Brazilian Ambassador to the United States Mauro Vieira addresses the Brazil-U.S. Business Council in his first public appearance in Washington, DC.

Brazil News Alerts

Industrial production up 0.4% in July

Industrial output in Brazil gained pace in July, rising a seasonally adjusted 0.40% compared with June.

Mantega predicts 5.8% average growth over five years

The economy of Latin America's largest nation will grow at least 5.5% in 2011, outstripping more conservative market estimates, Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said Monday.

Supermarket sales surge in July on low prices, rise in jobs

Sales in the critical supermarket industry surged 3.47% in July against the same month a year ago on low food prices and continued job creation, the Brazilian Supermarket Association (Abras) said Thursday.

Unemployment declines to second lowest level in series

Brazil’s unemployment rate declined in July to 6.9% from 7.0% in June, reaching its second lowest level since the current methodology was introduced in 2001, the Brazilian Census Bureau (IBGE) said this week.

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