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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...

Chicken and pig slaughter beats record in the 3rd quarter of 2011 December 15, 2011

In Q3 of 2011, 7.284 million cattle head were slaughtered, representing an increase of 3.1% in...

2010 Census improved identification of subnormal agglomerates December 15, 2011

IBGE adopted some innovations in 2010 to improve the identification of subnormal agglomerates –...

Prices of mineral commodities influenced the share of municipalities in the GDP in 2009 December 14, 2011

Among the 25 municipalities with a participation of at least 0.5% in the whole Gross Domestic...

Retail sales were unchanged in October December 13, 2011

Retail trade did not record changes in October compared with the September figure (seasonally...

Publication describes the evolution of the territorial division in Brazil from 1872 to 2010 December 09, 2011

The publication Evolution of the Territorial Division in Brazil 1872-2010, designed by the...

2010 PEVS: forestry production is R$ 14.7 billion December 09, 2011

In 2010, forestry production was R$ 14.7 billion, 71.8% (R$ 10.7 billions) from the exploitation...

Industrial employment changes -0.4% in October December 09, 2011

Comparing with October 2011, the industrial employment receded 1.2%, with the contingent of...

In 2012, IBGE expects grain harvest to be 0.6% higher than in 2011 December 08, 2011

The eleventh estimate of the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds points to a...

Industrial output drops in 7 of the 14 places in October December 07, 2011

The regional indexes of the industrial output recorded negative rates in 7 of the 14 places...

Producer Price Index (IPP) of October stays at 0.85% December 07, 2011

The Producer Price Index (IPP) changed 0.85% in October, less than September (1.23%). When...

GDP remains unchanged (0.0%) in relation to the second quarter and reaches R$ 1.05 trillion December 06, 2011

In relation to the 2 Q of 2011, only agriculture increased The GDP remained unchanged in contrast...

Political Maps of the Federation Units is now complete with the Federal District December 05, 2011

IBGE releases today the Political Map of the Federal District on the scale of 1:100,000,...

Industrial output falls 0.6% in October December 02, 2011

The industrial output fell 0.6% in October 2011 compared with September in the seasonally adjusted...

In 2010, life expectancy at birth was 73.48 years December 01, 2011

In 2010, life expectancy at birth in Brazil was 73.48 years (73 years, 5 months and 24 days), an...

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