Richard Mann
Richard Mann is a German native and has worked as a freelance journalist for many years. He travels all over Brazil and is mainly interested in business, art, and culture and also likes to write articles about spiritual topics and unusual events.
São Paulo government puts 22 small airports up for auction and plans new regional routes
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The government of São Paulo has scheduled the auction of 22 regional airports for July of this year and...
Itaú bank maintains dollar projections, but raises estimates for GDP and inflation
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Itau Unibanco has maintained its projections for the exchange rate at the end of 2021 and 2022, with fiscal...
Brazil’s GetNinjas startup heads into the physical world in marketing and takes to the streets
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The startup debuts on the Brazilian stock exchange on May 14 with a base offering that could raise up to...
Brazil’s unemployment rate rose to 14.4% in February – IBGE
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The unemployment rate in Brazil was 14.4% for the period ended February 2021, according to the Continuous National Household...
EDP Brasil’s strategic plan provides R$10 billion in investments by 2025
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The company estimates an annual growth of between 8% to 10% of income before taxes in the period.
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Brazil’s first cryptoactive ETF debuts today at B3 exchange
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Hashdex, in partnership with Nasdaq, will start trading Brazil's first ETF cryptoactive in Brazil today, April 26th at B3,...
Banco do Brasil to take free fast wireless internet to some 500 inland cities
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Three months after signing a partnership with the Ministry of Communications to expand the Wi-Fi Brazil Program, Banco do...
Investtools: Vórtx fintech invests in startup that helps manage R$122 billion
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Vórtx fintech, which offers infrastructure for the financial market, has just invested in Rio de Janeiro-based company Investtools, which...
U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum advocates “robust environmental sustainability agenda”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Under international pressure, Brazil participates this Thursday in the Leaders' Climate Summit, organized by U.S president Joe Biden, with...
Changes in Brazil’s foreign exchange regulations pave the way for PIX international
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The next steps for Pix, the Central Bank (BC) instant payment system, may include the implementation of the international...
Brazil’s Port of Paranaguá reaches historic record by handling 95,633 TEUs in March
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - March was a positive month for the operations of the Container Terminal of the Port of Paranaguá, as it...
São Paulo government hands over CPTM urban train lines operation to private enterprise
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The ViaMobilidade consortium, comprising CCR and RuasInvest, on Tuesday, April 20th, won the concession auction for the lines 8-Diamante...
Academics and Nobel laureates sign open letter against attacks on science in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - More than 200 researchers from around the world, including three Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter in...
Life without a plan B after Ford’s exit from Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For 23 years working at the Ford plant in Taubaté, in the countryside of São Paulo, Leandro Monteiro was...