Pesos, Real, Bolivar and Sol: Latin America’s colorful world of currencies
Latin America is not just about carnivals, Iberian languages, joie de vivre, drug cartels, and endless TV shows.
September 13, 2022Topic
Real
With the devaluation of the real (R$), Brazilian remittances from abroad set record
Roberlei Cardoso, after retiring as a sales representative in Cascavel (PR) in 2015, went to London to work in the...
August 22, 2021
Credit Suisse raises Brazilian GDP projection to 3.6% in 2021; UBS expects normalization starting in October with vaccines
Credit Suisse raised its projection for the Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 3.2% to 3.6% in 2021 and from...
May 10, 2021
Goldman Sachs’ Latin American Research Director Calls for Brazilian Fiscal Reforms
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Alberto Ramos, head of the Latin America Economic Research team...
April 9, 2019
Brazil’s Real Opens at R$3.9019 to Dollar in Slight Drop
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The U.S. dollar opened this morning (Wednesday, July 4th) with...
July 4, 2018
U.S. Elections Cause Volatility in Brazil Currency
With news of gains in polls by Trump Brazilian travellers are wondering if U.S. dollar will depreciate even further in...
November 3, 2016
Brazil Markets Predict Economy to Grow 1.2 Percent in 2017
Financial institutions consulted by the Central Bank (BC) of Brazil reported that the projected growth of the Brazilian economy in...
August 22, 2016
Brazil’s Real Closes at R$3.44 to the Dollar but Stocks Drop
Yesterday (Wednesday, May 11th) in anticipation of the Brazilian senate's vote to continue with the impeachment process of President Dilma...
May 12, 2016
Brazil’s Real Appreciates to 7-Month High to R$3.52/US$1
Despite the political turmoil, market perception on Brazil seems to be improving.
March 21, 2016