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Family farming and agro-industry receive state support throughout the country

In 2017, all state governments, including the Federal District government, claimed to have programs or actions to promote both family farming and agribusiness. In 26 of the 27 Federation Units, there were also incentive programs for organic agriculture, and 19 UFs stimulated the production of community...

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Industrial production changes by -0.3% in January

Pharmaceuticals had an effect on industry in January 2023 - Photo: Rodrigo Nunes/ASCOM-MS Industrial production changed by -0.3% from December to January, after a null change (0.0%) in the previous month. With these results, this sector is still 2.2% below the pre-pandemic level (February 2020) and 18.5%...

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Concentration in Construction Industry falls to less than half in 10 years

Specialized services for construction had the highest increase in number of employed persons: 17.9% - Photo: Bruno Cecim/AgPará The Construction industry generated R$377.8 billion in value from developments, works and/or services in 2021, of which R$355.8 billion relate to works and/or services and R$22.0...

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Persons with disabilities: adapting spaces and attitudes

On a visit to the Forest Reservation of Grajaú, Renata Glasner realized she would not be able to see all of the place due to the lack of wheelchair ramps. On another occasion, she could not have a single drink in a party since there were no adapted bathrooms. Renata is a wheelchair user and now follows...

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Industry records zero change in December and closes 2022 with a decrease of 0.7%

Industry lost steam in the second semester and closed 2022 with a retreat - Photo: Roberto Rocha/Agência Vale Industrial production recorded zero change (0.0%) in December 2022, after registering -0.1% in November and 0.3% in October 2022, when it interrupted two consecutive months of negative rates...

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IT Director highlights importance of technology in IBGE

José Sant´Anna Bevilaqua, IBGE´s Director of Information Technology, is completing 50 years in this area in 2018. He undertook different tasks in this period, like programming, system analysis and technical support analysis. Working in the IBGE for 35 years, he witnessed the evolution of Information...

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Survey follows up supply and quality of basic sanitation services in Brazil

Sanitation companies from all municipalities in Brazil participate in the survey - Photo: Tony Winston/Brasília Agency Carried out by the IBGE, the fourth edition of the National Survey of Basic Sanitation - PNSB is in the field in the 5,570 Brazilian municipalities during January, February and March....

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After a two-month drop, industry changes 0.3% in October

Food products were those that mostly positively impacted the industrial activity in October - Picture: José Fernando Ogura/AEN-PR The industrial output positively changed 0.3% between September and October, interrupting two consecutive months of drops, a period in which it accumulated a loss of 1.3%....

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In Maranhão, production statistics give visibility to Indians

More than collecting data, the 2017 Census of Agriculture, carried out by the IBGE, also brings out the agricultural production of traditional communities, such as the Indians. In Maranhão, during the data collection for the Census of Agriculture, the enumerators crossed several Indian lands and saw the...

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To prevent the spread of Covid-19, IBGE anticipates data on population access to health care

Population goes across an average of 72 km to get medium and low complexity health care - Photo: São Paulo Government The IBGE anticipated for the Ministry of Health and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) information on the population flow to cities in search of health services. With the data, those...

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Black and brown persons remain with less access to jobs, education, security and sanitation

In 2021, the informality rate among black (43.4%) and brown (47.0%) employed persons was higher than that of white persons (32.7%) - Picture: Eduardo Peret/IBGE News Agency Social inequalities due to color or race remain evident in the labor market. Unemployment, underutilization and informality continue...

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Maps show changes in boundaries of 261 municipalities

The IBGE has updated, today, the maps of 261 municipalities which had changes in their areas and boundaries between May 2017 and April 2018. The changes in the municipal boundaries have an impact on the number of residents of those locations, since changes cause some regions to be part of neighboring...

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Well-known for the production of crustaceans, Sergipe shows its agricultural diversity

Coconut production in Japoatã (SE) - Photo: Camila Farias/IBGE News Agency Although Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil, its agricultural production stands out nationwide. Besides being the second major producer of mangaba ( is a native fruit species of Brazil) in the country, the state is also a...

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Diversified and responsive, IBGE Minute celebrates 100 editions

IBGE Minute celebrates its hundredth edition today. The program this week talks about "Centennials of Brazil", including demographic statistics on persons over 100 years of age and the testimony of an adorable and centennial retired teacher, who comments on the secrecy of her longevity. Launched in May...

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IBGE and ILO celebrate in Brasilia more than a decade of Continuous PNAD

Acting director of the IBGE, Cimar Azeredo, makes opening speech in the event that celebrates Continuous PNAD’s tenth anniversary. Photo: Cal Guimarães/ IBGE News Agency The National Household Sample Survey has collected data and produced results for over a decade. An important tool for the formulation,...

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LSPA: telling the history of Brazilian agriculture for 50 years

Launched in November 1972, the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA) started its time series in 1975, when Brazil produced 39.4 million tonnes of cereals, legumes and oilseeds. Last year, 263.2 million tonnes were produced and a production of 298.0 million tonnes is expected for 2023. “The...

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Atlas of Rural Area depicts diversity and inequalities in the Brazilian field

As part of the events to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Census of Agriculture, the IBGE releases today (15) the second edition of the Atlas of Brazilian Rural Area. The publication makes an unprecedented geographical analysis of the definitive results of the 2017 Census of Agriculture, but also...

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SDG 13: resilience and action against climate change

“Urgent Measures”. The expression integrates the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 13 and reveals the international scientific community’s concern with climate change. Its causes, debated for decades, are linked to the increase of the carbon dioxide presence in the atmosphere, after centuries of industrial...

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Industrial output changes -0.1% in November

Industrial sector loses pace with change of -0.1% in November - Picture: Marcelo Benedicto/IBGE News Agency After advancing 0.3% in the previous month, the industrial output changed -0.1% between October and November. With these results, this sector is still 2.2% below the pre-pandemic level (February...

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With widespread decline, industrial production drops 0.7% in September

Food products industry led the fall with the biggest negative influence in September - Photo: Gilson Abreu/AEN-PR Industrial production dropped 0.7% from August to September, the second consecutive negative rate, accumulating a drop of 1.4% in the period, with a reduction in 21 out of the 26 surveyed...