The Rio Times https://www.riotimesonline.com/ Latin America's Voice from Brazil Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:36:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.riotimesonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-4-32x32.jpg The Rio Times https://www.riotimesonline.com/ 32 32 The Safra Family and Banco Safra: A Complete Guide to Brazil’s Banking Dynasty https://www.riotimesonline.com/safra-family-banco-safra-brazil-guide/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:21:47 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/safra-family-banco-safra-brazil-guide/ Key Points The Safra family banking dynasty traces its roots to 1840s Aleppo and today controls over $590 billion in assets under management across Banco Safra, J. Safra Sarasin, and Safra National Bank of New York — making it one of the most consequential private banking empires in the world. A multi-year inheritance dispute between […]

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]]> Brazil Football 2026: Brasileirão, World Cup, and the Business of the Beautiful Game https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-football-2026-brasileirao-guide/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:21:47 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-football-2026-brasileirao-guide/ Key Points Palmeiras lead the 2026 Brasileirão by six points after 11 rounds, while Flamengo — despite sacking their most successful coach hours after an 8-0 win — are flying in the Copa Libertadores under new boss Leonardo Jardim. Flamengo’s annual revenue reached a record US$380 million, making them the only non-European club near the […]

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]]> Bolivia Economy 2026: Political Break, Reform Agenda, and What Comes Next https://www.riotimesonline.com/bolivia-economy-elections-2026-guide/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:21:47 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/bolivia-economy-elections-2026-guide/ Key Points Rodrigo Paz ended two decades of MAS rule in November 2025 and immediately declared an economic emergency, cutting fuel subsidies, slashing the budget, and securing over $8 billion in multilateral financing — halving Bolivia’s country risk from ~2,100 to 477 basis points within months. S&P issued a rare double-notch upgrade (CCC− to CCC+) […]

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]]> Gilmar Mendes and Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF): A Complete Guide https://www.riotimesonline.com/gilmar-mendes-brazil-supreme-court-stf-guide/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:21:46 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/gilmar-mendes-brazil-supreme-court-stf-guide/ Key Points Gilmar Mendes, the STF’s longest-serving active justice, faces a formal congressional impeachment recommendation for the first time in Brazilian history — stemming from the Banco Master financial scandal and allegations he annulled legislative subpoenas to protect colleague justices. His private law institute (IDP) has received documented funding from JBS (a firm convicted in […]

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]]> São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Saturday, April 18, 2026 https://www.riotimesonline.com/sao-paulo-nightlife-guide-for-saturday-april-18-2026/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:03:50 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=651497 The Rio Times · RT SP Nightlife Desk D-Edge NAVE from midnight — the Saturday flagship · Ó do Borogodó peak Saturday to 3 am · Casa de Francisca Saturday programme · Blue Note SP double session · Bar Brahma peak · The full circuit at maximum 01 Tonight’s Vibe Menu Saturday is the biggest […]

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]]> Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Guide for Saturday, April 18, 2026 https://www.riotimesonline.com/rio-de-janeiro-nightlife-guide-for-saturday-april-18-2026/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:58:16 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=651493 The Rio Times · RT Nightlife Desk Feijoada Raiz + Amigos da Cacilda from 11 am · Pura Alquimia — Uma Homenagem ao Secos & Molhados e a Ney Matogrosso at Blue Note Rio 8 pm + 10:30 pm · Rodrigo Barba “Bloco do Eu Sozinho” 25 anos · Rio Scenarium peak · Full Lapa […]

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]]> São Paulo Daily Brief for Saturday, April 18, 2026 https://www.riotimesonline.com/sao-paulo-daily-pinacoteca-free-sheyla-ayo-final/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:12:47 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=651491 Welcome to your São Paulo daily guide for Saturday, April 18, 2026. The Pinacoteca runs its free Saturday across all three buildings: Pascale Marthine Tayou’s Nocaute fills seven Pina Luz galleries, Macunaíma é Duwid holds Pina Estação, and Cristina Salgado occupies the Octógono — all at zero cost. The MASP is also open with five […]

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]]> Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Saturday, April 18, 2026 https://www.riotimesonline.com/rio-de-janeiro-daily-brief-for-saturday-april-18-2026/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:04:23 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=651489 Welcome to your Rio de Janeiro daily guide for Saturday, April 18, 2026. MAM Rio opens Rubem Valentim: a ordem do… — the first major retrospective in a decade of the Afro-Brazilian geometric modernist. Rio Fashion Week hits its closing runway at Pier Mauá with Lenny Niemeyer at 21h30. IEM Rio 2026 moves into Day […]

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]]> Bitcoin Price Today: $77K as Hormuz Opens and Oil Crashes 10% https://www.riotimesonline.com/bitcoin-77k-hormuz-opening-oil-crash/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:11:05 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=651487 Rio Times Crypto & Perpetuals Brief Saturday, April 18, 2026 · Snapshot at 08:03 UTC The Big Three 1. Bitcoin surged above $77,000 after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz “completely open” — the highest BTC price since early February — as oil crashed 10% and capital rotated from commodities into risk assets. BTC/USD trades […]

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]]> B3: Hormuz Reopening Turns Petrobras into the Drag That Unlocks the 200,000 Path https://www.riotimesonline.com/b3-hormuz-reopening-turns-petrobras-into-the-drag-that-unlocks-the-200000-path/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:51:14 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=651484 Rio Times Daily Market Brief · Brazil Saturday, April 18, 2026 · Covering the session of Friday, April 17 The Big Three 1. Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz is “completamente aberto” — and oil crashed up to 14%, dragging Petrobras down nearly 7% and ripping the Ibovespa from an intraday high of 198,665 to […]

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