Opinion: Brazil’s Un-Real Currency
Around 22 years ago, writing for another Rio publication and using his real name (no pun intended), the Curmudgeon correctly...
September 30, 2015Topic
Real
Brazil’s Inflation Forecast to Rise Even Further in 2015
Central Bank is willing to sell international reserves to decrease the strong volatility of the foreign exchange rate.
September 25, 2015
Expatriates Plan Money Transfers In and Out of Brazil: Sponsored
Expatriates in Brazil are facing the dilemma of whether or not to bring dollars, sterling or other hard currencies into...
September 25, 2015
Brazil Real Falls to R$3.20 to US$1 in Lowest Exchange Since May
The U.S. dollar ended Tuesday (July 7th) being sold at R$3.183, and reached the highest level since May 29th.
July 8, 2015
Opinion: Plano Real 3.0, a Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Actually, it’s 3.01, the number of Brazilian reais needed to purchase...
March 6, 2015
Dollar Closes at R$2.70, Highest in Almost Ten Years
The U.S. dollar climbed to R$2.70, and ended Monday (December 15th) at R$2.685, up 4.42 percent in December and 13.9...
December 16, 2014
Brazil Interest Rates at Two-Year-High: Daily
The Brazilian Central Bank has raised interest rates to a two-year high, signaling to the country’s banks that it is...
April 4, 2014Brazilian Real Recovers on Fed Decision
It has been a volatile 2013 so far for Brazil’s currency, and indeed for Latin America’s largest economy as a...
September 24, 2013
Brazil Real Hits Four-Year Low to Dollar
The Real dropped in value for the sixth successive session on Monday despite the Brazilian Central Bank’s attempts to curb...
August 20, 2013