Brazil’s Retail Sales Drop 0.1% in November, Ending Six Months of Growth
Retail sales in Brazil, one of the engines of the country's economy, fell by 0.1 percent in November 2020 against...
January 15, 2021Topic
Brazilian Economy
Brazilian Consumer Confidence Drops in December for Third Month in a Row
Brazilian consumer confidence fell in December for the third month in a row, due to a more negative perception of...
December 23, 2020
Survey: During Pandemic Most Brazilian Companies Return to 2009 Profitability Levels
The novel coronavirus pandemic has sharpened the decline in profitability of Brazilian companies to its lowest level since 2009.
November 9, 2020
Inflation Spikes to 0.86 Percent in October, Highest for Month Since 2002
Driven by the hike in food prices and airline tickets, the National Broad Consumer Price Index (IPCA), considered the country's...
November 7, 2020
IMF Reduces Brazil’s Growth Projection to 1.4 Percent in 2018
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite the strong showing for Jair Bolsonaro and his pro-market...
October 9, 2018
Brazil Freezes Government Spending for Last Month of Year
Brazil’s federal government announced a freeze on all spending except earmarked expenditures, for the last month of the year, which...
December 1, 2015
Expatriates Plan Money Transfers In and Out of Brazil: Sponsored
Expatriates in Brazil are facing the dilemma of whether or not to bring dollars, sterling or other hard currencies into...
September 25, 2015
Rio’s Storm Photo Studio Set to Expand
Barra da Tijuca’s photography atelier Storm Studios, although only seven months in business, already proves to be an entrepreneurial success...
October 22, 2013
Moody’s Forecast Won’t Dampen Brazil
Moody’s, the international credit rating business, has announced that they have downgraded the Brazilian economy’s outlook rating from ‘positive’ to...
October 8, 2013