monday (1), in a ceremony called Ordinary Public Consistory, Pope Francis and the cardinals residing in Rome formally approved the canonization of Carlo Acutis, along with 14 others. No specific date has been…
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With 3.2 Million Visitors in 5 Months, International Tourist Arrivals in Brazil Rise 8.6% in 2024
From January to May this year, Brazil welcomed 3,264,765 international tourists. The number for the first five months grew by 8.6% compared to the first five months of 2023, when the recorded entries were 3,005,505. This performance is the third best in the historical series, which began in 1995, behind only 2017, with 3.3 million,…
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Rio de Janeiro will have literary tourist routes guided by a mobile app
Gilberto Gil participated in the launch of two literary tourist routes in Rio de Janeiro, guided by mobile apps in multiple languages, showcasing Brazilian literature.
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Quadrilhas Juninas, Popular Folkloric Dance of Brazilian Festivals, Officially Recognized as National Cultural Expression
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As quadrilhas juninas, uma das expressões culturais mais tradicionais e representativas do Brasil, agora se juntam às escolas de samba, ao forró e às próprias festas juninas como ícones celebrados do patrimônio cultural nacional. O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva e a ministra da Cultura Margareth Menezes oficializaram a medida ao sancionar a Lei…