4+ hour, 11+ min ago  (746+ words) This is part of The Rio Times" daily S'o Paulo daily guide coverage for expats and the international community. A cooling trend continues. Thursday at 25 C/40% rain " layers and umbrella. Friday drops to 22 C but clears to 10% rain. Saturday at…...

4+ hour, 14+ min ago  (720+ words) This is part of The Rio Times" daily Rio de Janeiro daily guide coverage for expats and the international community. Thursday eases to 29 C/45% rain after the 32 C heat. Friday and Saturday cool to 25 C with 25% rain " comfortable for the…...

3+ hour, 29+ min ago  (857+ words) Key Points " Acting president Delcy Rodr'guez announced a "responsible" minimum wage increase effective May 1 " the first adjustment after four years with the formal salary frozen at 130 bol'vares, worth less than $0. 50 today " Integrated worker income " including dollar-indexed bonuses " has risen from…...

3+ hour, 46+ min ago  (437+ words) For Junior, the result represents a massive boost. Playing in Cartagena rather than their traditional Barranquilla base, the Tiburon showed they can compete with South America's elite on the continental stage. Teofilo, now deep into his twilight years, remains the…...

3+ hour, 37+ min ago  (825+ words) Key Points " The US is considering lifting sanctions on Venezuela's central bank to allow billions in oil revenue to flow through the financial system, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter " Roughly $1 billion has already been sent to the…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago  (702+ words) Key Points " Argentina's Chamber of Deputies approved the reform of the Glacier Law on Wednesday, delegating to provinces the power to decide which of the country's nearly 17, 000 ice bodies to protect and which to open for mining " The vote hands…...

3+ hour, 52+ min ago  (216+ words) " S&P Global Ratings cut Colombia's sovereign credit rating from BB to BB- with stable outlook " the lowest level since 1993, when S&P first rated the country, and the second downgrade in four months after Fitch's BB+ to BB cut…...

3+ hour, 23+ min ago  (204+ words) " Argentina's central bank market survey (REM) raised the 2026 inflation forecast to 29. 1% " up 3. 1 percentage points from the previous month's estimate " as the Iran conflict's oil shock disrupts Milei's disinflation narrative " GDP growth was cut to 3. 3%, down from the World Bank's 3. 6% projection,…...

4+ hour ago  (216+ words) " Chile's CPI rose 1. 0% in March " above the 0. 8-0. 9% market consensus " driven by gasoline prices jumping 8. 2% and diesel surging 12. 8% after the government ended the MEPCO fuel subsidy " Annual inflation rose to 2. 8% from 2. 4% in February, reversing four months of decline that had taken…...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago  (1002+ words) Rio Times " Crypto Daily Report " Covering April 8 Session " Published April 9, 2026 BTC / USD US$ 71, 064 " "0. 90% H 72, 850 " L 70, 428 ETH / USD US$ 2, 185 " "2. 76% H 2, 270 " L 2, 161 Gold (XAU) US$ 4, 729 " "1. 71% Post-ceasefire pullback Oil (CL) US$ 95. 90 " "0. 14% Stabilizing [] The post Bitcoin Consolidates at $71 K as Ceasefire Holds appeared first on…...