Macro view
The word in BrasÃlia
Land purchase ban could be diluted
Nine months after banning foreigners from buying large areas of land, the government is planning to finesse the restrictions.
Consumer Survey
Advertisers blend old and new tactics
Consumer-focused companies are adapting their promotional strategies in response to new technology and high media prices.
Infrastructure
Homebuilders struggle with rising costs
We review the prospects of property developers, as questions surround the profitability of low-income housing.
Finance
Private equity: Rio begins to move
This is the second of our pieces on the state of Rio de Janeiro, part of our state-by-state survey of private equity and venture capital.
Fund monitor: Long-short strategies
Established foreign investors in Brazil, including hedge funds, are driving interest in long-short strategies.
Bulls and Bears
Best of local comment
On training programmes, inflation expectations and highway concessions
The IPO pipeline
In the last two weeks, four more companies have announced plans to raise capital on the Bovespa:
Breathing space for the authorities
Inflation indices and expectations have cooled in recent weeks.
Guest Column
The case for a Brazil investment company
By Wilber Colmerauer, Brazil Funding, London, UK
