Nearly 60% of Brazilians in Installment Debt
Some 58.2 percent of Brazilians use their monthly salary to pay off “installment debt,” according to a recent consumer survey...
August 7, 2012Topic
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Brazil’s Africa Exports Show Major Growth
Exports from Brazil to Africa have grown substantially, totaling US$5.53 billion in the first half of 2012, but analysts warn...
July 24, 2012
Spain and Brazil Look to Strengthen Ties
King Juan Carlos I of Spain arrived in Brazil this week for high-level meetings aimed at strengthening his country’s economic...
June 5, 2012
BB to Reduce Loan Rates Again: Daily
Banco do Brasil has announced it will be reducing interest rates on personal and corporate loans, the new rates will...
April 20, 2012
The Double Whammy, or Going Postal
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - What is it about the Brazilian collective bargaining system that drives...
October 11, 2011
Brazil Bank Strike Spills into October: Daily
The ongoing national strike over 40 percent of Brazil’s banks is the biggest in the last twenty years, and affecting...
October 6, 2011
Rio Banks Forced to Shorten Lines
By Helen Trouten Torres, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The municipal of Rio de Janeiro have passed a...
April 26, 2011
Real Estate up 100%
By Karen Shishiptorova, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_10889" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Leblon, photo by www.easy-rio.com."][/caption]RIO DE JANEIRO – Within the last decade,...
September 15, 2009