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SDG 3: challenges towards universal health and well-being April 02, 2018

The 3rd Sustainable Development Goal is wide and broad, as health and well-being should be, since...

Continuous Pnad: unemployment rate was 12.6% in the quarter ended February March 29, 2018

The unemployment rate (12.6%) in the quarter December 2017 - February 2018 0.6 percentage points...

Unemployment rises again: 13.1 million persons are looking for a job March 29, 2018

The unemployment rate rose, once more, in the quarter December 2017-February 2018, and amounted to...

International market makes basic metals drive up prices March 29, 2018

Leveraged by the international market, Basic Metals was the activity that mostly contributed to...

Producer Price Index changes 0.41% in February March 29, 2018

In February 2018, prices in mining and quarrying and manufacturing industries changed 0.41% in...

New map will contribute to public policies in South America March 28, 2018

The Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH), together with all 12 South-American...

Fish farming center creates jobs and transforms lives March 27, 2018

The non-existence of coastal areas in nine Brazilian states does not prevent the production and...

Nearly 6.5 million persons make voluntary work in Brazil March 26, 2018

In 2016, four in ten persons make voluntary work in Brazil They were 6.5 million persons in...

IBGE receives delegations to discuss statistics on forced labor March 23, 2018

In an event ended on Thursday 22, the IBGE received the Working Group on Statistics on Labor Force...

In March, IPCA-15 stays at 0.10% and IPCA-E, at 0.87% March 23, 2018

The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 - IPCA-15 changed 0.10% in March, standing below the...

Landline telephone fares contribute to drop in previous inflation of March March 23, 2018

The reduction in the fare of local and long-distance calls from landline to mobile telephones, in...

President represents IBGE in the 8th World Water Forum March 22, 2018

The IBGE president, Roberto Olinto Ramos, took part yesterday (22) in the opening session of the...

Cattle slaughter beats crisis and grows 3.8% in 2017 March 21, 2018

In a year marked by a decreased demand for beef in the domestic market and by the Federal Police's Weak...

In 2017, slaughter of cattle, pigs and hogs grows, while chicken slaughter shrinks March 21, 2018

After three years of decrease, cattle slaughter grew 3.8% in 2017, reaching 30.83 million head....

Women find their place in coffee production in the state of Minas Gerais March 20, 2018

A women’s cooperative from Minas Gerais has found its place in a segment marked by the presence of...

IBGE drills down consumption and life condition of population March 19, 2018

In order to drill down into consumption, feeding and life quality of Brazilians, the Consumer...

Brazil consumes 6 liters of water for each R$1 generated by the Economy March 16, 2018

In 2015, the economic activity Water and sewage corresponded to 0.5% of the total Gross Value...

Brazilian economy consumes 6 liters of water per each R$1 produced March 16, 2018

For each R$1 generated by the Brazilian economy, in 2015, an average of six liters of water was...

After rise, Services sector halts upturn in January March 16, 2018

The services sector fell once again (-1.9%) in January after rising in December (1.5%), according...

Services sector retreats 1.9% in January March 16, 2018

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the services sector retreated -1.9% in January 2018, after...

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