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Rio de Janeiro

With its glorious coastline, dramatic mountains and urban rainforest, Rio de Janeiro is a city that hits you between the eyes with its natural beauty. But there’s plenty to discover here that isn’t instantly self-evident…

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The Global Countdown - Brazil

8 September 2022

This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in his home country, Brazil.

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The Global Countdown - Brazil

25 January 2024

Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the charts of his home country, Brazil. Expect new takes on ‘sertanejo’ music, the Brazilian version of a Eurovision-winning song and epic 12-minute funk tracks.

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Superpower player

17 May 2011

Brazil may be the land of soccer and samba, but its status as a superpower is also fast moving beyond the realms of hypothesis into concrete reality. So will global politics soon be moving to a Latin rhythm?

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The Global Countdown - Brazil

13 January 2022

This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in his home country, Brazil.

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Reversal of fortune

16 November 2017

The former Brazilian president was a phenomenon before his fall from grace. But with elections approaching, is there one more twist in the tale of Lula?

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Shore thing

17 March 2007

If you drive an hour and a half north of São Paulo and turn off the coast road at Guarujá, you will find the beachfront retreat designed by SP-based architect Isay Weinfeld for an Arab family, who wanted a modernist haven…

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Fare game

14 May 2015

Who will be the new food nation? Peru and South Korea are out in front but what happened to Brazil? It’s the nation we love everything about except its food – but here’s how it can change that.

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Full of beans

19 January 2023

A clever brand recipe has created a rapidly expanding coffee chain. The question now is: how far can it go?

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Fear game

21 March 2019

How Brazil’s problems with violent crime led to a political swing to the right.

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East to West

16 February 2015

Meet the Jazilians: the Japanese population in Brazil shares culture with the nation it calls home while interpreting traditional values within a Latin American society. It is a balancing act still finding the middle ground…

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Fork in the road

15 September 2022

As former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attempts to turn his lead in the polls to success in Brazil’s forthcoming elections, Jair Bolsonaro is in the line of fire. But as we find out on the campaign trail, support for…

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Clear coast

21 November 2024

Once a sleepy resort city, Balneário Camboriú is now having a growth spurt, attracting a new wave of entrepreneurs with its safe streets, oceanfront towers and promise of social mobility.

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The Bulletin with UBS - Brazil

3 April 2016

We take the temperature of Brazil’s turbulent political scene and gauge its impact on the economy. We mull over the key considerations for local and global investors and discuss potential developments that could influence…

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Americas

19 August 2010

The Brazilian elections and life after Lula

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25. The party is over

21 May 2020

Brazil’s leader, Jair Bolsonaro, is denying the severity of coronavirus to keep his country’s economy ticking over. But as he continues to pose for selfies and shake hands, will the outspoken populist bring the nation to…