Brazilian Industry Grows in 2nd Quarter
Brazil’s manufacturing sector helped to boost the flagging economy in the second quarter of 2013 and led to slightly increased...
September 10, 2013Topic
Economy
Brazil Inflation Rates Drop in July: Daily
Consumer price index rates (IPCA) - Brazil's inflation rate - came in at .03 percent for the month of July,...
August 8, 2013
Brazil Trade Deficit at Historic High: Daily
Brazil’s economy is making headlines again, recording the second highest trade deficit for the first seven months of the year...
August 2, 2013
Brazil Human Development Up 50 Percent
Brazil’s Municipal Human Development Index (MHDI) rose nearly fifty percent in twenty years, the UNDP Brazil 2013 Human Development Atlas...
July 30, 2013
Inflation Worry Highest Since 2001: Daily
According to Brazil’s National Consumer Expectations Index, the INEC, concern surrounding inflation among Brazilians is at its highest level since...
July 30, 2013
Foreign Fixed Income Investments Rise
Foreign fixed income investments in Brazil reached US$4.9 billion in the month of June, following the government’s decision to zero...
June 25, 2013
Economic Worries Stoke Brazil Protests
Hundreds of thousands of protesters in São Paulo, Rio and across Brazil have taken to the streets in protests sparked...
June 18, 2013
Rousseff Sees Drop in Popularity Poll
A Datafolha opinion poll has shown an eight-point drop in approval for President Rousseff, the first major fall in popularity...
June 11, 2013
Brazil Struggles to Reduce Child Labor
Brazil will not achieve targets for the eradication of “worst forms” of child labor in the country by 2015, according...
June 4, 2013