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Brazilian Fitness Through Dance
Brazily Fitness, which offers fitness programs based on the unique Brazilian approach to lifestyle, health, and fitness, recently launched its dance-based fitness subscription program, Brazily Dance, in the United States and Canada. This program uses authentic Brazilian music and dances to inspire confidence, joy, love, and fun in the lives of its participants. The fitness…
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Brazilian Fintech Giant Expands Its Payment Solutions to Africa
EBANX, a global payment fintech company founded in Brazil in 2012, announced that it is expanding its operations and payment solutions outside of Latin America for the first time during the sixth edition of the annual Latin America Summit in Mexico City. After growing its presence in 15 Latin American countries for over a decade,…
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IBM Study: Consumers Are Ready to Spend for the Holiday Season, but Uncertainty Looms
According to IBM’s annual study, many global consumers are ready to celebrate the holiday season again and will shop earlier, but new economic and political uncertainties loom over their plans.
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Brazil Registers Highest Spending by International Tourists in September Since 2016
Visitors from other countries spent US$ 416 million in Brazil in September, according to the Central Bank. This was the highest rate for the month since 2016, when the Olympic and Paralympic Games were held in Rio, with recorded revenues of US$ 446 million. From January to September this year, spending by international visitors exceeded…
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Class action for debt renegotiation begins in Brazil
Throughout this month, indebted Brazilians will have the opportunity to improve their credit score. The second national round of debt negotiation and financial guidance this year takes place from November 1 to 30, an initiative that involves the participation of the Central Bank, the Brazilian banking federation Febraban, and consumer protection agencies. The initiative offers…
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World’s First Non-Fungible Territory Declared by Indigenous Communities in Brazil
The World’s First Non-Fungible Territory was officially declared by indigenous peoples in Brazil in coalition with Nemus, a Web3 company that sells Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) to protect the Amazon Rainforest. Digital NFTs are unique, encoded on the blockchain, and irreplaceable. Each one is a unique asset — just like the Amazon. Around the world, indigenous…
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US-Brazil Investigation Leads to Dismantling of Cryptocurrency Fraud Network
A Federal Police investigation, along with the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and various law enforcement partners, resulted in the dismantling of a transnational cryptocurrency fraud network based in Curitiba, Brazil. As part of Operation Poyais, the Federal Police executed 20 search and seizure warrants in the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, and…
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Brazilian Alex “Poatan” is UFC Middleweight Champion
Alex “Poatan” Pereira, the only man to knock out Nigerian Israel Adesanya, stopped him again by technical knockout at 2 minutes and 1 second of the fifth and final round of the main event at UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday, November 12. With the victory, Poatan claimed the UFC…
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Democrats Maintain Majority in the Senate
The Democrats, the party of President Joe Biden, will maintain control of the United States Senate after victories were secured in the legislative elections in the states of Arizona and Nevada, which re-elected their current senators Mark Kelly and Catherine Cortez Masto, respectively, this weekend. The party defied the historical trend of midterm elections, which…
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Finding Large Turkeys May Be a Challenge This Thanksgiving
Finding large turkeys may be a challenge this Thanksgiving due to avian flu and rising prices.