Category: Inside
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Brazil Approves Spending Cuts, But Financial Markets View Changes with Pessimism
Brazil recently approved a Constitutional Amendment that cuts government spending. The amendment makes changes to mandatory revenues with the aim of improving the federal government’s fiscal balance. Among the changes are those that allow adjustments to the salary cap for public servants, the rules for granting the Continuous Cash Benefit (BPC), the salary bonus, the…
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Brazil Expects Record Summer for International Tourism
The Brazilian tourism authority, Embratur, expects the summer of 2025 to be a record season for international tourism both in Brazil and in Rio de Janeiro. From January to March next year, 4.5 million seats will be available on international flights to Brazil, the largest number in history, the agency reported. The countries that stand…
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Reconstruction: Lula Says “2025 Is the Year of Harvest”
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva highlighted, in a year-end interview, that the population will reap the results of the restructuring and relaunching of programs and policies that have been resumed and implemented since the beginning of his administration.
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Real Hits Historic Low and Exceeds R$6.30
The real is plummeting. Never before has the Brazilian currency been so weak against the US dollar since its creation in 1994. The Brazilian currency reached its weakest mark ever, R$ 6.3139 against the dollar on Wednesday (18). Weighing even more on the real, the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates and signaled it will…
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Mass Rape Trial of French Woman Ends with Feeling That Justice Was Not Served
A mass rape trial that has garnered worldwide attention concluded on Thursday (19), with Dominique Pelicot, the main accused, and 50 other men all found guilty of raping or sexually assaulting Pelicot’s ex-wife, Gisèle Pelicot. Dominique Pelicot, 72, received the maximum sentence of 20 years for aggravated rape. He recruited men to rape his own…
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Brazil Expects Record Summer for International Tourism
Brazil’s tourism authority, Embratur, expects the summer of 2025 to be a record season for international tourism both in Brazil and in Rio de Janeiro.
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Brazil Expects Record International Tourism This Summer in the Southern Hemisphere
Brazil’s tourism authority, Embratur, expects the summer of 2025 to be a record-breaking season for international tourism, both in Brazil and in Rio de Janeiro. From January to March next year, 4.5 million seats will be available on international flights to Brazil, the highest number in history, according to the agency. The countries that stand…
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International Migrants Day is Celebrated This Wednesday
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in Africa, Asia, Brazil, children, Community, Europe, Geral, Immigration, Inside, Latin America, Men, North America, Oceania, Politics, South America, Teenager, United States, Women, WorldToday, December 18, is International Migrants Day. The date celebrates the adoption of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families by the United Nations General Assembly in 1990. The day offers a special opportunity to highlight the invaluable contributions of millions of migrants around…
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Vinícius Jr is elected FIFA Men’s Player of the Year in 2024
The Brazilian Vinícius Júnior, player for Real Madrid, won the FIFA award for best player in the world in 2024. The award ceremony took place on Tuesday afternoon (17) in Doha, Qatar. This is the first time Vini Jr. has received the “The Best” award granted by the governing body of the sport. In his…
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Vinicius Jr Elected FIFA Men’s Player of the Year in 2024
Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr has won the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award for 2024, marking Brazil’s return to the top for the first time since 2007.