Consumption in Brazilian homes grows 2.59% in the quarter
Consumption in Brazilian homes increased 2.59% in the first quarter of the year, according to the National Consumption
May 13, 2022Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Between Peru and Ecuador, the Venezuelan migration does not cease
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A mixture of chance, discretion, and arbitrariness of the policeman on duty defines the immediate...
May 12, 2022
Brazil: 40.8% of children are illiterate, according to research
The percentage of 6 and 7-year-old children who cannot read and write almost doubled during the new coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19).
May 10, 2022
Brazil: Manaus water company to invest US$678 million to universalize basic sanitation
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bathed by the largest hydrographic basin in the world, Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state,...
May 10, 2022
Brazil: Survey shows socio-economic profile of Federal District residents
The District Sample Household Survey (Pnad do DF), released on May 9 by the Planning Company of the Federal District...
May 10, 2022
Chile: 25 years ago, only 3.7% of men and 6.1% of women accepted homosexuality
In 1998, almost a quarter of a century ago, Chile's population reached nearly 15 million people (14,975,000), and only 0.99%...
May 5, 2022
Brazil’s purchasing power has fallen 30% in the last five years
A survey conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in April shows that the purchasing power of...
May 5, 2022
Brazilian Congress approves permanent “Brazil Aid” with a US$80 floor
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On May 4, the Brazilian Senate approved the provisional measure of the Brazil Aid (Auxílio...
May 5, 2022
Chile faces its “structural drought” with a water rationalization plan in Santiago
The extreme severity of the water crisis affecting Chile has given rise to an unprecedented protocol to rationalize water in...
May 4, 2022