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IBGE Ecological Reserve: a live laboratory in the Cerrado September 22, 2017

IBGE researchers, in partnership with scientists from Brazil and abroad, use the IBGE´s Ecological Reserve -...

Service companies generate less revenue in 2015 September 22, 2017

In 2015, the companies from the services sector generated revenue of R$1.4 trillion – a result...

PAS 2015: services sector generates revenue of R$1.4 trillion September 22, 2017

In 2015, the services sector comprised 1,286,621 enterprises that generated R$1.4 trillion of net...

PAM 2016: value of national output of agriculture surpasses 2015 figure by 20% September 21, 2017

The total value of agricultural output was R$ 317.5 billion, 20.0% more than in 2015. The main...

Output of acai berry amounted to 1.1 million metric tons in 2016 September 21, 2017

According to the Municipal Agricultural Survey (PAM), released today, from 2015 to 2016 the...

Transportation boosts inflation forecast in September September 21, 2017

In September, airfares (21.30%) and fuels (3.43%) boosted the high of 1.25% in the prices of...

IPCA-15 records 0.11% in September and IPCA-E changes 0.28% September 21, 2017

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) was 0.11% in September and stood 0.24...

Persons with disabilities: adapting spaces and attitudes September 20, 2017

On a visit to the Forest Reservation of Grajaú, Renata Glasner realized she would not be able to...

Brazil discusses postal addressing standards September 19, 2017

Where do you live? We are asked that question on several different occasions, for example, when...

New edition of Social Indicators in Brazil contributes to the building of public policies September 18, 2017

The book Social Indicators in Brazil – concepts, data source and applications, by professor Paulo...

Retratos Magazine: when routes become art September 15, 2017

Plastic artists from all over the world use different means to express their creativity, even GPS...

Pork gains ground in Brazil and abroad September 14, 2017

Because of the change in household consumption patterns and the growth in exports, the slaughter...

Products from São Bento de Urânia-ES, Marialva-PR, São Mateus do Sul-PR and from western Paraná are awarded quality certificate September 13, 2017

Four Brazilian localities received, from the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI),...

Among the six segments of services surveyed, just one recorded a high in July September 13, 2017

The segment of services rendered to families (hotels, restaurants, sport activities and others)...

Forecast of grain crops down 0.5% in August, but still a record September 12, 2017

The estimate of August for the national grain crops in 2017 had a decrease of 0.5%, which...

After three months of increase, trade sales become stable in July September 12, 2017

After three months recording positive increases in comparison with the previous month, in July,...

Retratos Magazine: the history of agribusiness in Brazil September 11, 2017

Brazilwood, sugarcane, coffee and rubber are some of the raw material which compose the Economic...

Literacy tranforms youth and adult lives in Brazil September 08, 2017

With the objective of promoting literacy all over the world, the United Nations Educational...

Northeast records biggest change in civil construction September 06, 2017

The National Index of Civil Construction (SINAPI) recorded a change of 0.23% in August, and was...

Record harvest contributes to reduce inflation pace September 06, 2017

Food products registered a deflation for the fourth month in a row (-1.07% in August), as a result of the...

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