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Brazil’s Best Income Stock Yields 7%
Bovespa in São Paulo By Anthony Haddad – StreeAuthority Brazil has been one of the best places for U.S. investors for a long time. During the past five years, the Bovespa Index, Sao Paulo’s premier index, has gained +167.0%, or … Continue reading
Why Brazilian sugar producers are buzzing
Workers cut down sugar cane in Sao Paulo state. Photo: Matheus Galvão From The Economist print edition SINCE the start of the year the price of sugar futures has almost doubled. This is welcome news for Brazil, the world’s largest … Continue reading
Importing to Brazil
Photo: Matt Hintsa *By © Connection Consulting 2009 It was virtually impossible to find imported products in Brazil before 1990. The Brazilian government made use of protectionist measures such as limiting quotes and extremely high taxes to discourage importing of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, Brazilian government, Business, importing
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4 Common Misconceptions About Brazil
By Connection Consulting After providing consulting for numerous business to start up in Brazil, we have learned that there are a few subjects related to bureaucracy and perceptions about Brazil that catch foreigners by surprise especially when they are … Continue reading
A Brazilian livestock firm has grown to prize-winning size
From Economist.com JBS spreads its wings Unless you work with quadrupeds, it may have escaped your notice that a Brazilian company, JBS, is about to become the world’s largest processor of meat. Its recent acquisition of Pilgrim’s Pride, a big chicken … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil's Economy, Business
Tagged beef, Brazilian companies, Business, cattle, growth, JBS, meat, opportunity
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Brazilian company invests in sustainability
Vale is a Brazilian pioneering mining company that is present all over the world. The result of its work can be found in most things from cars to mobile phones, household appliances, computers and construction components. Vale has caught my attention because … Continue reading
THE OPPENHEIMER REPORT: Brazil a nuclear power? Probably not
BY ANDRES OPPENHEIMER AOPPENHEIMER@MIAMIHERALD.COM Latin America has long prided itself on being the world’s most populated nuclear weapons-free region, but recent statements by top Brazilian and Venezuelan officials are making many of us wonder for how long that will be … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, Brazil's Economy, BRIC, Business, crisis, economy, finance, global crisis, strategic
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Brazil: What’s next?
Brazil has climbed out of recession and appears on the verge of receiving a new investment-grade rating. That’s what Market Watch wrote in an article published this Friday (18) in its website. Like many other countries, Brazil made a number of … Continue reading
More yield, without many risks?
Invest in emerging markets:
A voice for the emerging nations
Brazil wants developing countries to have their say and a bigger vote share in the IMF and in the World Bank. According to an article published this Tuesday (8) by the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, that is the government’s main … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil's Economy
Tagged Brazil, BRIC, Business, CB, China, current business opportunities, Folha de S. Paulo, G-20, IMF, India, Pittsburgh, Russia, vote share
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