The discovery and development of abundant pre-salt hydrocarbon resources has transformed Brazil into one of the global leaders in both proven reserves and production of crude oil. The foc💜us on deepand ultradeep-water exploration has also been a major ...

Brazil ranked third globally in 2018 in terms of installed capacity from renewable energy sources, after only China♌ and the United States. It is first by installed biomass capacity, second in terms of hydropower capacity, and eighth regarding wind ...

The food and beverage industry is the largest manufacturing sector in Brazil, accounting for about a quarter of its value added and for 2.4% of the country’s GDP🎐 in 2018, according to the Brazilian Association of Food Industries (ABIA). ...

Wit💎h an output of 34.7mn tonnes in 2018, Brazil remained the world’s ninth largest crude steel manufacturer and the sixth biggest net steel exporter. The country is also an important player in the global non-ferrous metals processing segment, ...

Brazil is a leading player in the global wood and paper industry, rankingౠ among the top ten largest producers of pulp, paper products an🥃d wood panels, as well as being the biggest exporter of pulp, according to estimates published in January 2019 by ...

Brazil&rs🥂quo;s insurance sector continued to grow in 2018, albeit at a slower pace, against an accelerating economy and record-low interest rates. During the year, total insurance premium income rose by 3.7% y/y to BRL 444.9bn, propelled 𝓰by an uptick ...

Brazil iꦉs among the leaders in the global IT market. In 2017, its sales accounted for 1.9% of the worldwide total, ranking ninth in the world and first in Latin America. Within the region, its leadership is undisputed, as it is r♓esponsible for 39.1% ...

The overall value a🦂dded by Brazil's transportation, warehousing and postal services posted a negative CAGR of 1.1% over the 2013-2018 period. The performance of the industry fell slightly below the country's GDP, which reported a CAGR 0.7% in the ...

In 2018, the real estate sector emerged as one of the driving forces 📖of the Brazilian economy, expanding its gross value added by 3.1% y/y, well above the country’s GDP growth of 1.1%. This was largely attributable to a rapid recovery of the ...

Between 2014 and 2016, Brazil went throug🍎h one of the biggest economic crises of its history, recovering only in 2017, gradually growing at an average rate of 1.1% between 2017 and H1 2018. The infrastructure♐ sector was hit particularly hard by the ...