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Graph shows the 20 most populous municipalities since the first census September 17, 2019

When the first Census was performed, in 1872, Brazil was an Empire with less than 10 million...

IBGE releases 2nd edition of the Technical Manual of Quality Assessment for Geospatial Data September 17, 2019

The present publication follows international ISO standards, national technical specifications and...

States' GDP: 20 years of contribution to regional development September 13, 2019

Twenty years ago, the IBGE disclosed the first States' GDP, with information from 1985 to1997....

Services sector grows 0.8% in July, but does not recove losses this year September 12, 2019

Despite the increase of 0.8% between June and July 2019, the highest since December 2018, the...

Production of eggs reaches record figure among all livestock sectors in Q2 September 12, 2019

In Q2 2019, the production of eggs increased by 7.2% against the same period last year and hit a...

In July, services sector grows 0.8% against previous month September 12, 2019

In July, the services sector grew 0.8% (seasonally-adjusted series), and recovered from the...

Livestock indicators record increase versus Q2 2018 figures September 12, 2019

In Q2 2019, the main livestock activities increased against the same period in 2018: the slaughter of...

Trade is on the rise in July, up 1% in retail sales September 11, 2019

Retail trade sales increased 1% in July, compared to the previous month, and were the third...

Retail sales up 1.0% in July September 11, 2019

The retail sales grew 1.0% in July 2019 in the comparison with the previous month (seasonally...

Vehicle manufacture smooths drop in São Paulo's industry in July September 10, 2019

The -0.3% drop in the country's industrial activity in July, compared to June, was reflected in 8...

IBGE estimates record crop of 239.8 million metric tons in 2019 September 10, 2019

The August estimate for the 2019 crop points to a new record in the national grain production. The...

In July, industry shrinks in eight of the 15 places surveyed September 10, 2019

In July 2019, in the seasonally adjusted series, eight of the 15 surveyed locations showed...

In August, IBGE forecasts high of 5.9% in 2019 grain crops September 10, 2019

In August, the production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds for 2019 was estimated at 239.8 million metric...

IPCA: 0.11% in August September 06, 2019

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of August changed by 0.11%, and was 0.08...

Civil construction costs up 0.44% in August September 06, 2019

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi) grew 0.44% in August, below the 0.68% increase...

Inflation slows down in August pushed by fall of food prices September 06, 2019

The inflation of August slowed down to 0.11%, after recording an increase of 0.19% in July. The...

National Index of Civil Construction grows 0.44% in August September 06, 2019

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi) grew 0.44% in August, falling 0.24 percentage...

Agricultural production value hits record with smaller crops and harvested areas in 2018 September 05, 2019

The Brazilian agricultural production value hit a record in 2018, reaching R$343.5 billion, a high of...

PAM 2018: value of national agricultural production grows 8.3% and hits record of R$343.5 billion September 05, 2019

After falling in 2017, the value of the agricultural production of the country grew 8.3% in 2018,...

Journal of Brazilian Geography celebrates 80 years September 03, 2019

The IBGE launches today the new edition of the Journal of Brazilian Geography - RBG. This...

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