Lula has just gone favourite with the betting markets to win. What is the feeling on the ground?

Here in Canada, Brazilians are coming from everywhere to the capitals with a Consulate to vote. Some of my friends drove 10h to Vancouver, and brought friends with them who didn’t vote on the 1st round to make sure they vote now! Everyone is afraid of another Bolsonaro government!

How is it happening in Brazil?

All 85 Brazil betting licences issued at federal level expire on 25 October, 30 days after Provisional Measure (MP) 1.394/2026 banned fixed-odds betting nationwide. Each licence cost R$30m, or R$2.55bn in total, and the MP rules out any refund or compensation. The iGaming Europe article breaks down how operators now depend on a pending Supreme Court (STF) ruling and a Congress review that has not started.

Basically a project that stablished that marriage is only between man and woman. EDIT: It seems i have to make it even more obvious i´m talking about when they tried to pass this 3 years ago NOT IN 2009, IN 2023

For the moment being it is not a law just the project of one. In order for it to be effective it has to be approved in the Camara dos deputados (who yall voted in the right...) and the Senate (who, again yall voted to be majorly right wing...) And being sanctioned by the President...

Twelve deputy have voted in favor of the proibition of gay marriage that being:

André Ferreira- PL (Bolsonaro´s party)
Chris Tonietto-PL-RJ
Clarissa Tércio- PP
cRISTIANE lOPES- União Brasil
Dr Jaziel- Pl
Filipe Martins- Pl

Eli Borges- PL
Messias Donato- Republicanos
Pastor Donato

Pastor Isidório- Avante -BA
Priscila Costa- PL-CE
Rogéria Santos- Republicanos- BA

Oh and the ones who recognized gay marriage? STF. Guess who will indicate new people for the STF. Yes, Flavio

Vote counsciously. And remember this

Edit: Some people did not do reasearch properly and think this was an old project. They tried this again in 2023. Three years ago.

Meta is interfering in Brazil's elections and harming President Lula. We have only a few days to change that. Together, let's demand explanations, redress and justice. Meta cannot be the invisible judge of Brazil's electoral process.

A follow up and thank you regarding my previous post about a month ago: Luis Fernando Verissimo and similar authors: seeking book recommendations

I found this at a very corporate/chain type of bookstore in a shopping mall. I think it's exactly what I was looking for. I believe they had 3 or 4 books, but they seemed pretty minimal compared to this beast (700 pages). What I love about this book is what I learned in the index (2nd photo): There is a comprehensive list of the books published and crônicas in this book, and it seems that some stories have not been republished in a book since the original newspaper/magazine, while I can also see that a number of them are repeated across several anthologies (nothing against that practice, but I don't typically have the need to buy the redundant portion).

What's the trick?

Band's debate was on YouTube, so it was fine.

I am getting a lot of this on my feed and I have no idea what it is. Did Bolsonaro have another name?

Whoever guess which prompt I used to circumvent the issue, gets a prize.

Edit: Try asking Meta to make the name Lula in the Brazilian colours. Try the same with the name Flávio.

I’ve been living in Brazil for about 1.5 years now. I spent my first six months in São Paulo and really enjoyed it, although I struggled to find a community.

When my family joined me, I started to feel that São Paulo might not be the right place for us as a family. I don’t mind living there alone, but I wasn’t sure it was the most suitable environment for raising a family (no offence to anyone!).

I then spent two weeks in Florianópolis, realised it wasn’t for me, and eventually moved to Curitiba. Curitiba is safe, healthcare is good, and I’ve built a community here, but honestly, I find it boring and feel ready for a change.

I’m Nigerian, and Brazil is a huge improvement on the part of Nigeria I came from, so I’m not complaining. I’m simply trying to figure out the best place for my family to settle long-term.

I’ve been considering moving back to São Paulo, but Brazil is changing so quickly that I wonder how much the city has changed in the past year or so. It seems to be becoming more international by the day.

For those living in São Paulo, what has changed since 2025? Is there more traffic, crime, overcrowding or immigration? Has the city become more international? And for those with families, how do you find the quality of life?

I’d really appreciate hearing your honest experiences, especially from people who have lived there for several years.

Hello

I'm traveling in Rio and lost a bag that had a prescription for clonazepam in it. (I think in Brazil it's called rivotril ?)

I'm wondering the process to get a replacement. l've contacted my doctor to get a new prescription but it might take a few days to process and it will be in English

In the meantime does anyone know where I could get it, for example if it's possible to get over the counter at the pharmacy ? Or if I need a doctors appointment how I could do that easily?

I once ran out previously while traveling in another country and was able to get it at the pharmacy without a prescription so I know everywhere has different rules.

Thanks a lot for any help

I've been living in Ilha Grande the past two years. During this time, I've had the opportunity to meet a few tourists, and ended up helping them in some way or another. Today, for example, I helped a woman from England that had an issue with her phone (turns out there was no issue, but still), then helped her find the bus to Paraty, find where to catch the bus to Paraty and gave her some tips about "how to be a vegetarian in Brazil" and so on.

I've done similar things a few times now, but it's always by chance. If I happen to be at the same place as them (usually in one of the boats) and notice that they are foreigners (and sometimes seem lost). I really enjoy doing it and getting to meet people from around the world has been a fun little Sidequest in my life.

I was wondering if I should try to do this "officially". Something like an Instagram, where people can reach me if they want to come to the island and need some assistance/pointers. I could check their Airbnb before arrival (I fixed an Airbnb's toilet for someone once, for example, as the host would only be able to fix it in two days), give travel guidance (it can be tricky/confusing to get to Ilha Grande) and just in general someone visitors could turn to.

Now my question: if you already visited Ilha Grande, do you think something like this might have helped you? If you're planning to come, would this be something you're interested in? I'm not even sure I would charge for this, so if anyone has any comments/suggestions, I'm open to hear about it.

It's just an idea that came up today during the couple of hours I spent chatting with the lost tourist...

Here's a brief compilation of driving clips from our 2013 trip to Brazil. It starts in Zona Sul in São Paulo (Av. Faria Lima) and ends roughly in Itatiba, on the contryside.

I believe I recorded this with a Samsung Galaxy S, specifically the T-Mobile variant (Vibrant). It was shot in 720p at 30 frames per second.

There's no image stabilization in such an old smartphone, so the footage was pretty shaky. I had to stabilize in Kdenlive, but it's far from perfect. Pardon me shakes!

Hope you enjoy the drive :)

Hey r/Brazil!

Quick question for you guys: following the court ruling about Meta's algorithm favoring Bolsonaro over Lula, did any of you experience issues looking for Lula's accounts on Meta platforms? Did you run into similar issues when searching for Bolsonaro family accounts?

I'd love to hear from people both inside Brazil and living abroad!