Residents carry cooking gas cylinders after buying them at a fair price in Vila Vintém slum, Rio. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

The Hard Life of Small Business Owners in Brazil Amid Double-Digit Inflation

Leaving the supermarket with enough to feed her family has become an increasingly tough ...

The Worst Ever: Brazil’s GDP Drops 7.2% in the 2015-2016 Period

Brazil’s economic woes continue as the country’s worst-ever recession unexpectedly deepened at the end ...

70% of New Companies Fail in Brazil

Between 2000 and 2006 726,600 companies were established each year, in average, in Brazil. ...

Despite Reduced Planted Area, Brazil’s Agriculture Grows 2.9%

New information just released by the Brazilian government shows that Brazil's agricultural production generated ...

Brazil’s Rich-Poor Gap Shrinks and So Does Everyone’s Income

The latest numbers from the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) show that ...

1.44%: First Quarter Inflation in Brazil. Thanks to Cheaper Food.

Brazil’s Broad Consumer Price Index (IPCA) registered 0.43% in March, very close to February’s ...

Fueled by Ethanol and Phone Rates Brazil’s Inflation Goes Up to 6.30%

Mid month thirty days consumer prices index in Brazil accelerated to 0.28% during August ...

Despite Fears, Industrial Production Grows for the Fourth Month in a Row in Brazil

Industrial production in Brazil grew 1.6% in June, in comparison with May. This was ...

Capital Goods Lead Brazil’s Little Growth

After two months of downturn, industrial production in Brazil was up 1.5% in March, ...

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