Richard Mann
Richard Mann is a German native and has worked as a freelance journalist for many years. He travels all over Brazil and is mainly interested in business, art, and culture and also likes to write articles about spiritual topics and unusual events.
Brazilian Bovespa Index in the red at the start of the week
The Ibovespa opened the week falling on Monday, Jan. 23. In yesterday's trading session, the indicator closed quoted at around 111 thousand points (-0.3%).
Ibovespa...
Dollar closes higher against real for the second day in a row
The commercial dollar closed higher for the second day in a row on Thursday, Jan. 19. In the trading session of the Brazilian Stock...
Under Bolsonaro unemployment in Brazil reaches lowest level since April 2015
Unemployment in Brazil fell in the quarter that ended in November to 8.1 percent, the lowest level since April 2015 and equivalent to about...
Brazilian coffee production to grow 7.9% in 2023
Brazil, the world's largest producer and coffee exporter will harvest 54.94 million 50-kilo bags in this year's crop, as disclosed Thursday by the state-owned...
After Lula’s criticism of central bank independence, future interest rates skyrocket
Futures interest rates started high this Thursday, Jan. 19, after criticism from president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT, progressive-globalist) to the independence of...
Dollar and Ibovespa rise at São Paulo’s B3 exchange
The commercial dollar ended the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) trading session up 1% on Wednesday, Jan. 18.
During yesterday's negotiations, the North American currency closed...
Lula defends readjustment of income tax so that the richest pay more
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said yesterday that he wants to readjust the Personal Income Tax table so that the richest pay...
Brazilian Stock Exchange closes down for the 3rd day in a row
For the third day in a row, the Ibovespa, the main index of the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3), closed on Monday, Jan. 16, down...
Brazil seeks to reindustrialize without affecting environmental sustainability, minister says
The new Brazilian government seeks to reindustrialize the country taking into account environmental sustainability, according to the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, yesterday.
From Davos,...
Brazil records trade surplus of US$61.8 billion in 2022
Brazil recorded a positive balance of US$61.8 billion in its trade balance in 2022, slightly higher than the US$61.4 billion in 2021, the Brazilian...
Important question for Brazilian democracy: where were the police?
The attack by violent mobs on Brazil's democratic institutions in the capital, Brasília, on Sunday (8th) was a sudden and vital test of the...
Brazil’s Ibovespa opens weak with forecast of stronger monetary tightening in 2023
The Ibovespa (on São Paulo stock market B3) is down 0.15% in the opening of today's trading session (Jan. 16), at 110,753 points near...
Inflation in Brazil increases for all income groups in December, says IPEA
Inflation in Brazil registered a generalized high for all income groups in December last year, says the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA).
For the...
Democrat lawmakers call for revoking Jair Bolsonaro’s visa to stay in the US
The presence of former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL, right) in the United States has been the target of criticism from US congressmen after the...