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Brazil Overview

Brazil

Brazil Facts

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  • Brazil was known for natural resources and agricultural potential
  • It is now the fastest growing economy in the world
  • Government backing has reduced interest rates and achieved steady, sustainable growth in the economy
  • Increased wages, decreased unemployment and improved mortgage conditions have contributed to growth
  • Brazil is largest producer of raw industrial materials and agricultural products
  • GDP expected to grow 6% this year
  • $1.3 TRN economy, GDP worth $1.74 TRN according to the world bank
  • Foreign investment at $41.5 BN in 2008. Invest in Bovespa (Brazil stock market) which grew 83% last year
  • Invest in stocks, currency or, most popularly, land
  • Property and real estate process rose 20% per year in recent years
  • Properties sold increased by 80% from 2007-2008
  • Increased tourism forecast for coming years due to World Cup and Olympics means increase in hotels and resorts being built
  • Huge demand for homes in Brazil with not enough supply
  • New mortgage laws introduced means Brazilians can buy property for the first time ever
  • Retail sales predicted to grow indicating growth in consumerism
  • Unparalleled local demand
  • There is a genuine need for homes
  • Growing number of middle class buying second homes in North-East with availability of mortgages
  • One of the most populated countries in the world with 192 million people
  • Living costs lower than USA, UK and Europe attracts tourists
  • Brazil is a predominantly self sufficient country
  • Living standards have improved and income levels increased demonstrating stable growth of the economy
  • $670 M invested in infrastructure - 8 new airports and over 1000 KM of highway built in the past decade

Why invest in Brazil

With the domestic market as it is, overseas investments are growing in popularity as investors and develops alike look to the emerging markets. One of these markets that has been in the spotlight for some time now is South America. As one of the first regions in the world to 'shrug off' the economic and financial crisis of 2009, Latin America has established itself as a force to be reckoned with. Brazil's economy in particular outweighs that of all the other South American countries and is expanding its presence in world markets with over a $100 billion in exports last year alone. As one of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) featured in a 2001 thesis by Goldman Sachs' senior analyst Jim O'Neil, O'Neil describes a formula by which emerging markets can use technologies created by established markets in order to develop themselves faster. With that technology and the use of other countries' infrastructures and the time spent developing these concepts of growth, Brazil has been able to replicate those and grow at a much faster level. Current predictions show that Brazil will be in of the top four economies in the world by 2050.