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Using phylogenetic and epidemiological approaches conducted in real-time during a training program and subsequently through online channels, we explored the recent spatio-temporal evolution and spread of these viruses in Brazil. Findings In the years following the Zika virus epidemic (2017-2018) reporting was at an all-time low, and significant increases in reported cases and deaths in 2019 did not reflect a higher case fatality ratio. Estimated transmission potential and reporting of other arboviruses suggests that neither arboviral reporting saturation nor climatic factors can easily explain the post-Zika period and resurgence in 2019 (respectively). Phylogenetic analysis revealed complex patterns of transmission, with lineage co-circulation and replacement, in which the North and the Southeast acted as sources of dispersion to other regions. We identified two lineages within the already reported DENV2 BR-4 clade, for which the effective reproduction number had seasonal signatures alike reported cases, with a temporal increase towards 2019 mirroring the large epidemic that year. Interpretation We describe the recent evolution and diffusion of DENV1 and DENV2 in Brazil. Importantly, the surveillance outputs and training initiative here described serve as proof-of-concept of the potential of portable sequencing for both research and local capacity building in the area of genomic surveillance of arboviruses. 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