We are pleased to inform you that we are now organizing the 2010 Brazil Summit, which will be held Monday, April 26th in New York City during the IMF Meetings. This year’s theme will focus on “Brazil: The Next 10 Years.” The program will address investment opportunities (video below), primarily in major sporting events, which [...]
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BP strikes 7 billion deal to explore oil offshore Brazil
UK energy giant BP has announced it is to enter the deepwater offshore Brazilian oil-exploration market by buying assets owned by US oil and gas producer Devon Energy in a deal valued at US$7bn. Under the terms of the deal, BP will acquire assets in Brazil which include interests in 10 exploration blocks in Brazil, [...]
An X-ray of the female labour market in Brazil by WEF
A wide survey by the World Economic Fórum (WEF)shows that the average number of women holding the CEO level position in Brazil is high – 11% – if compared with more advanced countries, like Belgium, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, which have no female CEOs among the 600 [...]
Brazil plans to dominate nearly half of the world meat market
In 10 years time, Brazil will increase its market share of meat exports – beef, pork and poultry – to 44.5% of world trade in the sector. At the moment, Brazil’s share of the world meat export market is 37.4%. According to forecasts at the ministry of Agriculture, exports of poultry, now 41.4% of the [...]
Brazil will play host to the world´s largest I.P.O
Brazil’s resilience during the economic crisis has made it a favorite investor destination and the country will soon play host to the world’s largest initial public offering, or IPO, this year, according to the Wall Street Journal. OSX Brasil SA, a shipbuilder belonging to the Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista (photo), disclosed plans to raise from [...]
Brazil: The Future Testing Ground of The World
By Betting in Brazil
You are a multinational company with a new product. Where will you test market: San Francisco, London, Jakarta, Switzerland, Japan or Brazil ?
Take a guess.
7.000 new products were introduced in Brazil in the first semester of 2009. Nearly 6% of all new products introduced in the world. Why?
For various reasons.
1. Brazil has [...]
Vehicles sales in Brazil hit record in February
Brazil registered record motor vehicle sales for the month of February, rising 3.1% on the month before, according to unnamed industry sources cited by local Estado newswire. Sales of autobiles, light commercial vehicles, trucks and buses totaled 213,312 units, up from 199,366 units in February 2009, according to preliminary industry data cited by the sources. [...]
Brazil inaugurates consulate in NorthWest
Brasília - The Ministry of Extenal Relations of Brazil designated yesterday Mr. Pedro Augusto Leite Costa, a Brazilian entrepreneur of Seattle, Washington, the Honorary Consul of Brazil. Mr. Costa, 53 years old, will work under the jurisdiction of the Brazilian San Francisco’s Consulate and will be responsible for the Brazilian affairs in the state of Washington.
Mr. Costa is [...]
Brazil finds out the Food fair, in Dubai
Brazil´s 50 companies are going to participate in Gulfood, a trade fair for the food industry that will be held in Dubai, from the 21st to the 24th. They represent three of the many Brazilian agribusiness sectors – powtry, meet and fruits. : powtry, meet and fruits, which are talking part in the most import [...]
Brazil´s grain crop up 7.2% in 2010 from last year
Brazil’s grain crop harvest is expected to reach 143.5 million tons in 2010, up 7.2 percent from 2009, according to an official projection released recently by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. According to IBGE data, the harvest expected for this year has the following regional distribution: South Region, 59.4 million metric tons (+13.3%); [...]
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