Doing Business in Brazil Presentation at Cal State San Marcos, Nov. 15, 2012

1.  STEVE SCHEIBE-ALL ABROAD
 Business in BRAZIL
 November 15, 2012
 Cal State San Marcos

2. • ALL ABROAD
• Export Management
• Match Making
• Business Consulting - Brazil
• Over 50 years of family and professional ties in Brazil

4. • Primary Sector - Agriculture
• Secondary Sector - Industry, Manufacturing
• Tertiary Sector - Services, Commerce,
Wholesale, Retail, Finance, RE, etc.
• Combined together 6th GNP
• The B in the BRIC

5. • Focus Brazil - California

7. • BRAZIL IS THE WORLD’S SIXTH LARGEST
ECONOMY (overtakes UK)
• CALIFORNIA IS THE WORLD’S EIGHTH
LARGEST ECONOMY
• BOTH ARE DIVERSIFIED WITH OUTPUT OVER 2
TRILLION
• TRADE IS ONLY 4+ BILLION (LOTS OF
POTENTIAL)

8.  TRADE BRAZIL-USA & CALIFORNIA
• Total Trade (goods only) Brazil - USA over 70 Billion
• Total Trade Brazil - California (goods) around 4
Billion
• Roughly 2 Billion Imports and 2 Billion Exports

9. Leading Sectors for
Leading Sectors for
US Exports –– Cal.
US Exports Cal.
Strength in Blue
Strength in Blue
Agricultural Sectors
Aerospace: Aircraft and Parts/
Airports
Electrical Power Systems
Environmental
Franchising
ICT
Insurance
Medical Equipment
Mining
Oil and Gas
Pharmaceuticals
Safety and Security
Transportation (Ports / Railways)
Travel and Tourism

13.  Other Opportunities:
 REAL ESTATE, RESORT DEVELOPMENT,
HOUSING, ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING,
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT,
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES
 EDUCATION AND EDUCATION
TECHNOLOGIES, i.e. online learning

14. • THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND
• PROPER DOCUMENTATION: BRAZILIAN ID & CPF (SSN-
TAX DOC.), CART. PROF. (WORK DOC)
• CANNOT OPEN BANK ACCT. WITHOUT ABOVE
• CANNOT WORK ON TOURIST VISA
• OVERALL CHALLENGES OF DOING BUSINESS (BRAZIL
RANKS 130 IN EASE)

15. For more information on trade relations between the
United States and Brazil
• The Brazil-U.S. Business Council
• 2011: US trade with Brazil on the Census Bureau Website• The US-
Brazil Economic Relationship on the White House Website
• A Brookings Institution report of US-Brazil trade relations
To assist you in your business in Brazil: •
The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce
• The US Commercial Service in Brazil
• The Embassy of the United States in Brasilia
• ACEB Brazilian Business Trade Association
• Trends of Doing Business in Brazil - (Pocket Guide 2010/11) South
African Dept of Communication and Information Website
• SEBRAE - A Brazilian government agency that supports business
development for small business. Similar to SBA.

16. • Other Sources:
• CIA FACTBOOK
• BRAZIL TRADE NET
• APEX-BRAZILIAN EXPORT AGENCY
• LINKEDIN GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS

17. • Thank You
• Muito Obrigado
If none of these idea are of interest: try NY
Times suggestion from my home town, Belo
Horizonte: Finally, a Place in Brazil Where Dogs
Can Go for Discreet Sex – The Dog Love Motel