World Cup Generates Jobs and Boosts Economy in Brazil
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil has generated nearly one million jobs in country and will inject approximately R$30 billion...
June 24, 2014Topic
Spending
Rousseff Claims Airports Prepared for World Cup: Daily
The President focuses on the positives, although infrastructure plans will not be completed for the tournament.
May 20, 2014
Brazil Protests Await Government Action
The wave of mass demonstrations throughout Brazil has peaked for now, but Brazil’s protest movement, currently at a truce with...
July 2, 2013
Retail Slumps with Consumer Confidence
Brazil’s retail sales have seen their first annual drop in almost a decade, prompting debate about whether Brazil’s consumer boom...
May 14, 2013
Rio May Lose R$38.5B in Oil Royalties
The economic fallout from Congress’ decision to overturn the presidential veto on oil royalties led oil producing states reviewed their...
March 12, 2013
Reserve Cuts to Get Banks Lending: Daily
Brazil’s Central Bank has reduced compulsory reserve requirements for the country’s banks, freeing up some R$30 billion that could be...
September 15, 2012
Foreign Investments Fall 40% in Brazil
Brazil’s Central Bank says foreign investors have dramatically reduced investments - recording a forty percent drop year-on-year in the first...
August 14, 2012
Nearly 60% of Brazilians in Installment Debt
Some 58.2 percent of Brazilians use their monthly salary to pay off “installment debt,” according to a recent consumer survey...
August 7, 2012
Long-term Optimism for Brazil Economy
According to economists, political experts and business figures, the current blip in Brazil's financial fortunes will be short-lived, and booming...
July 31, 2012