LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide — Saturday, November 7, 2026
As of 12:35 a.m. US Eastern Time (ET) · 2:35 a.m. Brasília, Saturday 7 November 2026 · US National Hurricane Center outlooks issued overnight, exchange rates to the latest published rate, prediction markets at 12:33 a.m. ET
00Do Today
Countries are sorted by urgency, and each checklist runs visa, weather, authorities, then money. Every item links to the block with the details.
Brazil Tomorrow
Panama and Costa Rica Today
Colombia Note
Mexico Note
Chile Note
Argentina and Peru Monday
01Weather Watch
Rain Risk for Central America Outlook
A broad low-pressure area offshore of Central America keeps producing a large area of showers and thunderstorms, and the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) gives it a 30% chance of becoming a tropical depression within 48 hours and within 7 days. The center says strong upper-level winds should end its chances early next week, but the system is still expected to bring areas of heavy rain to portions of Central America through the weekend.
Atlantic Gale Far From Our Countries Outlook
The NHC’s Atlantic outlook lists no tropical cyclones. It watches a non-tropical low-pressure area several hundred miles south-southeast of Bermuda, where gale-force winds are likely over parts of the central subtropical Atlantic through the weekend.
02Today’s Clock
Every time is shown in US Eastern Time first, then in local time. Our calendar lists no major data releases for Saturday, so the day’s fixed times are the NHC’s outlooks.
03Money Today
Brazilian Real BRL
Mexican Peso MXN
Colombian Peso COP
Peruvian Sol PEN
Argentine Peso ARS
Chilean Peso CLP
Brazil’s real and Colombia’s peso weakened in the latest rates, by about 0.7% and 0.3%. Mexico’s peso, Peru’s sol and Argentina’s wholesale peso firmed, and Chile’s peso was flat.
04Status Board
Chile Inflation
September: 0.4% for the month and 4.1% over twelve monthsOctober: 0.5% for the month and 4.5% over twelve months, published Fri 6 NovHigher again, and further from the central bank’s 3% target; Chile’s statistics institute, INE, says transport and food were the main upward forces, and we did not find the October core inflation reading (which excludes volatile prices)
United States Jobs
September: 29,000 new jobs as first reported, and an unemployment rate of 4.2%October: 165,000 new jobs, with unemployment at 4.1%, published Fri 6 NovStronger than the forecast of 65,000 new jobs in the Rio Times calendar; the US Bureau of Labor Statistics revised September up to 60,000
Mexico Interest Rate
6.5%, the central bank’s policy rate, before Thursday’s decision6.25%, cut by 0.25 point on Thu 5 Nov by a majority of three of its five board members, effective Fri 6 NovThe bank says it expects to keep the rate at this level for a prolonged period, and bettors on Polymarket, a crypto-based prediction platform, see no change in December
Brazil Interest Rate
13.75%, the central bank’s Selic benchmark rate, after a cut in September13.75%, held on Wed 4 Nov by a unanimous vote of its rate-setting committee, CopomThe hold ended a run of five 0.25-point cuts; the next meeting is 8 and 9 December, and the minutes of this one are due Tue 10 Nov
05Visas, Residency and Tax
Colombia Deadline Passed
Holders of a permanent-resident visa issued under the earlier rules had to transfer it before 31 October 2026, under the Foreign Ministry’s Resolution 9316 of 2024, the rule that set the deadline. The ministry says the process is done entirely online and is required to obtain the foreigner ID card (cédula de extranjería) from Migración Colombia, the immigration agency.
The 31 October deadline has passed, and we found no extension. If you have not finished, ask the ministry’s visa office what applies to your case.
File photo: Mexico City’s skyline of office and residential towers, with mountains in the distance.06What Prediction Markets Say
As of 12:33 a.m. ET (2:33 a.m. Brasília), 7 November 2026
07The Calendar Ahead
08Frequently Asked Questions
What Did Chile’s October Inflation Show?
Chile’s statistics institute, INE, reported on Friday 6 November 2026 that prices rose 0.5% in October and 4.5% over twelve months. That compares with 0.4% for the month and 4.1% for the year in September.
Is a Storm Threatening Central America This Weekend?
The US National Hurricane Center gives a low-pressure area offshore of Central America a 30% chance of becoming a tropical depression within 7 days. It says the system is expected to bring areas of heavy rain to portions of Central America through the weekend.
When Does Brazil’s Enem Exam Start on Sunday?
Brazil’s national university entrance exam, Enem, begins on Sunday 8 November 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Brasília time, which is 11:30 a.m. ET. Gates open at 12:00 p.m. Brasília and close at 1:00 p.m. Brasília (11:00 a.m. ET), and late entry is not allowed.
09Go Deeper
All Rio Times Dossiers
Chile Inflation Rises to 4.5%
Mexico Market Report
Brazil Market Report
Colombia Visa Transfer Deadline
Mexico
Sources: Rio Times economic calendar; US National Hurricane Center; Banco Central do Brasil; RT market data; Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia; Banco Central de la República Argentina; DolarApi; Banco Central de Chile; Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas; US Bureau of Labor Statistics; Banco de México; IBGE; Cancillería de Colombia (Colombia’s Foreign Ministry); Inep (Brazil’s education research agency); Polymarket; Kalshi.
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