Category: Economy
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Proportion of Brazilians living alone grows 52% in 12 years
The proportion of Brazilians living alone jumped 52% in 12 years. In 2024, 18.6% of households were inhabited by just one person – approximately one in every five. In 2012, this share was 12.2%. In 2012, Brazil had 61.2 million households, 7.5 million of which had one resident. In 2024, households totaled 77.3 million, 14.4…
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Brazil Advances Toward Using Reciprocity Law Against the US
The Brazilian government has taken another step toward applying the Reciprocity Law against the US in response to the 50% tariff imposed by the US on Brazilian products. In light of this issue, the Foreign Trade Chamber (Camex) – a collegiate body composed of 10 ministries responsible for formulating, implementing, and coordinating foreign trade policies…
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Brazil initiates action to use Reciprocity Law against the US
The Brazilian government has taken another step toward applying the Economic Reciprocity Law against the United States, in response to the 50% tariff hike imposed by the US government on Brazilian products. The application of the law – approved by the National Congress and sanctioned in April by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva –…
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Brazil Has 15 Cities with More Than 1 Million Inhabitants
Brazil has 15 cities with more than 1 million inhabitants, home to 42.8 million people or 20.1% of the population.
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Brazil Has 15 Cities with More Than 1 Million Inhabitants
Brazil has 15 cities with more than 1 million inhabitants. These municipalities are home to 42.8 million people, representing 20.1% of the Brazilian population, or one in every five residents. Of the 15 cities, only two are not state capitals—Guarulhos and Campinas, both in the state of São Paulo. The data are based on estimates…
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The US real estate market seems a bit warmer
After the spike in mortgage rates three years ago, the real estate market slowed down. And the latest numbers from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) show only a glimpse of improvement: sales of existing homes rose 2% in July, compared to the previous month. At the current pace, the association estimates that about 4…
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After Some Cold Years, the U.S. Real Estate Market Is Looking a Bit Warmer
After mortgage rates spiked three years ago, the housing market slowed down. And the latest numbers from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) show just a glimpse of improvement: sales of existing homes rose 2% in July, compared to the previous month. At the current pace, the association estimates that around 4 million existing homes…
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Why Every Company Needs a Website?
Purchase decisions, service searches, content consumption, and even contact with companies are increasingly concentrated in the online environment. In this scenario, having a website has gone from being an option to becoming essential for any company that wants to remain competitive and relevant in the market. You might not know it, but the internet has…
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U.S. and China Extend Tariff Truce Deadline by Another 3 Months
President Trump has extended a truce between the U.S. and China on tariffs, a move that could pave the way for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this year. With just hours remaining on the clock before Tuesday’s imminent midnight deadline, Trump’s executive order acknowledged that China was taking “significant steps” to address…
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US and China extend tariff truce deadline by another 3 months
President Trump extended the tariff truce between the US and China, a measure that could potentially set the stage for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this year. With just hours remaining before the final deadline at midnight on Tuesday, Trump’s decree acknowledged that China was taking “significant measures” to address US concerns…