IBGE updates geographic data of Brazilian states and municipalities May 20, 2020

Annual revisions of territorial areas and borders, and of population estimates were published in...

Nearly two thirds of slums are less than 2 kilometers from hospitals May 19, 2020

Brazil has nearly two thirds (64.93%) of the subnormal agglomerates located less than two...

IBGE releases update of names of Brazilian municipalities May 18, 2020

The Changes in Toponyms (names) of municipalities, 2019  edition, presents the six latest changes...

IBGE updates list of municipalities, municipal districts and subdistricts of the country May 18, 2020

The IBGE carried out one more update on the list of municipal subdivisions in the country. In...

Quarterly Continuous PNAD: unemployment grows in 12 and remains stable in 15 FUs in the 1st quarter of 2020 May 15, 2020

The country's unemployment rate in the 1st quarter of 2020 was 12.2%, rising 1.3 percentage points in...

Unemployment increases in 12 states in first quarter May 15, 2020

The unemployment rate in the first quarter increased in 12 states and remained stable in the other...

Cattle slaughter retreats, pigs and hogs and chicken increases in Q1 May 14, 2020

According to the preliminary results of the Statistics of Livestock Production, released today...

Livestock quarterly surveys – first results: cattle slaughter drops, pigs and hogs and chicken increases in Q1 2020 May 14, 2020

The first results of the animal production in the first quarter of 2020 pointed out that cattle...

For the first time in 8 years, output of industry falls in all the 15 areas surveyed May 14, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic had a direct impact on the reduction of industrial activity in the country...

In March, industry shrinks in all the 15 areas surveyed May 14, 2020

With a decrease of 9.1% from February to March, national industry shrank in all the 15 areas...

Rise in supermarket sales limits retail losses to 2.5% in March May 13, 2020

According to the Monthly Survey of Trade - PMC released today (13) by the IBGE, the impact of the...

Retail sales retreat 2.5% in March May 13, 2020

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the retail sales retreated 2.5% in March 2020 over February....

Services fall 6.9% in March, worst result of the sector since 2011 May 12, 2020

The volume of services fell by 6.9% in March, in comparison with February, and reached the worst...

Services Sector records decrease of 6.9% in March May 12, 2020

In March 2020, the volume of services in Brazil fell by 6.9% against the result of February, in...

Despite economic losses in 2020 due to Covid-19, crops are to hit record May 12, 2020

Unlike the other economic indicators that accumulate losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the...

In April, IBGE previews high of 2.3% in 2020 crops May 12, 2020

In April, the production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds for 2020 was estimated at 247.0 million...

Civil construction costs decelerate, though rise 0.25% in April May 08, 2020

National Index of Civil Construction changes 0.25% in April May 08, 2020

The National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi changed 0.25% in April, standing 0.10 percentage points...

Fuels contribute to deflation of 0.31% in April, lowest index in 22 years May 08, 2020

With a decrease of 9.59%  in fuels prices, deflation in the country was 0.31% in April, after...

IPCA: -0.31% in April May 08, 2020

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of April was -0.31%,  whereas the rate recorded...