Language students from Unifesp, in Guarulhos, São Paulo, who taught Portuguese classes to the immigrants, have built a web portal featuring statements, interviews and photographs.
Author: Agência Brasil
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) forecasts a 209.3 million ton harvest of cereals, pulses and oilseeds next year. If the number proves true, the crop will be smaller than 2015’s.
The sector’s share in the economy stood at 21.4% last year and went up this year, according to the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock.
US dollar inflows to Brazil were higher than outflows in November and in the first four days of December, the Central Bank reported.
Output dropped in ten out of 14 states monitored by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics in October from September. The poorest performances were those of Pará, Paraná, Espírito Santo and Amazonas.
The estimate from the Brazilian Central Bank’s Focus Bulletin, a poll of financial institutions, increased for the 12th straight week.
The Brazilian minister of Finance, Joaquim Levy, said that the government is moving in the right direction and that the country has the ability to recover fast and deal with political and structural issues.
Withdrawals overcame deposits in BRL 1.3 billion (USD 347 million) in November, the 11th consecutive month with withdrawals on top. It was the worst result for the month in the Brazilian Central Bank’s survey.
An indicator from Brazil’s National Federation of Industry edged up 0.6 percentage point to 19.8% in quarter three.
Industrial output in Brazil dropped 2.7% in October from September, driven by a slowdown in oil products and biofuels production.
A Brazilian Central Bank index that tracks the prices of internationally traded primary products declined in November. In the 12 months leading up to November, the index is up 18.4%.
Numbers from Brazil’s National Confederation of Industry show that real revenues dropped 4% in October from September. Employment and hours worked also declined.
The Brazilian economy contracted from July to September of this year from the preceding three-month period, according to numbers released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
It was the worst-ever result for the month, the Central Bank reported. The federal government announced a BRL 11.2 billion (USD 2.9 billion) budget cut this Monday (30th).
