Brazil's real currency is forecast to trade slightly stronger, at around 6 per U.S. dollar at the end of 2025 following a punishing year of losses, a Reuters poll of foreign exchange analysts showed.

Brazil’s retail sales slid slightly more than expected in November, buffeted by high interest rates that are poised to keep rising as the central bank moves to tamp down above-target inflation.

Brazil registered a total net outflow of $18.01 billion in 2024, the largest amount since 2020, central bank data showed on Wednesday, amid a historic depreciation of the Brazilian real in the final weeks of the year.

Brazilian authorities are gathering in capital Brasilia to mark the second anniversary of an alleged coup attempt by supporters of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.

Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes, who last year had led the Supreme Court decision that temporarily suspended social media platform X in the country, said on Wednesday tech firms would need to comply with laws in order to keep operating in Brazil.

Brazil’s industrial output fell for the second straight month, signaling that tight financial conditions are taking toll on the credit-dependent sector as the central bank prepares to take interest rates even higher.

The operation was successful, and the 79-year-old Lula is "well" and being monitored in the intensive care unit, the note said.

Catholics in the small Brazilian city of Santo Antonio de Goias celebrated the Epiphany throughout the weekend and into Monday, the same day the rest of the nation observed Three Kings Day.

Manchester City are exploring a January deal for Brazilian youth international Vitor Reis, who is valued at around €40m, sources have told ESPN.

A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan.

After serving a customer a bowl of acai with fried fish in Belem's market, Sandra da Costa wipes her hands excitedly.- Turning point - "The COP30 will be a turning point for the city and the Amazon," says Igor Normando,