Guide to Brazil (Society, politics, history)

Doing your taxes in Brazil as an expat

At this time of the year, all residents in Brazil—whether they are Brazilian nationals or not— must submit their (...) READ MORE

At the beginning of the year, the Jair Bolsonaro administration announced that Brazil was pulling out of the United (...) READ MORE

On October 28, Jair Bolsonaro accomplished what most political pundits doubted, winning the presidential race by a landslide, earning (...) READ MORE

Since overthrowing the Imperial Family in 1889, Brazil has had a total of 40 heads of state, six republics, (...) READ MORE

Since last month, cyclists in São Paulo have been able to make use of a new, innovative service: a (...) READ MORE

Having to prove that you are who you say you are, filling out endless forms, walking around with different (...) READ MORE

Over the past 11 years, Brazil’s agricultural production has experienced a major leap, as proven by the 2017 agricultural (...) READ MORE

If you look for reading material about Brazilian history, chances are they begin telling the story about Latin America’s (...) READ MORE

You can’t understand Brazilian politics without knowing the Portuguese word coronel (colonel). This term dates back to 1830s Brazil (...) READ MORE

The concept of Brasília was born on April 4, 1955, in Jataí, a village with no more than 1,000 (...) READ MORE