Rio Real Estate Predicted to Remain Firm in 2014
Despite figures showing signs of leveling off in 2013 and fears of a devaluation, there is plenty of optimism in...
November 26, 2013Topic
Investment
Rio’s Huge Port Project Receives a Boost
The latest phase of Rio's Porto Maravilha (Marvellous Port) Urban Operation gets underway on November 2nd with the start of...
October 29, 2013
Education Faces Challenges in Brazil
Brazil's investments in education as a percentage of GDP have increased, but these numbers do not reveal the full picture...
September 17, 2013
EBX Group Shares Continue to Tumble
Once valued at over US$60 billion, and last year still worth US$35 billion, Eike Batista’s EBX Group is now being...
August 27, 2013
Brazil Infrastructure Spending Slows
The Brazilian government has spent only 17.6 percent of the R$130.4 billion authorized for investments in the country this year,...
June 11, 2013
U.S. Vice President Biden Visits Brazil
The Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, is in Brazil this week, as part of a South American...
May 28, 2013
Senate Passes Ports Regulation Bill: Daily
The Brazilian Senate has approved a bill, MP 595, that changes rules governing how the country’s ports are regulated, in...
May 17, 2013
Brazil Ports Not Operating 24hrs: Daily
Some of Brazil ports are still not operating twenty-four hours a day, despite the introduction of the Porto 24 horas...
May 14, 2013
Brazil Firearm Sales to U.S. Up 187.5%
The U.S. purchased nearly 7.9 million, or eighty percent, of the 9.9 million exported Brazilian firearms in the past forty...
April 30, 2013