Brazil

The World Bank In Brazil

Brazil's economic and social progress between 2003 and 2014 lifted 29 million people out of poverty and inequality dropped significantly. To achieve higher growth in the medium-term, raising productivity and competitiveness is the crucial challenge for Brazil.

PRESS RELEASE

New Strategy for Brazil

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors endorsed the 2018-2023 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Brazil.

FEATURE STORY

Sustainable Logistics

E-commerce boom and new restrictions on truck traffic boost innovations such as crowdshipping

Staff Note

The Effects of the TLP Reform

The key message of this note is that the reform is expected to have a very positive effect on the Brazilian economy.

Brazil At-A-Glance

Brazil's economic and social progress between 2003 and 2014 lifted 29 million people out of poverty and inequality dropped significantly (the Gini coefficient fell by 6.6 percentage points in the same period, from 58.1 down to 51.5). The income level of the poorest 40% of the population rose, on average, 7.1% (in real terms) between 2003 and 2014, compared to a 4.4% income growth for the population as...

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Amazon Region Protected Areas Program Phase II

The program aims to expand and consolidate the system of protected areas in the Amazon region, and to strengthen the mechanisms for its financial sustainability.

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