Brasilia - The Brazilian economy technically got out of recession after two quarters, as it grew by 0.6% July-September, the Brazilian Central Bank said on Monday.
The assessment is based on calculations of the bank's so-called Economic Activity Index (IBC-Br), which is used to estimate GDP.
This is the best IBC-Br result since the second quarter of 2013, when it grew by 1.47%.
Overall, the Brazilian economy - the seventh-largest in the world - has grown by 0.01% in the first three quarters of 2014, in relation to the same period of 2013.
The Brazilian Central Bank upheld its overall expectation of 0.7% growth for 2014.