Economy
Economics

Iron and fire
Fábrica Real de Ferro de Ipanema left lessons about bold approaches
By Carlos Haag
CONSTRUCTION

Resistant gypsum
Blocks made from from fertilizer by-products are low-cost building option
Tropical ecosystems

Evolution written in lianas
Botanists use climbing plants to understand the origin of Brazilian forests
Maria da Conceição Tavares

Conceição’s influence
Economist gets Almirante Álvaro Alberto Award
The Dynamics of the economy

There is more to rural Brazil than just agriculture
Project shows that Brazil reduces the gap between the countryside and cities
People from the Amazon

The human factor
Brazil nuts may result from indigenous actions before Europeans
Development

The interior’s economic relief
Study maps industrial deconcentration in the State of São Paulo
Indicators

The illusion of equality
In spite of the decline of inequality, Brazil still faces serious social issues
By Carlos Haag
Telecommunications

Mobile connection
Increased percentage share of software for mobile telephony developed in Brazil
Energy scenarios

Bio-refineries of the future
Studies reveal forecasts about the share of ethanol in agriculture
Memory

The optimistic rebel
Economist Antônio Barros de Castro foresaw Brazil's needs and path
By Carlos Haag
Recombinant proteins

Health reagents
Company investigates the development of input for scientific research
Israel Klabin

Israel Klabin: Green capitalism
The former businessman discusses environmental future optimistically
By Carlos Haag
Anthropology

The economics of appearances
Plastic surgery reinforces the ideal of the body as social capital
By Carlos Haag
Culture

Less perspiration and more inspiration
The new way of change in the profile of production in cities
Budget

The battle for pre-salt
Scientific societies go to Brasilia to try and reverse the loss of resources
Maílson da Nóbrega

Maílson da Nóbrega: The quiet economist
Former finance minister launches autobiography with politic's backstage
By Carlos Haag
José R. Mendonça de Barros

José Roberto Mendonça de Barros: São Paulo and the new economic geography
Infrastructure and the production of knowledge will drive growth in Brazil
By Mariluce Moura and Neldson Marcolin
Economics

Brazil’s history of luxury
Consumption was important in the development of Brazil
By Carlos Haag