Regional integration

New map will contribute to public policies in South America March 28, 2018

The Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH), together with all 12 South-American countries, besides French Guyana, will launch in...

In Minas Gerais

Fish farming center creates jobs and transforms lives March 27, 2018

The non-existence of coastal areas in nine Brazilian states does not prevent the production and consumption of fish, once we can resort to freshwater...

Continuous PNAD

Nearly 6.5 million persons make voluntary work in Brazil March 26, 2018

In 2016, four in ten persons make voluntary work in Brazil They were 6.5 million persons in absolute numbers, which represents 3.9% of the population...

ILO Meeting

IBGE receives delegations to discuss statistics on forced labor March 23, 2018

In an event ended on Thursday 22, the IBGE received the Working Group on Statistics on Labor Force promoted by the International Labor Organization...

IPCA-15

Landline telephone fares contribute to drop in previous inflation of March March 23, 2018

The reduction in the fare of local and long-distance calls from landline to mobile telephones, in force in Brazil since February, contributed to...

President represents IBGE in the 8th World Water Forum March 22, 2018

The IBGE president, Roberto Olinto Ramos, took part yesterday (22) in the opening session of the event Implementation and Monitoring of the 6th Sustainable...

Cattle slaughter beats crisis and grows 3.8% in 2017 March 21, 2018

In a year marked by a decreased demand for beef in the domestic market and by the Federal Police's Weak Flesh operation, the Livestock sector managed...

Women find their place in coffee production in the state of Minas Gerais March 20, 2018

A women’s cooperative from Minas Gerais has found its place in a segment marked by the presence of men, who make up about 90% of the producers, according...

IBGE drills down consumption and life condition of population March 19, 2018

In order to drill down into consumption, feeding and life quality of Brazilians, the Consumer Expenditure Survey - POF started in June last year...

Brazilian economy consumes 6 liters of water per each R$1 produced March 16, 2018

For each R$1 generated by the Brazilian economy, in 2015, an average of six liters of water was consumed. Due to activities such as irrigation, the...

After rise, Services sector halts upturn in January March 16, 2018

The services sector fell once again (-1.9%) in January after rising in December (1.5%), according to the information from the Monthly Survey of Services...

[Retratos] Statistics enrich discussion on gender inequality March 15, 2018

Information on education, sexual and reproductive health, participation in the labor market and time dedicated to care of persons and household tasks:...

New system will make it easier to consult the IBGE library collection March 14, 2018

In order to improve the service provided to its internal and external audience, the IBGE will adopt, in the first semester of 2018, the Pergamum...

Better income and low inflation foster increase in trade sales March 13, 2018

The volume of retail trade increased 3.2% in January in the same month, the tenth positive result in this type of comparison. Against December 2017,...

[Retratos] SDG4: education of quality, inclusive and egalitarian March 12, 2018

Education has the power to eliminate poverty, transform lives and foster advances in every Sustainable Development Goal - SDG. An especial SDG for...

Industry in São Paulo faces decline of 3.3% and reduced pace of increase in January March 09, 2018

The industrial output of the São Paulo state fell by 3.3% in January, against December. That is the biggest decrease since August 2016 and the main...

Food prices contain inflation in the beginning of the school year March 09, 2018

The inflation in February was 0.32%, close to January's (0.29%), despite a rise of 3.89% in the education sector. "The drops in the group of food...

Northeast registers the highest rise in Construction prices in February March 09, 2018

Released today by the IBGE, the National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi registered the highest change in the Northeast (0.44%) in February,...

IBGE participates in 49th session of United Nations Statistical Commission March 08, 2018

The President of the IBGE, Roberto Olinto Ramos, represented the Institute as a speaker in the conferences related to the tenth anniversary of the...

On Women´s Day, statistics on labor show inequality March 08, 2018

The statistics on the labor market point out that women do not benefit from the same conditions as men in a number of aspects, like earnings, formalization...