Brazil Among Most Expensive for Business
Out of the world’s five major high-growth economies – Brazil, China, India, Mexico and Russia – Brazil is ranked the...
April 10, 2012Topic
Economy
Rio Bay With 146 Percent More Ships: Daily
Over the last three years, the percentage of ships arriving in Rio’s Guanabara Bay has increased by 146 percent, according...
March 26, 2012
Industry Struggles as Brazil Economy Slows
Employment and production statistics indicate a significant slump in Brazil’s industry sector (which accounts for 26.9 percent of GDP) in...
March 20, 2012
Brazil Cuts Budget Plan by R$55 Billion
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian government has an announced an...
February 21, 2012
Benefit From Rising Interest Rates in Brazil
The Brazilian government has used a bitter antidote to ease an inflation rate that has been a burden: high interest...
February 21, 2012
Domestic Tourism Rises with Middle Class
Rio is full of travelers here for Carnival, but among the ubiquitous sound of English, French and German is the...
February 14, 2012
Brazil’s Annual Budget Planning Season
The Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff remains popular, despite the looming balancing act she will have to perform this year with...
January 24, 2012
China’s Stake in Brazil’s Niobium: Daily
A Chinese consortium acquired a 15 percent stake in Brazil's CMBB in September 2011, it has been revealed, the world’s...
January 21, 2012
Ibovespa’s Steady Gains in Brazil: Daily
The São Paulo Stock Exchange Bovespa Index (Ibovespa) continued its recovery yesterday pushing through the 61,000-point mark for the first...
January 19, 2012