Dragons, colourful lions, music and the smell of traditional food took over Praça da Liberdade, in downtown São Paulo, on 31 January. The capital's most traditional Asian cultural neighbourhood has already entered into the spirit of Chinese New Year 2026, although the official date of the event is celebrated on 17 February.

On 29 January, the second tunnel boring machine for Line 2-Green departed from the port of Taicang, China, aboard the ship Chipol Taihu, bound for Brazil. Considered the largest machine in metro construction in the country, the new ‘Tatuzão’ is 133 metres long, 11.67 metres in diameter and weighs 2,600 tonnes.

On 29 January 2026, the Chinese Ambassador to Portugal, Yang Yirui, met with the President of AICEP, Madalena Oliveira e Silva, and the two exchanged in-depth views on promoting economic and trade co-operation between China and Portugal. 

World university sport begins 2026 with its eyes on Asia. Between 29 and 31 January, the city of Changchun, China, will host the first meeting of the Executive Committee of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) of the year.

On 27 January 2026, Brasilia hosted the Brazil-China Seminar: Research, Development, Innovation and Agricultural Mechanisation, an event organised by Brazil's Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) in partnership with the Chinese Embassy in Brazil.

Exports of goods from Portuguese-speaking countries to Macao reached a new all-time high in 2025, according to official data released on 30 January.

Miguel Santos is the new coach of the CF Jiangsu women's team in China. After recently leaving SK Dynamo České Budějovice in the Czech Republic, the Minho-born coach, who won the national championship with SC Braga in 2018/2019, as well as the Portuguese Cup (2019/2020) and Super Cup (2018/2019), is now taking charge of an international project in women's football.

Scientific co-operation between Brazil and China has entered a new chapter with the start of a technological exchange aimed at donkey breeding and milk production.

Brazil is rapidly climbing the rankings of the largest international markets for Chinese vehicles. In 2025, 322,000 units were exported to Brazil, the fifth largest volume traded to a single country, according to a survey by the Chinese news site Car News China.

A humanitarian mission from Macao will take children's clothing, along with school and educational supplies, to Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, with the aim of bringing ‘some comfort and encouragement to children in vulnerable situations,’ according to a statement from the initiative's promoters. The trip is part of the ‘Dress a Girl Around The World’ (DAGATW) project - Macao Section and will take place between 7 and 21 February.

TAAG – Linhas Aéreas de Angola will inaugurate the new Luanda–Guangzhou international route in the People's Republic of China, reinforcing its intercontinental expansion strategy. The opening of this direct connection represents a strategic step in deepening economic, commercial and diplomatic relations between Angola and China, one of the country's main trading partners.

On 24 January, a flight from Dili, East Timor, carrying 67 passengers, landed at Changle International Airport in Fuzhou, Fujian Province (southeast China), officially inaugurating the second direct passenger air route between China and East Timor.