Statue of Brazilian emperor Dom Pedro II in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro

128 Years After the End of the Empire, Brazilians Still Pay a Tax to the Emperor’s Heirs

With its colonial mansions, landscaped gardens and ornate fountains, the town of Petrópolis, a ...

Brazilian Stocks Stop Bleeding and Get Slight Jump

After a gray Tuesday, which saw the Brazilian stock suffer its worst tumble in ...

Brazil Says New Tax on Foreign Investment Is to Avoid Bubble

Dilma Rousseff, chief of staff of Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and ...

To Curb Speculation Brazil Reverses Course and Taxes Foreigners Who Buy Stocks

Foreigners investing in Brazil will pay a 2% tax on Brazilian real denominated, fixed-income ...

Brazil Caste System: Poor Work Three Months More than Rich to Pay Taxes

He who pays the piper, may not always call the tune. At least this ...

Government Gives Brazilian Companies a Break and Cuts Interest Rates

Measures announced June 29 by the government of Brazil to stimulate the economy will ...

The Scoop on What You Owe and How to Pay Brazil’s Tax Lion

In order to keep and maintain his CPF (Cadastro de Pessoa FÀ­sica – Physical ...

While Scandal Rages Brazilian Students Get Lesson of Probity with Public Money

Brazilian students in public schools around the country are getting hands-on experience in the ...

Don’t Expect Lighter Taxes Soon, Says Brazil

Brazil’s Minister of Finance, Antônio Palocci, told a meeting of the Council of Economic ...