Travelers warned having this common item in luggage could get you removed from the flight

09:00 ET, 04 Oct 2025Updated 12:55 ET, 04 Oct 2025 Airport security will check that your vape is packed correctly (Image: izusek via Getty Images) Knowing what to pack and what not to pack can be overwhelming these days, as it seems guidelines are...

Zayed Charity Run heads to Rio de Janeiro

Zayed Charity Run will return to Abu Dhabi on November 29 for its third stop of the 2025–2026 season. The event, dubbed “the kindest run in the world”, is already marking milestones this year with three cities added to its route: Beijing, Rio de...

Brazil on high alert for deadly drinks as tainted alcohol leaves victims blind, in coma

From chic Sao Paulo bars to Rio de Janeiro’s beaches, Brazilians are on edge after a wave of suspected poisonings from tainted liquor has left people dead, blind, or in a coma, APA reports, citing Al Arabiya. One person has been confirmed dead due...

Ladysmith teen paddles for community in Brazil

For 16-year-old Ladysmith Secondary School student Maleah Harris it was also the summer of a lifetime on the water almost half a world away. A member of the Rainbow Canoe Club (also known as the Salish Warrior Canoe Club) Harris, of the Stz'uminus...

Fun Interview: Tony Shalhoub’s Travel Show ‘Breaking Bread’ Uplifts You

Heart-warming, smile-filled, eye-opening and appetite-arousing, Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread is a new six-episode CNN Original Series that delves into delectable travel-and-food adventures, hosted by Tony Shalhoub — the Golden Globe, Tony and Emmy...

Panic in Brazil after deadly cocktail methanol poisoning

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This week Red Bull and Prada unveiled the world's largest skate ramp in Brazil

This week on Dezeen, beverage company Red Bull and fashion house Prada added the world's largest skate ramp to the curved side of a skyscraper in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Built for the Red Bull Building Drop event on 25 September, the mega ramp was...

Smart Travel: Florida Keys Ramps Up Airlift, Accommodations and More; HX Sends Hybrid-Powered Ship to Seattle; New Research Highlights Latin America’s Traveler Preferences; and More

I’m back on the ground and catching my breath after a whirlwind rush of travel, and I’m extra excited to bring you this week’s top business travel stories. From a hybrid-powered ship’s splashy Seattle debut to fresh updates from the Florida Keys...

Will real-time translation change how we travel?

Apple's new live translation feature is a boon for travellers, but over-reliance on AI translation could make us rethink how, and why, we learn languages. For nearly five decades, a comedy sci-fi novel has made readers wish they had a fish in...

Panam Sports officials complete site evaluations in Brazil, the final stop before 2031 host city election next week

Panam Sports officials meet with the Rio-Niterói 2031 team in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 1-3, 2025 (PASO photo) With the host city for the 2031 Pan American Games due to be elected only a week from now, Panam Sports (PASO) officials...

Caipirinhas Cancelled: Brazil On Alert Over Deadly Drinks

From chic Sao Paulo bars to Rio de Janeiro's beaches, Brazilians are on edge after a wave of suspected poisonings from tainted liquor has left people dead, blind, or in a coma. One person has been confirmed dead due to methanol poisoning, with...

Backstreet’s Back… In Brazil: Backstreet Boys Talk AI, 25 Years of ‘Millennium’ & Why ‘Brazil Is Our Second Home’

In an interview with Billboard Brazil, Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter and Howie Dorough talk about the 25th-anniversary Into the Millennium tour, their show at The Town, their love for Brazil, the Swedish influence on their sound, and how they...

‘Brazil must act now on storage regulation’

Brazil faces an energy paradox. On the one hand, it boasts one of the cleanest energy mixes in the world, with 85% of its electricity coming from renewable energy sources anchored by solar and wind power. Much of that clean energy, however, is...

Brazil’s Long Game: Morgan Stanley’s Case for a 20–30 Year Industrial Strategy

Brazil, says Morgan Stanley’s Renato Grandmont, is underperforming its potential because it lacks one thing markets can’t supply: a 20–30-year industrial policy that survives elections. In plain terms, companies won’t bet billions on factories,...

Academy CEO Bill Kramer Highlights Internationalization Efforts While Speaking at Rio Film Fest, Says ‘I’m Still Here’ Furore ‘Increased’ the Academy’s ‘Prestige’

Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, traveled to Brazil for the first time to speak at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival alongside Meredith Shea, the Academy’s chief membership, impact and industry...

PAHO highlights wider effects of Brazil's robust vaccination scheme

Friday, October 3rd 2025 - 10:08 UTC Vaccine hesitance prevails among some groups, Morales reckoned The Pan American Health Organization noted this week that Brazil's robust vaccination campaigns have yielded benefits for neighboring countries....

National Sports Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker ruled out until after international break The Brazil international injured a hamstring in the midweek Champions League defeat to Galatasaray in Istanbul. 41 minutes ago RSS, Syndicated Content

By Carl Markham, PA Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has been ruled out until after this month’s international break. The Brazil international injured a hamstring in the midweek Champions League defeat to Galatasaray in Istanbul. “Alisson is...

Aruba Strengthens Tourism Ties in Brazil with Strategic Events

Aruba tourism in Brazil reached new milestones this August through a series of impactful events, partnerships, and promotional actions. The Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA) worked closely with travel agents, operators, and airlines to expand...

Fala Formosa! Taiwanese expats to Brazil carve 7 decades of immigrant stories

By Tang Ya-lin and James Lo, CNA staff reporter and writer São Paulo is not typically thought of as a hotspot for Taiwanese restaurants and Boba tea shops, much less places that attract long lines of patrons. Yet there are Taiwanese eateries such...

Who Touched Brazil’s Pension Checks? CONTAG’s Finances, PT Proximity, and an Oversight Test

Brazil’s largest rural workers’ confederation, CONTAG, is under investigation after the country’s financial-intelligence unit flagged unusual flows totaling about R$2 billion ($377 million) from May 2024 to May 2025. The money moved in roughly...