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New proposal for territorial classification portrays a less urban Brazil July 31, 2017

With an eye on the dissemination of the 2020 Population Census, the IBGE proposes a new typology...

IBGE fosters debate on new classification of rural and urban spaces July 31, 2017

The publication Classification and characterization of rural and urban spaces of Brazil - a first...

Unemployment rate, first drop since 2014 July 28, 2017

Registering an unemployment rate of 13.0% in the second quarter of 2017, the Continuous National...

Unemployment is 13.0% in quarter ending in June July 28, 2017

Compared with January-March 2017 (13.7%), the unemployment rate registered the first...

New study shows current state of Brazilian urbanization July 27, 2017

The IBGE releases today the Urbanized Areas of Brazil 2015 publication (link) Now in its second...

IBGE portrays Brazilian urbanization July 27, 2017

"Two cities with the same environmental characteristics and equivalent population may grow in a...

International markets have an impact on prices of industry in June July 27, 2017

Iron ore, crude petroleum oil and soybean bran are among the main industrial products contributing to reduce...

Producer Price Index (IPP) changed by -0.21% in June July 27, 2017

The Producer Price Index recorded a change of -0.21% in June in comparison, and was below the...

IBGE News Agency eventually replaces old Press Room July 26, 2017

The IBGE News Agency will eventually replace the old Press Room next Monday, July 31, when the...

IBGE servants compete in the Deaflympics July 26, 2017

Now, a year after the Rio 2016 Paralympics, it is time for deaf athletes to enter the field in the...

Women safety measures sustainable cities July 25, 2017

Released in June by the IBGE, the 2017 edition of the Digital National Atlas of Brazil included...

Salinas, national capital of artisanal cachaça July 21, 2017

Salinas, a municipality in northern Minas Gerais, housed, last weekend, another edition of an...

Food products keep holding inflation back July 20, 2017

Food products, responsible for 25% of household expenditure, recorded the main negative resullt in...

IPCA-15: -0.18% in July July 20, 2017

The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) changed by -0.18% in July and was below...

Data collection application for Census of Agriculture 2017 will follow enumerators in real time July 19, 2017

The data collection application for the Census of Agriculture 2017, whose questionnaires begin to...

Brazil has 2.4 million beds in its accommodation network July 19, 2017

In 2016, Brazil had 31.3 thousand accommodation establishments, with 1 million accommodation units...

Politics and business leverage luxury tourism in Brasília July 19, 2017

Brazil is plenty of paradisiacal beaches and waterfalls, yet business travel is what makes its...

[Video] IBGE releases tomorrow survey on the accommodation sector in Brazil July 18, 2017

The IBGE releases tomorrow, at 10 am, the Survey of Accommodation Services (PSH) 2016, conducted...

Residents of Magé take part in test of Continuous PNAD July 17, 2017

The National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) questionnaire was tested last week with part of the...

Sir David Cox receives new prize in the 61st World Statistics Congress July 14, 2017

The first International Prize in Statistics will be granted to British statistician Sir David Cox...

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