r/arepas is a subreddit with 2k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses venezuela, crisis, economic, economy, and migration.
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Popular Themes in r/arepas
#1
News
: "In Venezuela, to buy a cup of coffee with the most common bill in circulation, the 100-bolivar note, you’d need ten thousand of them. TEN THOUSAND. One million bolivares (the cost of this coffee) is only 29 cents (US$ equivalent), but that amounts to about a fifth of a monthly minimum wage salary."
88 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Desperate population wanting to flee joblessness, sky high crime rates and literal starvation in Venezuela now face 50 thousand times higher prices for passports which are increasingly required to migrate to neighboring countries. Queues for passports in Caracas require sleeping in lines at night."
39 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Venezuelan minimum monthly wage increased to 10 million bolivars, equivalent to $3.54. This includes basic compensation of 7 million bolivars plus 3 million bolivars of food vouchers. For reference, 1 chicken costs between $2 and $3. A dozen eggs is about $1.50-$2. 1lb of rice is 50-70 US$cents."
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/arepas
#1
Venezuela
: "Desperate population wanting to flee joblessness, sky high crime rates and literal starvation in Venezuela now face 50 thousand times higher prices for passports which are increasingly required to migrate to neighboring countries. Queues for passports in Caracas require sleeping in lines at night."
331 posts
#2
Crisis
: "Suicide rates on the rise for Venezuelans. There is lack of food, lack of resources, lack of hope, most are living in total misery. Under normal circumstances, the sheer number of suicides in itself would be considered a serious Crisis. Unfortunately, everything is in Crisis mode at this point."
98 posts
#3
Economic
: "Formerly one of the richest nations in the world, Venezuela is experiencing an Economic implosion. An estimated 5,000 people emigrate each day in one of the largest migrant outflows in decades. Venezuelans are facing a devastating reversal of fortune, emerging as the region’s new underclass."
40 posts
#4
Economy
: "Venezuela's bolivar currency to be redenominated on June 4, the monetary overhaul will remove three zeros from the hyperinflationary Economy’s prices after a reported recent 14000% inflation."
27 posts
#5
Migration
: "Chart: Venezuelan eMigration numbers, by country. Map of destination countries, with totals in 2015 and 2017/2018."
25 posts
#6
Oil
: "Venezuela total Oil exports drop every week, at an astounding rate - down to a 30 year low. WITHOUT GETTING PAID FOR IT, the amount of crude Oil that is being sent to Cuba, as a percentage of actual exports, is skyrocketing. Cuba may end up being a parasitic mercenary occupying force at some point"
22 posts
#7
Inflation
: "Chart: It takes only about a couple of weeks for the prices of goods to double in Venezuela. Other historical Inflationary episodes and the related effective Inflation rates in other countries are included for comparison."
14 posts
#8
Government
: "This does not look good for the Maduro Government. Venezuela Supreme Court judge Christian Zerpa flees to US. Venezuelan former top prosecutor Luisa Ortega also previously fled the country in a movie-like dramatic speedboat escape. Maybe it's time for another empanada? (see links in comments)"
12 posts
#9
Maduro
: "AUTHORS OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ARE KILLED WITHOUT A TRIAL for criticizing Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro. Posts had gone viral on social networks... The killings were done by the heavily armed and mostly masked members of the government's Special Actions Force. Many street protesters were also killed."
11 posts
#10
Poverty
: "Suicide rates on the rise for Venezuelans. There is lack of food, lack of resources, lack of hope, most are living in total misery. Under normal circumstances, the sheer number of suicides in itself would be considered a serious crisis. Unfortunately, everything is in crisis mode at this point."
10 posts
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Last updated: June 21, 2026