Tag: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)

• Saturday, March 2nd 2013 - 08:12 UTC

  Brazilian economy worst performance in three years; in 2012 growth was 0.9%

  

  The Brazilian economy grew a mere 0.9% in 2012 despite government stimulus measures, its worst performance in three years, official statistics showed Friday. But prospects for the coming years are considered encouraging given the international events to be hosted by Brazil and the electoral calendar.

• Tuesday, December 18th 2012 - 03:20 UTC

  Divorce rate soars in Brazil as new legislation makes it easier and faster

  

  Brazil had a record-setting 351.153 divorces in 2011, 45.6% more than in 2010 and the most since the annual statistic began to be kept in 1984, the government said Monday.

• Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 20:44 UTC

  Brazil’s primary budget surplus rapidly narrowing but Central bank confident target is within reach

  

  Brazil's primary budget surplus narrowed in September, distancing the government from its full-year surplus target, but the central bank said that target is still within reach. The accumulated primary surplus of January through September narrowed to 75.8 billion Brazilian Reais (37.3 billion dollars) from 104.6 billion Reais in the same period a year earlier.

• Tuesday, September 11th 2012 - 03:57 UTC

  Brazilian population increases “one Uruguay” in two years, and totals 194 million

  

  The Brazilian population amounts to 193,946,886 people, according to estimates from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), based on the 2010 Census, as released in Brasilia last week.