Unraveling Rio de Janeiro’s economic decline: Brazil’s dimming beacon in the 21st Century
By Vandré Kramer* (Opínion) Rio de Janeiro, once a prominent economic powerhouse, has experienced a significant decline in economic importance within Brazil over the course of this century. According to data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Rio de Janeiro's contribution to the national GDP has dwindled from 12.38% in 2002 to […]