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Some Basic
Business Information about Brazil
Brazil is a very large
country with a growing population (155.4
million in 2000 on 8,511,965 square kilometers) and an
increasing accumulation of wealth. The State
of Bahia is an important component of that
Nation with 12.5 million people and 567,300 square
kilometers. These Pages are intended to provide the
interested business visitor, the tourist and the real
estate buyer with a first glimpse and lots of initial
contact points to sources of information about this
amazing Nation. It, obviously, can never be comprehensive
enough and any suggestions about how to improve these
pages are welcome. So for now:
Enjoy
Brazil !
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Since the
1960's, Brazil has seen a tremendous growth and
modernization of its economy. Even though it is
still thought of as a developing country, its
economy is one of the worlds ten largest. You
will find some economic information in the
publications show below. Most of the economic
information and economic newspapers in Brazil are
naturally in Portuguese. We have singled out what
is available in English. In addition, to the
items below, the Financial Times has
often excellent, economic and technical surveys
on Brazil. There are also reports by the Economists
Intelligence Unit. |
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Internet Sites with Tourist and other
Information about Bahia
| tripadvisor |
Everything
you need to know to arrange your travels
and hotel stays in Bahia |
| travelchannel |
More
information on Brazil and Bahia,
hotels, travel, sites, history |
| Salvadorcentral |
Probably
the best tourist and historic or music
information site about Salvador and
Bahia. Written by two Americans who also have
apartments for rent and have many years of
experience in Bahia |
| Travelandleisure |
Hotel and
Travel site about Salvador and Bahia |
| Salvador
and the Bahia Coast from the
Fodor's Travel Guide |
Always a
solid Guide to Travel with
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| UNESCO's
World Heritage Sites |
The
description of Salvador on the UNESCO list.. |
| bahia-brazil.org |
Information
site for tourists, travelers and prospective real
estate investors |
| itacare.com |
.....surfing,
capoieira, carnival, Come to one of the best
places in Brazil |
Economic Information Sources
Brazil is a country of enormous
economic contrasts. When you travel across the
country, you will be confronted by Sao Paulo's industrial
might, ranging from high tech to aero space to the steel
industry. Then, only a few hundred miles in any
direction, you will see production techniques, that have
barely left the Middle Ages and the beginning of the
colonial area. While economic development has in the 20th
Century, initially been slow, the last few years
witnessed a marked acceleration. Waste, in the form of
projects started, and never completed, has always been a
hallmark of the Brazilian economic and political systems.
But, even that has been reduced, during the last few
years, as politicians and industrialists appear to get a
handle on managing an ever more complex economy, with a
real impact on the world at large.
| Federal
Government |
The
official site of the Federal Government of
Brazil. Contains information on almost anything
Brazilian, but only in Portuguese |
| Ministry
of Finance |
The
official site of the Federal Ministry of Finance.
Economic and Financial Data - in English,
Portuguese and Spanish |
| American
Chamber of Commerce in Brazil |
InfoBrazil
offers English-language analysis
and opinion on Brazilian current affairs.
Excellent Information site with Economic Data,
Investment Data and some Market Analysis |
| Brazilian
Institute of Geography and Statistics |
Federal
Office of Statistics on Economics and
Demographics, Finance etc. Massive amount of
data. Most is in Portuguese, English and
Spanish. |
| SCI
Equifax Credit Information Bureau |
A
commercial registry. SCI Corporate provides
detailed commercial information on all types of
companies in Brazil. SCI Personal reports on the
commercial profile of individuals throughout
Brazil. English, Portuguese and Spanish
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| The
Ministry of the Exterior |
Department
of Commercial Promotion site of the Ministry of
the Exterior Relations, offers up to date
information on commercial chances and of
investment in Brazil. |
| DATAMARK |
Detailed
information by categories of products for the
following sectors: packaging, consumer goods and
services worldwide. Analysis of sectors includes:
automotive, cleaning, electronics, food and
beverages, health and beauty, packaging, plastics
and white line goods. Additional information such
as data on South American markets,
demographics, macro-economics and foreign trade
is available. Clients need a password,
but some information is provided for free. English
and Portuguese |
| ASSOC. OF
AMERICAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN LATIN AMERICA |
News on
Latin America's economies and links to other
relevant sites. Calendar of events and list of
AACCLA's publications. English
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If you do not speak or read
Portuguese, information on the Brazilian economy is now
easier to come by, than it used to be a few years ago. Still,
if you really want to know about the country, you have to
find yourself in a Portuguese course. It is not
an easy language, but it will enable you to enter a
fascinating culture and great literature. For the English
speakers, we have selected some books from amazon that
should provide you with some insight into Brazil.
For travel related guides look at our travel
page which concentrates mainly on Bahia.
| Some
Books about Brazil from amazon.com |
To our German visitors:
Weil diese Seiten eine ganze Anzahl von deutschen
Besuchern erhaelt, haben wir hier auch eine Liste von
deutschsprachigen Buechern ueber Brasilien die sie alle
bei amazon.de kaufen koennen:
| Buecher
ueber Brasilien in Deutsch von amazon.de |
Fuer Reiseliteratur und
Reisebegleiter, gehen sie doch zu unserer Reiseseite, die sich
hauptsaechlich auf Bahia konzentriert!
General Business Information and On-Line
Directories
Brazil has now about 80 million
working people and more than 33% are female.
About 15% of the employed work in agriculture. Most of
them are landless peasants, since the agricultural
industry is dominated by large and very large industrial
units owned by fazendeiros
(large estate owners) and their families.
About 15% of the employed work in industry
and about 30% in service jobs of one sorts or another.
Underemployment is widespread and cheap labor is readily
available. Though, not easy to control. While Brazilian
workers are generally industrious and hard working, the
working moral of the underemployed is not very elevated!
| Porvenir
Inc. |
Porvenir
Inc. provides the most comprehensive and
up-to-date company and industry database for
Latin America available today. Porvenir provides
on-line access to information on more than 2,700
Latin American companies and 26 industry sectors
in the seven largest Latin American markets. English |
| LAFIS |
A secure
site offering comprehensive investment
information on principal markets in Latin
America. Country reports and analysis of Mercosur
and privatizations are made available to clients
who have a password and pay with credit card. English,
Portuguese, Spanish |
| Banco
Brazil Website on Agrobusiness |
The site
started - off with 150 companies. The Minister of
Agriculture, Marcus VinÃcius Pratini de Moraes
emphasized the importance of the new website as a
meeting point for all productive agricultural
sectors. Portuguese only |
THE
BRAZILIAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF NEW
YORK
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The
Brazilian Counterpart to the American Brazilian
Chamber of Commerce. Information in English
and Portuguese |
| Ministry
of Economic Development |
A complete
source for researching foreign trade, Brazilian
imports and exports, international trade
agreements, and data on the National System of
Preferences. |
Most of the industry is sytill
concentrated around Sao Paulo. An area which produces
almost 50% of Brazils industrial output. The most
important industrial sector is still the car industry,
with Volkswagen, Ford, General Motors, Renault and
Fiat being present with local assembly
plants. But during the last few years Brazil has become
one of the major producers of commuter aircraft with
Embraer rivaling any producer in the world in
terms of quality of the products and innovation.
Newspapers, Internet Portals with some
relevance to Business Issues and News Sources in English
and Portuguese
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Brazilian
Search Engine (Yahoo Brazil) |
Brazil always had a lively press and TV
culture. Although, there was strong censorship during the
years of the military regimes. But, currently, Newspapers
and TV have recovered and often exhibit an energy that
has few rivals in the world. The popular press can be
vicious and unforgiving, as many celebrities and
politicians have found out, to the detriment. The
Brazilian press makes the domestic press in the USA, look
tame, conformist, and towing a conservative
"government" line!
| Agência
Folha |
On-Line
News Pages from Sao Paulo
(Folha de São Paulo On-line) - Portuguese
only |
| http://www.uol.com.br |
A Major
Brazilian Internet Portal based in Sao Paulo - Portuguese
only |
| Estado de
Minas |
Portal in
the State of Minas Gerais (Belo
Horizonte). Concentrates somewhat on Information
Technology but has general Business Information
as well - Portuguese only |
| Gazeta
Mercantil Online |
Major
Brazilian Commercial and Business Newspaper
with extensive on-line site in English,
Portuguese and Spanish |
| The Brazil Trade Net |
The
Brazilian Governments Trade Organization. Useful
Information. There are also studies and
research on products and markets. English,
Portuguese and Spanish |
| Jornal do Brasil |
JB Online
is a major Newspaper and On-Line Information site
in Brazil - Portuguese only |
| Maria-Brazil |
A very
useful page on cultural differences.Take them to
heart, especially the ones about clothing and
social customs. |
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GLOBO
is the largest Portal and private Radio/TV
company in Brazil - Portuguese only |
| Business
News Americas |
On-Line
Business News Site for Latin America with large
Section on Brazil - English |
| Business
Culture Guides |
Executiveplanet
has a series of useful guides for the not so
internationally savvy businessman who ventures
into Brazil and other countries. Very
recommendable! |
The printed business press in
Brazil is quite analytical with good and solid reporting
on a wide range of domestic and international topics. It
is easy to get international newspapers in the large
coastal cities, but rather more difficult when you travel
to more remote cities and areas in the interior.
The Brazilian TV industry is enormous and
produces a constant succession of tele novellas (soap
operas) that are exported to the whole of Latin America
as well as to Africa, the Philippines, Spain and
Portugal.
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