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PAIC 2018: Construction industry sees reduction in infrastructure works and in contracts with the public sector May 27, 2020

Construction activity generated R$ 278,0 billion in value of real estate development and...

IPCA-15 drops 0.59% in May, highest deflation since the beginning of Real Plan May 26, 2020

Influenced by the drop in fuel prices, the early inflation of May registered -0.59%, the most...

IPCA-15 stays at -0.59% in May May 26, 2020

The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 - IPCA-15 changed -0.59% in May against -0.01% in...

IBGE updates list of municipalities that form the Brazilian territorial subdivisions May 22, 2020

The IBGE has released a new six-month update of the list of municipalities that compose the...

Survey shows how people used to move around to go shopping before the pandemic May 21, 2020

The IBGE releases today (21) the survey Areas of Influence of Cities (Regic) 2018 – Information on...

IBGE updates maps of 663 municipaliites and state borders May 20, 2020

The IBGE updated the maps of 663 municipalities that had changes in either area or border between...

IBGE updates geographic data of Brazilian states and municipalities May 20, 2020

Annual revisions of territorial areas and borders, and of population estimates were published in...

Nearly two thirds of slums are less than 2 kilometers from hospitals May 19, 2020

Brazil has nearly two thirds (64.93%) of the subnormal agglomerates located less than two...

IBGE releases update of names of Brazilian municipalities May 18, 2020

The Changes in Toponyms (names) of municipalities, 2019 edition, presents the six latest changes...

IBGE updates list of municipalities, municipal districts and subdistricts of the country May 18, 2020

The IBGE carried out one more update on the list of municipal subdivisions in the country. In...

Quarterly Continuous PNAD: unemployment grows in 12 and remains stable in 15 FUs in the 1st quarter of 2020 May 15, 2020

The country's unemployment rate in the 1st quarter of 2020 was 12.2%, rising 1.3 percentage points in...

Unemployment increases in 12 states in first quarter May 15, 2020

The unemployment rate in the first quarter increased in 12 states and remained stable in the other...

Cattle slaughter retreats, pigs and hogs and chicken increases in Q1 May 14, 2020

According to the preliminary results of the Statistics of Livestock Production, released today...

Livestock quarterly surveys – first results: cattle slaughter drops, pigs and hogs and chicken increases in Q1 2020 May 14, 2020

The first results of the animal production in the first quarter of 2020 pointed out that cattle...

For the first time in 8 years, output of industry falls in all the 15 areas surveyed May 14, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic had a direct impact on the reduction of industrial activity in the country...

In March, industry shrinks in all the 15 areas surveyed May 14, 2020

With a decrease of 9.1% from February to March, national industry shrank in all the 15 areas...

Rise in supermarket sales limits retail losses to 2.5% in March May 13, 2020

According to the Monthly Survey of Trade - PMC released today (13) by the IBGE, the impact of the...

Retail sales retreat 2.5% in March May 13, 2020

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the retail sales retreated 2.5% in March 2020 over February....

Services fall 6.9% in March, worst result of the sector since 2011 May 12, 2020

The volume of services fell by 6.9% in March, in comparison with February, and reached the worst...

Services Sector records decrease of 6.9% in March May 12, 2020

In March 2020, the volume of services in Brazil fell by 6.9% against the result of February, in...

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