In Brazil Now Earning US$ 145 a Month Makes You Middle Class. More than US$ 545 and You’re Rich

The Brazilian government has a new definition for the Brazilian middle class. A commission ...

A 20-Year Program to Offer Every Brazilian the Education They Need

Discussion of Brazil’s National Salary Floor for Teachers has centered upon its amount, 950 ...

In Brazil Women Earn Up to 70% Less than Men and Blacks 60% Less than Whites

Notwithstanding their higher degree of formal education, Brazilian women receive salaries that average 30% ...

Number of Jobs Up 3.5% in Brazil, But Real Wages Grow a Meager 0.1%

The salary mass of Brazilian families rose 3.6% between April and June, in comparison ...

Minister Paints Rosy Brazil for Workers

This year’s real minimum wage increase of 8.5% and the generation of 2.5 million ...

Brazil’s Industry Criticizes Interest Rates

Brazil’s industrial indicators for February, released yesterday by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), show ...

Real Income Gets Modest Boost in Brazil

In January, the real average income of workers in the six main metropolitan regions ...

In Brazil, Women Have Better Schooling than Men, But Worse Wages

Brazilian women conquered more space on the labor market in 2003 and surpassed men ...

Brazil Breaks Several Economic Records

All the variables relative to Brazilian industry researched by the National Confederation of Industry ...

More Jobs and Better Wages in Brazil 2004

Brazil’s industrial employment registered stabiliy in November, 2004, compared with October. This finding of ...