LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide — Saturday, November 14, 2026
As of 12:30 a.m. US Eastern Time (ET) · 2:30 a.m. Brasília, Saturday 14 November 2026 · US National Hurricane Center outlooks issued overnight, exchange rates to the latest published rate, prediction markets at 12:31 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.
Mexico Today
Colombia Today
Brazil Note
Argentina Note
Peru Note
01Weather Watch
No New Storm Near Latin America Outlook
The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) expects no tropical cyclone to form in the North Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea or the Gulf of America, the US name for the Gulf of Mexico, over the next 7 days. Its outlook for the eastern and central North Pacific says the same.
Outlooks cover storm formation, not rain or flood risk on the ground. We did not read a Brazilian weather service alert for the weekend, so follow your national weather service for local warnings.
02Today’s Clock
Every time is shown in US Eastern Time first, then in local time. Markets are closed for the weekend, so the day is quiet apart from Colombia’s new official rate and Mexico’s shopping festival.
03Money Today
Markets are closed for the weekend, so these are Friday’s closing rates, except Colombia’s official rate, which changes on Saturday. Brazil’s real and Colombia’s peso weakened, while Mexico’s peso strengthened.
Brazilian Real BRL
Mexican Peso MXN
Colombian Peso COP
Peruvian Sol PEN
Argentine Peso ARS
Brazil’s real weakened by 0.67% and Colombia’s peso by 0.45%, while Mexico’s peso firmed by 0.39%. Argentina’s blue rate sold at 1,575 pesos on Friday, up from 1,565 on Thursday.
04Status Board
Brazil Retail Sales
August: retail sales volume rose 0.1% from JulyFri 13 Nov, September: up 0.2% from August after seasonal adjustment and up 1.7% over the past twelve months, against a forecast of −0.2% in the Rio Times economic calendarIBGE called the result stability, with fuel sales up 2.8% and supermarket sales down 0.5%
Colombia Retail Sales
August: retail sales up 7.3% from a year earlierFri 13 Nov, September: up 9.7% from a year earlier and 10.9% for January to September; new vehicle sales rose 29.8%Faster growth, led by cars
Colombia Manufacturing
August: output fell from a year earlierFri 13 Nov, September: output up 1.5% from a year earlier, while jobs in manufacturing fell 1.4%Output recovered, but employment kept shrinking
Mexico Buen Fin
Fri 13 Nov: the 16th Buen Fin shopping festival beganIt runs five days through Tue 17 Nov, and Mon 16 Nov is a public holidayCheck each store’s own terms before buying
Peru Interest Rate
Before Thu 12 Nov: the central bank’s reference rate had stood at 4.25% for 14 monthsThu 12 Nov: raised by 0.25 point to 4.50%, the first change in 14 monthsInflation rose to 5.3% in October; the next decision is Thu 10 Dec
Argentina Inflation
September: 33.4% over twelve monthsThu 12 Nov, October: 2.2% for the month and 33.1% over twelve months, against 1.9% in the Rio Times economic calendarThe monthly rate speeded up; the twelve-month pace eased from September
Brazil Interest Rate
Wed 16 Sep: the Selic, Brazil’s benchmark rate, was cut to 13.75%Wed 4 Nov: the Copom, the central bank’s rate committee, held the Selic at 13.75%Polymarket (a crypto-based prediction platform) traders see no change in December
Mexico Interest Rate
Bank of Mexico’s rate before the 5 Nov decision: 6.50%Thu 5 Nov: cut by 0.25 point to 6.25%, a 3 to 2 votePolymarket traders see no change at the December meeting; see What Prediction Markets Say
Chile Interest Rate
Oct 26 to 27: the central bank’s council considered raising its rate from 4.5% to 4.75%It held the rate at 4.5%, unanimously, and published its minutes on Wed 4 NovThe next meeting is Tue 15 Dec; Polymarket traders see no change at about 57% and a 0.25-point rise at about 33%
Brazil Enem Exam
Sun 8 Nov, day one of the national university entrance exam: 32% of registered test-takers stayed away, a preliminary countDay two is tomorrow, Sunday 15 November, with mathematics and natural sciencesAll Enem times are Brasília time, so check your local clock
05Visas, Residency and Tax
Colombia Deadline Passed
Holders of a permanent-resident visa issued under the earlier rules had to transfer it by 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.
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: skyscrapers in Mexico City’s Reforma business district.06What Prediction Markets Say
As of 12:31 a.m. ET (2:31 a.m. Brasília), 14 November 2026
07The Calendar Ahead
08Frequently Asked Questions
When Is the Buen Fin in Mexico This Year?
Mexico’s Buen Fin shopping festival runs from Friday 13 to Tuesday 17 November 2026, five days. Monday 16 November is a public holiday, Revolution Day, so many people have a long weekend.
What Is the Official Dollar Rate in Colombia This Weekend?
The TRM, Colombia’s official reference rate, is 3,316.70 pesos per US$1 from Saturday 14 to Monday 16 November 2026. That is 14.79 pesos weaker than Friday’s 3,301.91.
How Did Brazil’s Retail Sales Do in September?
Brazil’s statistics institute IBGE reported that retail sales volume rose 0.2% from August after seasonal adjustment. Over the past twelve months, sales are up 1.7%.
09Go Deeper
All Rio Times Dossiers
Colombia Visa Transfer Deadline
Mexico
Colombia
Brazil
Argentina
Sources: Rio Times economic calendar; US National Hurricane Center; Banco Central do Brasil; a commercial market-data feed; Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia; Banco Central de la República Argentina; DolarApi; IBGE (Brazil’s statistics institute); DANE (Colombia’s national statistics agency); INDEC (Argentina’s statistics institute); Banco Central de Reserva del Perú; Banco de México; Banco Central de Chile; Cancillería de Colombia (Colombia’s Foreign Ministry); Inep; Brazil’s Education Ministry; Mexico’s Economy Ministry; Polymarket.