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.
’12-month inflation has peaked in Brazil and is starting to improve,’ says central bank president
Brazilian Central Bank (BC) President Roberto Campos Neto said that 12-month inflation has peaked in Brazil and is improving. However, this process should still...
GOL records increase in seat supply and demand for flights in August
Airline GOL airlines on Monday (5) released its August 2022 traffic figures, which continue to show growth in line with the recovery of the...
Brazilian services PMI above 50 mark for 15th month in a row in August
S&P Global reported Monday that Brazil's services PMI fell to 53.9 in August from 55.8 in July, marking the 15th consecutive month above the...
Solid growth in real estate sales in the city of São Paulo, sharp decline in new launches
The residential real estate market in São Paulo had sales expansion in July, while starts shrank, according to a survey released by the Housing...
Bolivia has entered the top 10 lithium exporting countries, and Russia is its largest customer
Efforts by the government of Luis Arce to industrialize lithium have produced initial results, putting Bolivia on the world map of lithium suppliers.
According to...
Brazil’s economy minister sees GDP growth in 2022 at over 2.5%, and the central bank is already talking about 3%
Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said that the Brazilian economy has already grown by 2.5% in the first half of this year and is expected...
Brazilian economy grows 1.2% in Q2, with focus on service
The Brazilian economy grew 1.2% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of 2022, according to gross domestic product (GDP) results from April to June.
The data...
Unemployment rate in Brazil falls to 9.1% and reaches lowest level since 2015
In this geopolitically unprecedentedly difficult environment, the Bolsonaro government has achieved what no one thought it would.
The unemployment rate in Brazil fell to 9.1%...
Argentina enjoys record low soybean production costs, Brazil must fight to remain competitive
High production costs are affecting the competitiveness of Brazilian soybeans and corn in the international market, according to a study by Esalq/USP's Center for...
Booming Brazil’s foreign trade reaches global record GDP level
Brazil's trade flows, including exports and imports, reached 39% of GDP (gross domestic product) in 2021.
This is the highest percentage in the World Bank's...
Brazil and U.S. to reduce non-tariff barriers in bilateral trade
The governments of Brazil and the United States announced today their intention to reduce non-tariff barriers in bilateral trade, official sources reported.
The Brazilian Ministry...
Brazil’s public debt fell by 0.7% in July, external debt below 10%
Brazil's public debt fell 0.7 percent in July to R$5.804 trillion (about US$1.16 trillion), although it is expected to rise in the coming months,...
Brazilian market raises economic growth forecast to 2.1% in 2022
The Brazilian financial market raised its forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2022 to 2.10 percent from 2.02 percent and changed it...
Rents in Rio de Janeiro are rising faster than inflation
Rents in Rio de Janeiro are above the rate of inflation. This is according to the July report of Imovelweb, published this week. In...