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Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demographics trends and consumer lifestyles in Brazil. Includes comprehensive data and analysis, tables and charts, with five-year forecasts.
After the significant surge in sales witnessed in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic, vitamins is expected to see more modest rates of volume and current value growth in 2023, although they will exceed the 2022 levels. The favourable performance in…
Sports nutrition is set to be a standout growth category within consumer health in Brazil in 2023, expected to maintain its third consecutive year of over 20% growth in current value terms. The pursuit of a healthier lifestyle is a significant…
Sleep aids is set to maintain dynamic retail volume growth and even stronger current value growth in Brazil in 2023. For many people, especially those in busy cities, getting a full eight hours sleep each night can feel like a luxury. The fast pace…
Paediatric consumer health is poised for solid growth in current value terms in Brazil in 2023, maintaining a rate of increase similar to that observed in 2022. While in 2022, in-person schooling exposed children to colds and flu, in 2023, another…
NRT smoking cessation aids is set to continue to witness a volume decline in Brazil in 2023, despite the expectation of current value growth, due to increases in prices. Although nicotine patches is one of the most established formats for nicotine…
Herbal/traditional products is set to see double-digit current value growth in Brazil in 2023. Consumers in Brazil continue to robustly support herbal/traditional products, especially when it comes to cough/cold remedies and sleep aids. This enduring…
Eye care is expected to maintain positive momentum in both volume and current value terms in Brazil in 2023. A lasting long-term effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been increased screen time, which has driven demand for eye drops across virtually…
Digestive remedies is set to show double-digit growth in current value terms in Brazil in 2023; a result primarily driven by antacids and diarrhoeal remedies. Together, these two categories account for more than half of value sales of digestive…
Dietary supplements is expected to see solid current value growth in Brazil in 2023, maintaining the trend seen for many years. During the years of the pandemic, consumers predominantly focused on products that strengthened their immune system. While…
Dermatologicals is set to maintain a healthy growth trajectory in current value terms in Brazil in 2023, in line with the increase recorded in 2022, driven mainly by price rises. The pandemic years were marked by a reduction in Brazilians’ purchasing…
In 2023, cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies is set to maintain dynamic current value growth in Brazil. In this year, the conclusion of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) for COVID-19, as declared by the World…
Consumer health in Brazil is expected to close 2023 with double-digit growth in current value terms for the third consecutive year. While in previous years, the COVID-19 pandemic boosted demand for cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies, as…
Analgesics is set to maintain steady current value growth in Brazil in 2023, and will remain the largest category within OTC, with a 40% share of value sales. The consumption of analgesics is mainly related to general pain, fever, and the relief of…
Vending remained the smallest retail channel in Brazil in 2023, but continued to see solid current value growth. Most vending machines are located in semi-captive areas such as apartment buildings, offices, and university campuses, amongst others. A…
Supermarkets maintained growth in both current value terms and in terms of outlet numbers in Brazil in 2023. Grupo Mateus was one player that contributed strongly to growth in this year. The group’s growth trajectory began in Balsas, in the state of…
Small local grocers and food/drink/tobacco specialists maintained current value growth in Brazil in 2023 and remained fairly stable in terms of outlet numbers. In food/drink/tobacco specialists, the Cacau Show, Kopenhagen, and Chocolates Brasil Cacau…
Despite multiple challenges in 2023, retail in Brazil maintained current value growth. 2023 began with the return of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as President of the Republic of Brazil and, shortly thereafter, the attacks of 8 January occurred, with…
The Americanas scandal of accounting inconsistencies, which emerged at the start of 2023, undoubtedly caused a certain amount of noise in Brazilian retail; felt in both offline and online sales, both of which saw a slowing of growth in 2023. However,…
After a difficult couple of years, hypermarkets returned to growth in current value terms in Brazil in 2023, although outlet numbers continued to decline. The hypermarket business model has suffered from the strong expansion of neighbourhood…
Home products specialists maintained low growth in outlet numbers and stronger growth in current value terms in Brazil in 2023. However, not all players performed well. In April 2023, the partners in Tok & Stok – the private equity fund Carlyle and…