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.
With new mergers and acquisitions, fintech Vórtx considers IPO abroad
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Vórtx, an infrastructure fintech for the financial market, plans to launch an IPO outside the country, possibly by next...
Pentagon confirms authenticity of leaked UFO videos off California coast
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Pentagon on Tuesday, April 13, confirmed leaked videos showing unidentified flying objects buzzing over U.S. Navy warships off...
Brazil’s Central Bank advocates fiscal austerity notwithstanding pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "We have reached a moment, today, of confronting the pandemic, in which it is necessary to send a message...
Brazil’s GDP per capita 2020 slides in global comparison ranking
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An end of the commodities cycle, an impeachment, a recession, and a pandemic - all combined so that Brazil...
Bolsonaro maintains prestige among entrepreneurs in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio Grande do Sul is considered one of Brazil's most Bolsonarist states. In 2018, President Jair Bolsonaro won in...
Automakers in Brazil begin focus on subscription car business model
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The subscription service, created by car rental companies, is now offered directly by vehicle manufacturers - at least seven...
Out of 100 countries, Brazil will have the 14th highest unemployment rate in the world in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil should register in 2021 the 14th highest unemployment rate globally, after being in 22nd place in 2020 in...
Infra Week: Brazil federal government auctions off concessions for 22 airports, 5 seaports and 1 railroad
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Finishing Infra Week, on Friday, April 9th, the government auctioned five port terminals in Brazil. Of these, four are...
Bye, bye, Brazil: Residents take US$1.5 billion per month out of the country
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilians have made more investments abroad in the last five years than in 515 years of history. The stock...
The vision of Brazil’s wealthiest entrepreneurs on real estate investment in their country
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The trio of 3G Capital billionaires and their relatives are increasing their investments in real estate in Brazil at...
Industrial production in Brazil in February shrank in ten states, says IBGE
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Industrial production in Brazil shrank in ten of the 15 states surveyed by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and...
Vitreo launches Brazil’s first DeFi fund, a type of cryptocurrency investment
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Investment house Vitreo started to count this Thursday (8) with a DeFi (decentralized finance) fund, announced as the first...
Brazil’s soy exports set record in March and will total 82 million tons in the year – ANEC
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's soybean exports totaled 14.9 million tons in March, against 13.3 million in the same period last year, data...
Brazil was country with the 8th-most real-time financial transactions in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The launch of PIX, the instant payment system led by the Central Bank more than four months ago, has...