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IBGE makes available image charts of Tocantins, Maranhão and Piauí

Today, May 30 of 2016, the IBGE makes available 25 digital image maps, at 1:100,000 (1cm = 1000m) scale, covering part of the states of Tocantins, Maranhão and Piauí. The cartographic representations are composed by a mosaic of orthorectified satellite images. The PDF files can be accessed here. Image...

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IBGE makes available image charts of Tocantins, Maranhão and Piauí (1)

Today, May 30 of 2016, the IBGE makes available 25 digital image maps, at 1:100,000 (1cm = 1000m) scale, covering part of the states of Tocantins, Maranhão and Piauí. The cartographic representations are composed by a mosaic of orthorectified satellite images. The PDF files can be accessed here. Image...

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GDP increases 1.2% in relation to the 1st quarter and reaches R$ 900.7 billion

In relation to the first quarter of 2010, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)1 at market prices of the second quarter of 2010 increased 1.2%... In relation to the first quarter of 2010, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)1 at market prices of the second quarter of 2010 increased 1.2%, taking into consideration...

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GDP grows 3.0% in 2013 and reaches R$ 5.3 trillion

GDP reached R$ 4.8 trillion in 2012 and R$ 5.3 trillion in 2013, with per capita figures of R$ 24,121 and R$ 26,445 in these years. In 2012, the increase of GDP was revised from 1.8% to 1.9%, and, in 2013, from 2.7% to 3.0%. Gross value added increased 1.6% in 2012 and 2.9% in 2013. Final consumption...

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IBGE releases WEB version of the Geographic Atlas of Brazil’s Coastal and Oceanic Zones

The IBGE releases today the WEB version of the Geographic Atlas of Brazil’s Oceanic and Coastal Zones. This new version, produced in partnership with the Interministerial Commission for Sea Resources (CIRM) is directed to students and the public in general, and presents information about the ocean and...

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Tests for the 2017 Census of Agriculture will be held in more than four thousand municipalities

This Sunday (16), applicants for rthe position of Municipal Census Agent, Supervising Census Agent and Enumerator will take selection tests for the 2017 Census of Agriculture in 4,038 municipalities in all the Brazilian Federation Units. A total 272,371 candidates have applied for the 17,888 general...

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GDP grows by 2.7% and reaches R$ 4,143 trillion in 2011

GDP at market prices relative to the fourth quarter of last year grew by 0.3%, in the seasonally-adjusted series, compared with the figure in third quarter. Agriculture (0.9%) and services (0.6%) recorded increase, whereas industry (-0.5%) fell. In comparison with the fourth quarter of 2010, GDP grew...

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IBGE Schedule for March 18-24 now available

IBGE Schedule brings the Institute's activities for the week - Photo: Bel Corção/Brasil com S Released today (18), the IBGE Schedule brings the IBGE activities from March 18th to 24th. This edition includes internal and external meetings, events and appointments of the different areas of the Institute,...

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In March, industry decreases 2.4%

In March 2021, industrial production fell 2.4% compared to February, in the seasonally adjusted series. Compared to March 2020, the industry increased 10.5%, the seventh consecutive positive rate in this comparison and the highest since June 2010 (11.2%). The industry accumulated an increase of 4.4%...

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In November, retail sales increase by 1.3%

The volume of sales of the Retail Trade of the country and the nominal revenue recorded a growth of 1.3% in November of 2011, compared with October, in the seasonally adjusted series. In relation to November of 2010, the changes were of 6.8% for the volume of sales and of 10.9% for the nominal revenue....

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IBGE Expedition to Jalapão takes information and citzenship to municipalities in Tocantins

Concentration for the Expedition at the Praça dos Girassóis (Sunflower Square) - Photo - IBGE Collection Inspired by the historical expeditions carried out by the Institute, around 70 people participated in the IBGE Jalapão Tocantins Expedition to disseminate the geographic coordinates of the country's...

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Census of Agriculture: Marajo Island is the home of most buffaloes in the country

Agricultural production is extremely important in the generation of labor and income in Pará, where about 230 thousand establishments in 144 thousand municipalities will be visited by the enumerators responsible for the 2017 Census of Agriculture data collection. The state is a major producer of cassava,...

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Industrial output grows in seven of the 14 places surveyed

Between December of 2010 and January of 2011, the regional indexes of the industrial output, in the seasonally adjusted series, increased... Between December of 2010 and January of 2011, the regional indexes of the industrial output, in the seasonally adjusted series, increased in seven of the fourteen...

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IBGE launches database about 192 countries

The channel Países@ (Countries@), available on the web site of the institute, presents a complete interactive map of demographic, economic and geographic information about all the 192 member states of the United Nations The opening interface of Países@ is a world map which the user can easily navigate....

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Census of Agriculture: more than 1 million properties enumerated in the first month of collection

With more than 20 thousand enumerators and supervisors at work, the first month of the Census of Agriculture 2017 was marked by adjustments, but also by fulfilled expectations, since more than one million establishments all over Brazil have already been enumerated. More work will come in the following...

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IBGE launches Intermediate Sectoral Mesh 2021

The sum of the extensions of all the border lines of the enumeration areas adds up more than five times the distance between the Earth and the Moon - Picture: Art over mock up The IBGE releases today (21) the Intermediate Sectoral Mesh 2021 in digital format, including the classification of enumeration...

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In October, unemployment rate was 5.8%

In the classification by activity group, versus September, there was a 1.5% increase in Trade, repair of motor vehicles and of personal and domestic objects and retail trade of fuels, and a 0.6% increase in Other services. Construction faced decline (1.8%), as well as Education, health, social services,...

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Unemployment rate in May was 6.4%

The estimated unemployment rate was 6.4%, the lowest figure recorded in a month of May since the beginning of the series (March 2002) and the same as in April. Over May 2010 (7.5%), there has bend decrease of 1.1 percentage points. The unemployed population (1.5 million persons) did not record change...

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IBGE releases Image Maps of State of Tocantins

The IBGE releases today the digital version of 16 Image Maps of the State of Tocantins in the scale of 1:100,000 (1cm = 1000m). The maps are a cartographic representation consisting of a mosaic – process of joining two or more representations in a single image – of ortho-rectified satellite images –...

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IBGE releases schedule for April 8-14

IBGE Schedule brings the IBGE´s schedule for this week - Picture: Bel Corção/Brasil com S The IBGE Schedule for the week of April 8-14 is already available. This edition includes internal and external meetings, as well as events and appointments of the Presidency, Directorates and Advisories, State Superintendencies...