Credit Spending Fuels Brazil Growth
In the midst of rising inflation Brazilian consumers are showing no signs of moderating their spending habits, preferring to incur...
May 10, 2011Topic
Economy
Carnival Business Up Again
By Tim Anderson and Claudia Zambrana, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This year, it is estimated that around...
March 15, 2011
Inflation to be Higher Than Expected
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – The Banco Central do Brasil announced last week that it has...
July 6, 2010
BRICs Discuss Alternative to Dollar
By Marcela Canavarro, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_4994" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Presidents of Brazil, Russia, China and India (from left to right)...
June 23, 2009
Brazil in the Global Economic Crisis
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1099" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Petrobras' Downtown Rio Headquarters, photo by Doug Gray"][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO...
April 7, 2009