Tag: retail prices

By Matthew Elliott, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The volume of retail sales in the country grew by 1.9 percent in July in the strongest national return since January 2012, according to data disclosed Thursday by the Brazilian...

By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Inflation in Brazil is showing signs of slowing down this July, growing by only 0.24 percent after months of registering steady price hikes. This marks a decrease from last month's...

By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Real estate in Rio has been skyrocketing for years, and despite a slowing in 2012 of purchase prices there is still plenty of speculation about how high the market can...