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The Duque de Caxias refinery (Reduc), in the background, seen from a neighbourhood of the Rio de Janeiro state municipality in 2018. Coke and petroleum products were the biggest drag on Brazilian industry in September 2026.

Brazil's industrial output falls 0.8% in September, the fourth drop in five months, and 2.5% in a year

The headquarters of the IBGE's documentation and information centre in Rio de Janeiro, in a 2007 photograph.

Brazil's jobless rate falls to 5.2% in the third quarter, the lowest for the period since 2012, as employment hits a record 103.6 million

The headquarters of the IBGE's documentation and information centre in Rio de Janeiro, in 2007. The institute compiles and publishes the IPCA-15.

Brazil's inflation preview slows to 0.32% in October, but the 12-month rate climbs to 4.62% and breaches the target ceiling

A child leaves the Cidade Estrutural landfill in Brazil's Federal District in February 2008. The archive photo illustrates the subject of the survey.

Household survey

Child labour in Brazil falls 9.2% to 1.499 million, the lowest level in the IBGE series

The headquarters of the IBGE's documentation and information centre in Rio de Janeiro, in 2007. The institute runs the Pnad Contínua survey.

Brazil's jobless rate falls to 5.3% and employment reaches a record 103.5 million