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Brazilians pay record taxes in 2011

Brazilian Internal Revenue Service (Receita Federal) announced a new records showing that taxes are moving put with the economy. Dolar is stable and country risk is down but GDP prognostics for 2011 are decelerating. The first quarter of 2011 set a record for the period of R $ 311.349 billion. This amount represents a growthContinue reading “Brazilians pay record taxes in 2011”

Brazilians discover art investment

Brazilians are getting more sophisticated in asset allocation. Different alternative investments raise as a novelty and art investment may be the intangible of intangibles .. but why not add it to the list? I love art and the idea of combining it with investment sounds good to me but I am learning about it and I’d like to shareContinue reading “Brazilians discover art investment”

Latest data on labor market in Brazil. (Ask for a raise)

IBGE – the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics – came with good news about domestic labor market. Working population is increasing, unemployment rate dropped and there is a resumption of growth in the real income average. Bottom line: labor market in Brazil is heated. More jobs Unemployment rate was 6.5% in March, close to the lowest level in theContinue reading “Latest data on labor market in Brazil. (Ask for a raise)”

The invention of tropical landscaping: Burle Marx

The emerging economy we refer to as “Brazil” is also a country discovering its pride and values. Culture has an important role in this. Culture forging values Evolving from colonial roots, when everything that was good was imported, Brazil has slowly built its own cultural references. Music wise, there is samba, choro and bossa nova,Continue reading “The invention of tropical landscaping: Burle Marx”

Fiat, Mitsubishi and GM announce investments in Brazil

Carmakers Mitsubishi, Fiat and GM have announced plans to invest in Brazil in order to boost sales in the next years. According to Bloomberg, Brazilian carmakers produced a record 3.6 million vehicles last year, a 14 percent increase over 2009. Production growth may slow to 1.1 percent this year, Cledorvino Belini, president of the carmakers association,Continue reading “Fiat, Mitsubishi and GM announce investments in Brazil”