I hate to point this out because I feel it's like counting grains of dust, but Punta Arenas is translated as Sands Point, not Sandy Point, Sand's Point nor Sands' Point.
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Punta Arenas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpunta aˈɾenas]; historically
Sandy Point in English)"
"The name Sandy Point derives from the voyage of John Narborough in 1669-1671"
"The name
Punta Arenas was derived from the Spanish term
Punta Arenosa, a literal translation of the English name "Sandy Point""
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punta_Arenas
There's no Israel because there was no Holocaust, so Zionism didn't take off as much as it did IOTL. There's a decent Jewish population in Palestine though, and they enjoy full equal rights
What is the Middle East like?
It's rather different. Of course there's no Israel, but there's also no Saudi Arabia, with Rashidi Arabia and the Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz replacing it. There's also an independent Kurdistan, and a number of border differences between the various countries to the point it doesn't really resemble OTL
What’s Patagonian cuisine like?
Probably a mix between OTL Welsh cuisine and OTL southern Argentine cuisine, albeit with less influence from northern Argentine cuisine, although Argentine cuisine is likely semi-popular due to Argentine immigration. There's also likely some Scottish influence in the cuisine
Europe is quite a bit different, it would be easier if you specified which specific countries you'd like to know about
Is Brazil an Empire like it was in the ‘original’ timeline
Yes, it's an empire under the Orléans-Braganza dynasty, although the monarchy only holds symbolic power in the present day. Also Brazil has never had a successful coup ITTL and has very strong democratic institutions, so it's basically the most stable South American country along with Patagonia