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Brazil, Petrobras named as Brazil's most profitable company in 2018.

Brazil’s Petrobras Profits Soar US$2.7 Billion in Second Quarter

Nelson Belen - August 7, 2018

By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's beleagured state-run oil company Petrobras registered a surprising surge in their latest earnings report on Friday, August 3rd, with net second quarter income soaring to US$2.68 billion (R$10.072 billion),...

The last time job creation had exceeded this level in Brazil had been September 2013, when new jobs had surpassed layoffs by 211,068, Brazil News, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Unemployment Rate in Brazil Reaches 7.6 Percent in January

Lise Alves - February 26, 2016

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The unemployment rate for the six major metropolitan areas in Brazil in January was 7.6 percent, the highest for the month since 2009 according to the IBGE’s (Brazilian Statistics Bureau)...

Minister for Development Fernando Pimentel, photo by Valter Campanato/ABr.

Brazil to Miss 2012 Exports Target: Daily

Contributing Reporter - September 10, 2012

By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazilian export targets for 2012 are set to be missed for the first time since they were first introduced in 2003 due to a crash in the global price...

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Brazil’s Petrobras Profits Soar US$2.7 Billion in Second Quarter

Unemployment Rate in Brazil Reaches 7.6 Percent in January

Brazil to Miss 2012 Exports Target: Daily

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