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Portugal and Brazil Are Near a Driver’s-License Breakthrough—But It Isn’t in Force Yet
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (259+ words) A surprising part of settling abroad is how quickly a basic errand'renting a car, commuting, picking up family'turns into a legal question: "Is my licence accepted here?" Portugal's latest step with Brazil is designed to make the answer clearer, but…...
Generation Z in Cuba Is Not Quiet — Phones, Protests, and the New Public Square
1+ week, 5+ day ago (449+ words) Cuba's Gen Z is often portrayed as resigned, but the island's newest public critics are young, online, and increasingly unwilling to treat daily collapse as "normal." Mobile internet only became widely accessible in 2018, and by early 2025 Cuba counted about 7.81 million…...
Brazil’s First Orbital Commercial Launch Could Turn Alcântara Into a Real Space Business
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (336+ words) Brazil is preparing for a first: an orbital commercial launch from Brazilian soil. The HANBIT-Nano rocket is set to lift off from the Alc'ntara Space Center in Maranh'o, targeting Wednesday, December 17, within a window running roughly December 1622. HANBIT-Nano, built by…...
Argentina Turns To Private Railways To Cut Costs And Boost Exports
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (302+ words) The simplest way to grasp this story is to picture a truck hauling soybeans from Salta to the river ports around Rosario. That road trip often costs more per tonne than shipping the same cargo by sea from Rosario to…...
São Paulo’s Dry Reality: A Global City Running Out Of Water
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (399+ words) Greater S'o Paulo looks like a modern world city, but when it comes to water security it behaves more like a town living one bad rainy season away from trouble. At the start of December, the Alto Tiet" system was…...
How São Paulo Climbed Into The World’s Top 20 Cities — And Why The Ranking Leaves Out Places Many People Prefer
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (366+ words) S'o Paulo's appearance in 18th place on the 2026 World's Best Cities list surprised many people abroad. For expats who know the city well, it confirms something they already feel: despite its flaws, S'o Paulo has momentum again. But the ranking also…...
Brazil’s New Mozambique Push: State Bank Money, Shared Ties, Deep Risks
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (361+ words) Brazil's government wants its state development bank, BNDES, to start funding big projects overseas again. President Luiz In'cio Lula da Silva chose Mozambique as the place to send that signal. During a visit to Maputo, Lula and Mozambican president Daniel…...
Empty Chair At G20: Trump Punishes South Africa’s Risky Embrace Of Rivals
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (541+ words) When the G20 leaders gather in Johannesburg this weekend, there will be one conspicuous empty chair: the United States. Donald Trump has confirmed that no U.S. delegation will take part in the summit's talks. He is accusing South Africa's Black-led government of…...
Flybondi Reopens Paraguay Links With Three Direct, Low-Cost Routes
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (335+ words) Argentina's Flybondi will restore and expand cross-border travel to Paraguay in December, betting that simple, point-to-point flying can cut prices and time for ordinary travelers. The plan brings back daily Asunci'n'Buenos Aires service from December 1, adds Asunci'n'C'rdoba five times a…...
Tanzania's Election Storm: A Landslide Win Shadows East Africa's Stability
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (310+ words) In the heart of East Africa, where vast savannas meet the Indian Ocean, Tanzania'a nation of 68 million known for its wildlife safaris and Mount Kilimanjaro'has long been a beacon of relative calm. But beneath this serene facade, a turbulent political…...