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18 | Focus on Brazil
2009 Brazil
investment guide
Investment International presents a concise and
informative guide to investment in Brazil. Incorporating
material kindly provided by Experience International
By Jonathan Ball
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tunning natural beauty, year attracted significant foreign investment into the
round sunshine in many parts country and stimulated the development of
of the country and a friendly major real estate projects.
Brazil Key Statistics
population together with a Significant government investment in the circle6
stable political and economical country’s infrastructure, thriving tourism, circle6
Population: 191,908,598
Population growth rate: 0.98% (2008
climate, makes Brazil one of beautiful scenery, exciting culture and reasonable
the top tourist and investment prices are only a few of the many factors that circle6
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destinations in the world. contribute to the attractiveness of investment in circle6
Language: Portuguese.
the Brazilian property market. circle6
Government type: Federal Republic
Overview Brazil genuinely offers a unique investment circle6
Capital: Brasilia
Brazil is not only the largest economy in South opportunity. It is the fifth largest country in the circle6
GDP: $1.269 trillion
America, but it is also one of the ten largest world covering nearly half of South America circle6
GDP growth rate: 4.5%
economies in the world. A stable political system, having an area of 85 million square kilometres circle6
GDP per capita: $9,700
falling unemployment, low inflation, firm and over 7,300 km of coastline. Brazil is famous circle6
Labour workforce: 99.47 million
currency and strong economic growth have all for its rainforest which is renowned for its circle6
Inflation rate: 4.1%
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Current account balance: $10 Billion
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Industrial production Growth: 4.5%
Agriculture products: coffee, soybeans,
wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa,
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citrus; beef
Main industries: Textiles, shoes,
chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin,
steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts,
other machinery and equipment
distinctive and unique habitat and the
northeastern coast, which is a series of
undulating dunes and cliffs with breathtaking
scenery and beaches ranked among the best in
the world.
Economy
The Brazilian economy is the biggest in Latin
America and the microeconomic conditions have
never been as promising for investment as they
are today. A recent study by the World Bank now
ranks Brazil as the 10th largest economy in the
world and reported that the Brazilian economy
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