On April 23, professor Evandro Menezes de Carvalho, of Rio de Janeiro Law School (FGV DIREITO RIO), was at the Institute of African Studies at Zhejiang University, China, to discuss relations between Brazil and Africa and draw a panorama of Brazilian foreign policy towards the continent.According to the professor, Brazil used to perceive Africa...

This month, FGV/EPGE- Brazilian Graduate School of Economics - held another meeting in the series Temas Contemporâneos  (Contemporary Issues) - which discusses current issues from the perspective of different areas of knowledge. In this issue, the School welcomed the state Congressman and former Secretary of State for the Environment of Rio de...

Students of São Paulo Law School at Fundação Getulio Vargas (DIREITO SP) reached the qualifying rounds of the 21st edition of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot - competition that has the objective of promoting the study of international commercial law and arbitration for resolution of international trade disputes,...

Survey of Services and Trade of the Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV/IBRE) measured the willingness of companies to hire new employees due to the World Cup. In the service sector, 78.5% of the surveyed companies said they do not intend to change their staff due to the World Cup, 10.6% plan to hire on a temporary basis, and only 1.9% on a...

Optimism in Brazil does not stop decreasing and Brazilian businesspeople are the most pessimistic in the world. These are some of the findings of the latest release of the quarterly CFO Survey - Global Business Outlook - conducted in Brazil by Fundação Getulio Vargas with Duke University, CFO Magazine and the support of BMFBovespa and the...

Even with the World Cup event, many of those in love will celebrate Valentine's Day in Brazil. But the couples that do not intend to let the date go by unnoticed will spend more when purchasing gifts and celebrating the date this year. A survey conducted by the economist of the Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV/IBRE), André Braz, reveals...

The Better Life Index can change the beautiful game into a beautiful life. This sentence was said by football legend Pelé, a few days before the World Cup, at the launch event of the Better Life Index in Brazil, offered by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and FGV Projetos on Monday. With the support of the unit,...

The Center for Law and the Environment (CDMA) of Rio de Janeiro Law School will represent the Brazil and Latin American civil society at the Climate Partnership Funds (CIF) Forum 2014 - which brings together government agencies, civil society, NGOs, the private sector and researchers from over 60 countries to discuss the issue of climate change...

The General Price Index - Market (IGP-M) calculated by the Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV/IBRE) recorded a -0.64% change in the calculation for the first ten-day period of June. In the same calculation period of the previous month, the change was 0.06%.In the first preview, the Broad Producer Price Index (IPA) recorded a -1.32% change....