Regional industry

Chemicals lead to a reduced output of industry in Bahia May 09, 2018

As a result of the reduced output of chemicals, petroleum products and fuels, industry in the state of Bahia declined 4.7% in March, against February...

Household expenditure

Survey reveals regional diversity in Brazilian food intake May 08, 2018

House by house, street by street, the IBGE's Consumer Expenditure Survey (POF) provides a daily x-ray  of Brazilians, showing their living conditions,...

Retratos Magazine

SDG 10: Inequality, a historic challenge May 07, 2018

Facing inequality in Brazil requires, at first, a look at our History and at the processes that have led to the social and political exclusion of...

In Minas Gerais

Ten years of first olive oil extraction in Brazil May 04, 2018

In 2018, Brazil celebrates ten years of the first extraction of extra-virgin olive oil, occurred in Maria da Fé (MG), a pioneer municipality in the...

Industrial production

Intermediate goods prevent industry recovery in Q1 May 03, 2018

After a decrease of -2.2% in January, there was stability in February (0.1%) and March (-0.1%), reflecting an overall scenario of decrease in output...

IBGE em campo

More than 200 thousand enterprises participate in annual economic surveys May 02, 2018

The IBGE started today the data collection of the structural surveys by enterprises, which will assess the performance of the Industry, Trade and...

Paulo Rabello de Castro leaves the Presidency of the IBGE May 29, 2017

The President of the IBGE, Paulo Rabello de Castro, was invited last Friday to take over the Presidency of the Brazilian Development Bank - BNDES....

Producer Price Index changes -0.12% in April May 26, 2017

Between March and April 2017, the Producer Price Index (IPP) of the IBGE, which measures the price change of the general industry (mining and quarrying...

Tom Zé's IBGE May 26, 2017

Brazilian composer and singer Tom Zé once produced a newspaper with the help of the IBGE data collection unit in Irará, Bahia. He used to work with...

Only 7.3% of municipalities have systems of public management of sports May 26, 2017

In 2016, most city administrations had not defined a Sports System: set of rules, rights and duties that establishes mechanisms of public management...

Inflation preview for May is 0.24% May 25, 2017

Influenced by the annual price adjustments of medicines, the Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 - IPCA-15 of May stayed above that registered...

IBGE launches multimedia agency May 25, 2017

The day IBGE celebrates its 81st anniversary, May 29. Not by chance the same date has been chosen for the launch of the IBGE News Agency, a portal...

Brazil has three new metropolitan areas May 23, 2017

Three new metropolitan areas (RMs) have been added to the group already registered in Brazil between 2015 and 2016, amounting to a total 69 RMs in...