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IBGE releases Index of Geographical Names in printed version January 19, 2012

IBGE releases today the first volume of the Index of Geographical Names. In printed – or printable –...

Consumption of health goods and services reaches 8.8% of GDP January 18, 2012

The expenditures with final consumption of health goods and services in Brazil reached R$ 283.6...

Industrial employment changes -0.1% in November January 13, 2012

In November 2011, the industrial employment changed -0.1% over the previous month in the...

In November, retail sales increase by 1.3% January 12, 2012

The volume of sales of the Retail Trade of the country and the nominal revenue recorded a growth of...

In 2012, IBGE expects grain harvest to be 0.3% higher than in 2011 January 10, 2012

The 12th estimate of the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds points to a production...

The National Index of Civil Construction changed 0.12% in December and closed 2011 with a high of 5.65% January 06, 2012

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

IPCA of December stays at 0.50% and closes 2011 at 6.50% January 06, 2012

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) recorded a change of 0.50% in December, slightly...

Industrial production changed 0.3% in November January 05, 2012

In November 2011, the industrial production index recorded a positive change of 0.3% in relation...

In November, unemployment rate was 5.2% December 22, 2011

The unemployment rate was estimated at 5.2%, the lowest rate since the beginning of the series...

IPCA-15 of December stays at 0.56% December 21, 2011

The Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed 0.56% in December, 0.10 percentage points...

2010 Census: 11.4 million Brazilians (6.0%) live in subnormal agglomerates December 21, 2011

Brazil had 6,329 subnormal agglomerates in 2010 – irregular settlements known as favelas (slums),...

Map of Land Use and Cover of Sergipe reveals that livestock is the main activity in the state December 16, 2011

IBGE releases today (12/16/2011) the Map of Land Use and Cover of the State of Sergipe, on...

Map of Land Use and Cover of Pará confirms the importance of the Preservation Units for the preservation of forests and shows the consolidation of agriculture in the December 16, 2011

IBGE releases today the Map of Land Use and Cover of the State of Pará, on the scale 1:1,800,000. Based...

Maps of Maranhão reveal pressure of the new agricultural frontier on the cerrado and show water potential of the state December 16, 2011

The Map of Soils (Pedology) presents the main types of soils seen in Maranhão. Located from North to...

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