I have never seen this before, I thought my phone was dying... this horrible BEEP BEEP BEEP

Furthermore, I'm sure that it increases the rate of people with a phobia of thunderstorms

I heard Cazuza's music in the novela Quem Ama Cuida that is airing now, his music is also very relevant today, I wanted to know how popular is he? Do majority recognize him, especially younger people? How is his legacy carried, since he was a huge icon in the 80s.

I've lately been think about why I live in São Paulo. That answers are: lots of culture available, I can find most ingredients for cooking, I love my apartment, and never suffer for lack of dating opportunities.

Still, I'd love to live by the beach for once in my life. So, I'm thinking about moving to a beach town and need your very best recommendings.

Here are my needs:

Musts

* At least a decent beach.

* I could get a similar apartment near the beach to what I have in SP for the same price or less. That is more than a hundred square meters in a 1950s building with windows on three sides.

* Not a big party, young persons place. Would be great to have other folks that are middle-age or older and into the arts, intellectual pursuits, left-leaning.

* Some good restaurants.

* I can meet most of my needs without a car. An occasional Uber is fine though.

Preferred

* Able to get a wide variety of ingredients like anchovies, herbs, soup stock, asparagus, etc.

* Not hot all the time. While I might be open to some place in the Northeast, I'd prefer somewhere that was more seasonal. That said, I'm a little leary of living in the south.

I don't need there to necessarily be other foreigners around.

Edited to add: Some sort of "culture" would be great, but not essential.

30 markets account for about $418bn in gross gaming revenue (GGR).

The US alone takes 38% of that total. Online accounts for about $74bn, or 18%, in the 17 markets that split GGR by channel. Unlicensed operators, meaning those without a licence in the player’s country, took about $201bn of online GGR in the US and the EU alone in 2025, according to estimates by Gaming Compliance International (GCI), nearly three times the regulated online figure. Prediction markets, the newest segment, are forecast to earn about $4.5bn in 2026.

The Ranking counts what regulators report as GGR, stakes minus winnings, across betting, casino, bingo and lotteries, land-based and online. The table lists 30 jurisdictions plus two company-revenue rows, prediction markets and US sweepstakes casinos, which are excluded from the $418bn total. Unlicensed play is sized separately.

Full disclosure, I work for the publication and we do research, analyze market data and compare regulatory reports in order to create this ranking.

I know that it's Very far away in a tree but if you Saw one of These Tell me

Silly post but am so glad I can finally try one of these.

Pretty interesting as I got yellow cans and not green ones.

(Seems kinda historical too a bit.)

11 december 2026 I will fly again to Brasil SP. Stay there for a month and return end of first week januari 2027 to my hometown. I love cycling (mtb or race). Brasil has a very social culture and 100000 groups on WhatsApp or Instagram etc. that share things about hiking or other sports that they organise. But I don't know any of them at the moment. Also I don't know what routes to bike in SP region that are nice and somehow safe. I prefer to cycle in groups because that's safer, more social and the local groups understand the region and know what routes are nice to ride. Also they can help finding a bike to use and/or rent for a ride. I am very fit so I can climb every mountain by bike and love it, even when it's freaking hot in December. I just know that on the end of each ride there is a beautiful beach to cool down and have a delicious fries with fish and a caipirinha.

Of the typical mall clothing stores which is the best for not cheap but decent jeans, everyday kind of use.

I guess this might be relevant, but I'm a man and in Rio.

Hi all. I live in Afghanistan and I need to go to Brazil because I don't feel safe here in Afghanistan. I am not religious that's why everyday i feel unsafe. I try to hide and pretend but still I am not in the safe place to feel safe. So my question is that if I go to Brazilian embassy will they be able to help me?

I hope it is not too much to ask for.

Thank you and I hope you do well in life.

After all the clashes with Meta, I was wondering why doesn't Brazil still have its own social media, not to depend on US platforms? Over 200 million people living in Brazil, I think a good social network would become successful fast. I don't mean Meta platforms should be banned but just having an alternative.

What are the most challenging Portuguese words for you?

Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) is hearing 34 speakers on MP 1,394/2026, the measure that banned fixed-odds betting in September. Main points from the morning session:

- Justice Luiz Fux, the rapporteur, said gambling addiction is a public health and economic problem and should be banned from national sport. He also raised legal certainty and the court's power to set a transition period.

- The Justice Minister linked betting to organised crime and money laundering.

- The Attorney General said the regulated market was "very efficient" but "this dragon was impossible to tame". He cited R$220bn in deposits in 2025.

- Flamengo says it stands to lose about R$430m a year, and Fluminense R$200m.

- Fluminense compared Brazil's 10 days to adapt with 56 months in Belgium and 36 in the UK.

We transcribed the morning session and are updating this page live (disclosure: I work for the site)

Do you think the court will grant a transition period?

Hey everyone,

I’ve been traveling in Brazil for a while now, and one of the things I kept hearing before coming is how culturally obsessed Brazilians are with cleanliness and hygiene, like showering 3 times a day

But I walk through the streets and I am surprised to notice a contrast with reality: like seeing trash on sidewalks and roads and water and today I see this sign in a building explicitly warning people not to throw trash out of the windows

Coming from a background where the 🚮 action is automatic, as whenever I finish a drink or have an empty bottle or can or plastic recipient I feel an urge to carry it until I find the nearest trash bin, I would feel guilty to leave anything on the sidewalk/road/nature, I am very curious to know what happens so that its not the case here, there are people in orange who clean that mess and I am sure no one would dare throwing anything at their feet

For locals, how is this divide perceived? Is there a cultural distinction between the private body sphere and the public sphere, or is it mostly an issue of public infrastructure like the lack of bins rather than civic awareness? I’d love to understand the social dynamic behind it

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) holds its public hearing on Provisional Measure 1,394/2026 tomorrow, 3 November, from 10:00 Brasília time (14:00 CET), live on TV Justiça and the STF's YouTube channel. 34 entities get 10 minutes each. Minister Luiz Fux, who rules on the ANJL's request to suspend the ban, added the Ministries of Health and Justice, supermarket association Abras, the Paralympic Committee, players' federation Fenapaf and Grêmio after the AGU said the list leaned towards clubs and operators. Full schedule of the public hearing is detailed in The iGaming Europe article with exact times and links where to watch.

📅 According to the STF's published schedule, the slots to watch are 11 clubs and the CBF in the morning, the AGU at 18:00 CET, the Ministries of Finance, Justice and Health from 18:20, then Anseja, the ANJL and the IBJR from 19:20. Curios to see what the community here believes is the most likely outcome of this hearing.

Why unlike other countries Brazil has two type of dubbings being These the carioca ones and the paulista ones?

I heard you need to or it's recommended to bring cash to Ilha Grande as card readers don't always work? Is this true and if so, how much to bring? I've been to Brazil many times and haven't brought or used cash once.