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IBGE launches 25th edition of "Brazil in Figures" November 30, 2017

The IBGE releases today the 2017 edition of "Brazil in Figures", annual bilingual publication –...

Domestic work reduces unemployment, reinforces informality November 30, 2017

The number of domestic workers increased 2.9% in the quarter ended in October, or more about 177...

Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate is 12.2% in quarter ending in October November 30, 2017

The unemployment rate (12.2%) declined 0.6 percentage points in the moving quarter between August...

Continuous PNAD 2016: 10% of the population with the highest earnings concentrate almost half of the income November 29, 2017

The real monthly household wage bill per capita was R$255.1 billion. The 10% with the lowest...

2016 Continuous PNAD: Brazil has at least 998 thousand children in irregular working conditions November 29, 2017

In 2016, 1.8 million children aged 5 to 17 were working in Brazil. More than half of them (54.4%...

Child labor: more than 20 million children doing household chores November 29, 2017

More than half of the children and teenagers aged 5 to 17 years old worked at home taking care of...

Income inequality: seen in different Major Regions, sexes, colors and levels of schooling November 29, 2017

In 2016, persons among the top 1% income earners made, on the average, R$ 27,085, whereas the 50%...

Iron ore influences producer price index November 29, 2017

The mining and quarrying industries had the highest price change between September and October,...

Producer Price Index (IPP) changes 1.79% in October November 29, 2017

In October 2017, the prices of mining and quarrying industries and of manufacturing industries...

Blue November promotes prevention of prostate cancer November 28, 2017

Of all types of cancer, prostate cancer is the most frequent (36.9%) among men aged 18 years and...

IBGE updates list of municipalities that integrate Brazilian territorial divisions November 27, 2017

As a biannual procedure, the IBGE once again updated the list of municipalities that comprise the...

From cacao to cassava: drought leaves a trace in the Census of Agriculture in Bahia November 27, 2017

On muddy and bumpy roads, crossed by cows, some distrustful respondents and angry dogs, census...

Northeast Region has smallest daily water supply November 24, 2017

In Brazil, in 2016, 87.3% of the housing units connected to general supply system had daily...

Population reaches 205.5 million, with fewer whites and more blacks and browns November 24, 2017

The white population decreased by 1.8% between 2012 and 2016, amounting to 90.9 million, whereas...

PNAD 2016: elederly population grows 16.0% over 2012 and reaches 29.6 million November 24, 2017

In 2016, the resident population was estimated at 205.5 million persons and 42% of it was in the...

IBGE releases new edition of political map of Brazilian regions November 23, 2017

The IBGE has just updated the version of the political-administrative maps of the Brazilian...

IBGE updates political maps of Brazilian regions November 23, 2017

This version encompasses the 5,570 Brazilian municipalities and brings information on state and...

Electricity ignites inflation forecast of November November 23, 2017

The increase in residential electricity bills was one of the factors that contributed the most to...

IPCA-15 was 0.32% in November November 23, 2017

The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) was 0.32% in November and stood 0.02...

[Retratos] The role of home indicators November 22, 2017

Among the several IBGE indicators, one stands out: durable goods in households. What does it mean...

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