As 10 imagens mais surpreendentes de 2025
Um especialista em história da arte analisa algumas das fotografias mais marcantes do ano.
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Após propaganda controversa, Sydney Sweeney diz que quer fazer filmes 'que salvem vidas'
Atriz estrela 'A Empregada', suspense psicológico baseado em livro de sucesso, com estreia prevista no Brasil para 1º de janeiro de 2026.
2025-12-26
Brazil Investor Press Brief: 10 Market-Moving Reads From December 26, 2025
Today’s Brazil finance news was dominated by balance-sheet moves and year-end capital actions. Two companies moved to raise capital (Banco Mercantil and Ampla). Several …
2025-12-26
Latin America Investor Monitor: Regulation, Corporate Moves, And Policy Risk (December 26, 2025)
Mexico signed a large passenger-rail order with Alstom and, separately, sanctioned an IMSS supplier over a procurement integrity case. Colombia’s policy focus shifted to…
2025-12-26
Silvinei Vasques amplia lista de bolsonaristas que fugiram do Brasil para evitar prisão
Ao menos quatro bolsonaristas condenados fugiram do país nos últimos meses, tentando evitar o cumprimento de suas penas. Relembre quem são eles.
2025-12-26
When The State Gets Barrels, Not Just Taxes: Brazil’s Pre-Salt Turns Into A Fiscal Asset
Key Points In October, the federal government’s oil entitlement from pre-salt production-sharing and unitization rose 4% to 181,000 barrels per day, a tangible stream of…
2025-12-26
Azul’s 40% Plunge Exposes The Dilution Shock Behind Its Chapter 11 Plan
Azul’s shares cratered more than 40% on Friday after investors priced in what the airline’s court-supervised restructuring really means: an ownership reset so extreme th…
2025-12-26
Africa Intelligence Brief — Friday, December 26, 2025
Today’s clearest signals are about control: who gets recognized, who secures infrastructure contracts, and who shapes the cost of moving money and goods. Several moves l…
2025-12-26
São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Friday, December 26, 2025
Tonight’s easy wins: Move Nite with Pop, Funk and House at Alto (Vila Madalena area), late-night clubbing at Zucker Club and Club Outs (Consolação), art-house film scree…
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Rio Nightlife Guide for Friday, December 26, 2025
Tonight in Rio: Post-Christmas Friday brings festive energy with **Dani Coimbra** at Carioca da Gema (19:30), Pré-Réveillon opening night featuring “Meu Samba Te Convida…
2025-12-26
Mexico’s Rents Track Inflation, While Brazil’s Run Twice As Fast
Key Points Mexico: rent growth has tracked inflation, yet rent still absorbs too much income. Brazil: rent growth has run far above inflation, led by small units and sev…
2025-12-26
Israel’s Recognition Of Somaliland Reframes Red Sea Politics Overnight
Key Points Israel’s recognition gives Somaliland a legal lane to treaties, finance, and security ties after 30+ years in limbo. The decision sits on the Bab el-Mandeb/Su…
2025-12-26
A atriz de 'O Agente Secreto' que começou no cinema aos 72 e chegou ao radar do Oscar
Do sertão do Rio Grande do Norte, a costureira nunca tinha ido ao cinema até ser descoberta em Bacurau e hoje é cotada para prêmios internacionais por atuação em novo lo…
2025-12-26
Ex-diretor da PRF Silvinei Vasques é preso pela PF no Paraguai: o que se sabe?
Condenado pelo STF por golpe de Estado, Vasques estava proibido de deixar o país. Ele rompeu a tornozeleira eletrônica e foi encontrado no aeroporto de Assunção. Uma aud…
2025-12-26
Médica venezuelana condenada a 30 anos por criticar Maduro em áudio no WhatsApp deixa a prisão
Sentença contra médica vinha sendo criticada por organismos de defesa de direitos humanos, que afirmam que legislação venezuelana tenta silenciar vozes críticas.
2025-12-26
U.S. Visa Bans Escalate Clash Over Free Speech Rules In Europe
Key Points The U.S. used visa bans to hit individuals tied to Europe’s online-speech enforcement. France and Germany call it intimidation; Washington says Europe is expo…
2025-12-26
Ecuador Closes Most Land Crossings With Neighbors, Leaving Only Two Legal Entry Points
Key Points Ecuador has limited official overland entry from Colombia and Peru to two crossings: Rumichaca and Huaquillas. The plan is control by concentration: fewer leg…
2025-12-26
Venezuela’s Christmas Prisoner Releases: A Gesture, A Warning, And A Message Abroad
Key Points Maduro’s government announced 99 releases on Christmas, while monitors initially confirmed 71 departures from specific prisons. Rights groups say hundreds mor…
2025-12-26
Os fragmentos de cérebros usados na corrida para achar cura do Alzheimer
O correspondente de saúde e ciência da BBC, James Gallagher, investiga se é cientificamente possível curar a doença de Alzheimer
2025-12-26
Brazil Sets A Higher Wage Floor For 2026—Still Low By Regional Standards
Key Points Brazil will lift the monthly minimum wage to R$ 1,621 (about $300) on January 1, 2026, a 6.79% nominal increase that also sets an hourly floor of R$ 7.37. The…
2025-12-26
After A Razor-Thin Vote, Honduras Signals A U.S. Pivot As Region Pushes Stability
Key Points The CNE declared Nasry “Tito” Asfura president-elect on December 24, 24 days after voting. Asfura won 1,479,822 votes (40.27%), edging Salvador Nasralla’s 1,4…
2025-12-26
U.S. Tomahawks In Nigeria: A New Phase Of West Africa Counterterrorism
Key Points Washington used naval cruise missiles in West Africa, a rarer and sharper tool than drones or advisers. Abuja says the strikes were coordinated, but blowback …
2025-12-26
Mega da Virada: por que você pode ganhar R$ 1 bilhão e ainda assim ir à falência?
Estudos mostram que mesmo o maior dos prêmios pode significar um valor menor e que, ainda assim, é possível ir à falência após ter sido um bilionário.
2025-12-26
A New Pope’s Christmas Warning: Suffering Is Becoming Normal
Key Points In his first Christmas homily and Urbi et Orbi, Leo XIV made “indifference” the real enemy, not distance. He named Gaza, Ukraine and Yemen, and placed migrant…
2025-12-26
Brazil’s Prize-Money Boom Is Rewiring Football—and Its Business Model
Key Points Brazil’s clubs earned more than R$2 billion ($370m) in prize money in 2025, across FIFA, Conmebol and domestic tournaments, shared by 146 teams from Série A t…
2025-12-26
Why Brazil Still Feels Polarized Despite A Right-Leaning Majority
Key Points Datafolha finds 46% of Brazilians place themselves on the right side of the spectrum, versus 29% on the left, with 17% in the center. Political “team” identit…
2025-12-26
Visa Rules Are Shifting Before 2026, And The Real Change Is Friction
Key Points No wave of new bans. The risk is tighter procedures and holiday backlogs. New Zealand will cap seasonal-worker housing charges from April 2026 at NZD 150–211 …
2025-12-26
Como nasceu o direito às férias no Brasil há 100 anos (e os empresários que diziam que isso 'quebraria' o país)
De acordo com o texto da lei, o direito se aplicava 'aos empregados e operários de estabelecimentos comerciais, industriais e bancários, sem prejuízo de ordenado'
2025-12-26
São Paulo Culture-First City Brief for December 26, 2025
Good morning: today opens a new art-film run at CineSesc, stacks late-night clubbing in Consolação and Vila Madalena, keeps country night alive at Villa Country, and off…
2025-12-26
Rio de Janeiro Culture-First City Brief for December 26, 2025
Friday, December 26, 2025: Rio flips from a “post-Christmas quiet” into full pre–New Year mode today. Highlights include a sunset “boiler-room” beach set in Leblon, a La…