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Typical of Santa Catarina, shellfishes for first time in Census of Agriculture January 22, 2018

Shellfish growing and poultry farming are among the most important economic activities in Santa...

[Retratos] Same-sex marriage: love, visibility and citizenship celebrated January 19, 2018

A wedding party full of relatives and friends, with best men, a cake with dolls on it, a honeymoon trip -...

[Retratos] Urban vegetable gardens make cities greener January 18, 2018

Agricultural activities developed in urban areas help increase the income of families and make...

ENCE's graduate program celebrates its 20th anniversary with defense of first doctoral thesis January 17, 2018

The National School of Statistical Science (ENCE) opened its doors in 1953, with Statistics major. Its...

[Retratos] 2017: the year of agriculture January 16, 2018

The weather helps and the Earth answers: with a production estimate of 240 million tonnes and...

Goat and sheep farming stands out in Ceará January 15, 2018

The sertão (*) of Ceará produces much more than one can find at first. The state has gained...

[Retratos] Brazilian biodiversity January 12, 2018

About one third of all the rainforests on the planet are located in Brazil. The country also...

Telecommunication and cargo transportation heat up services sector January 12, 2018

After falling 0.8% in October, the services sector grew once again in November 2017, registering a...

In November, services sector grows 1.0% over October January 12, 2018

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the services sector grew 1.0% in November in relation to...

Mining and quarrying activities boost industry in Pará January 11, 2018

The increase of iron ore extraction led to the expansion of industrial output in Pará against the...

December rainfall helps to improve harvest forecast for 2018 January 11, 2018

The forecast of the grain harvest for 2018 increased from 219.5 million tonnes to 224.3 million...

Industrial output up in eight of the 14 areas surveyed January 11, 2018

The national output of industry recorded an increase of 0.2%, with positive increases in eight of...

IBGE forecasts grain harvest 6.8% smaller in 2018 January 11, 2018

The third forecast for the 2018 harvest showed that the production of cereals, legumes and...

Inflation closes 2017 at 2.95% and stands below target floor January 10, 2018

Having changed 0.44% between November and December, the highest rise in the year, the Extended...

Civil construction closes the year with lowest increase in costs since 2013 January 10, 2018

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today by the IBGE, recorded, in 2017,...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.18% in December and closes 2017 at 3.82% January 10, 2018

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), calculated by the IBGE in partnership with...

IPCA rises 0.44% in December and closes 2017 at 2.95% January 10, 2018

The Extended National Consumer Price Index - IPCA stayed at 0.44% in December, standing 0.16...

Divide to know: the regional divisions of Brazil January 09, 2018

Citing the names of the five Brazilian Major Regions and pointing them on a map may be an easy...

Retail sales increased 0.7% from October to November January 09, 2018

In November 2017, retail trade in the country recorded an increase of 0.7% in volume of sales...

Census of Agriculture advances through agricultural frontier and shows rural Maranhão January 08, 2018

In operation since October, the Census of Agriculture unveils the regional diversity inasmuch as...

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