Rio de Janeiro – Industrial output in Brazil increased in 10 out of 14 regions surveyed by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the comparison between July and June. The highest rates of growth were recorded in the states of Paraná (15.3%), Espírito Santo (8.9%), Goiás (6.0%) and Amazonas (3.6%), all of
Author: Agência Brasil
Brasília – Two new airlines should begin operating in Brazil before the end of the year, proving that the rising number of Brazilians who use air transport continues to foster the emergence of new airlines. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac), the number of passengers transported in domestic flights from January to July
The country recorded a US$ 2.8 billion surplus in dollar inflow and outflow operations. Finance and trade transactions effected up until the 28th were computed.
Brasília – Brazil will soon have a list of sanctions against the United States because of the subsidies granted to cotton farmers in the country. The World Trade Organization (WTO) has awarded Brazil the right to impose trade retaliation, acknowledging that the United States is overly protectionist. The Brazilian minister of Foreign Relations, Celso Amorim,
Brasília – In order to monitor the changes that occurred in Brazilian society over the course of ten years, the 2010 Demographic Census will bring new questions to the population. New inquiries include ownership of birth certificate, marriage between people of the same gender, household computers with Internet access, international emigration and access to government
The Brazilian trade surplus was the result of US$ 13.8 billion in exports and US$ 10.8 billion in imports.
So said the Brazilian Chief of Staff, Dilma Roussef, showing market studies regarding oil exploration on the Brazilian coast. ‘This shows the strategic character of the reserves,’ she said.
The information was disclosed today by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics. Activity in July was 2.2% higher than in June. The performance was driven by durable consumer goods.
The oil company needs to invest US$ 111 billion to produce 1.8 million barrels of oil a day by 2020. Ten new floating, production, storage and offloading units should be used in the new project.
This is the value turned by the bank to the financing of three consortia that got concessions for federal highways. The tender took place in 2007.
The logistical arm of Petrobras is inviting domestic and foreign shipyards to take part in a tender for building eight gas transport vessels. The first four vessels should be delivered in 2010.
This information was disclosed by the Ministry of Social Development and Hunger Alleviation, Patrus Ananias. The eight Millennium Development Goals were defined by the United Nations in 2000.
Brasília – The sum of dollar inflow and outflow in Brazil remains positive so far this month. According to figures supplied by the Central Bank of Brazil, the surplus totalled US$ 1.255 billion up until the 21st. According to preliminary figures disclosed last week, the net dollar inflow into Brazil, i.e. not counting withdrawals, was
Brasília – Spending by Brazilians in foreign trips totalled US$ 5.499 billion from January to July this year, according to figures disclosed today (25th) by the Central Bank of Brazil. The figure is lower than in the same period last year (US$ 6.840 billion), but the head of the Economic Department at the Central Bank,
