Brazil has a long colonial history with Portugal and is now the largest country in South America with nearly 200 million people. It has a diverse economy focused on exports like aircraft, automobiles, and coffee. Brazil hosts major global events like the World Cup and Olympics and has a vibrant culture centered around Carnival celebrations. As a founding member of BRICS, Brazil has strong potential to contribute manufactured goods and services to the global economy through its growing foreign investment and trade relationships.

1. BRAZIL…SHINING BEACON !!!
SNEHIL VERMA
DIV-B(IB)

2. FEW FACTS:
 Brazil had strong colonial ties with Portuguese who
landed there in 15th century
 Largest country in south and Latin America
 World’s fifth largest country, both by area and
population(close to 200 million)
 Sau Paulo is the largest city
 Brasilia is the capital
 Share the border with almost all the South
American countries
 The word “Brazil” is taken from tree brazilwood

3. FOSTERING ECONOMY:

4. FOREIGN INVESTMENT:

5. GLOBAL TRADE :
Major export products include aircraft, electrical
equipment, automobiles, ethanol, textiles, footwear, iron
ore, steel, coffee, orange juice, soybeans and corned beef
Major trade partners are US, Argentina , China, Germany
and South Korea. Major imports are machinery, electrical
items, transportation equipment & chemical products.

6. CARNIVAL, CULTURE & SPORTS:

7. INTERESTING FACTS:
 World’s best and most delicious coffee is produced
in Brazil
 Brazil has the biggest rain forest of the world, the
Amazon forest
 Brazil's soccer team is the only team that has
participated in every World Cup. Brazil won five
World Cups: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.
 Country going to host 2014 FIFA world cup and
2016 Olympics Rio-de-Jenerio
 On the question “How are you doing” (Tudo bem)
there is only one answer -Tudo, which means
“great”. So even if everything is awful you still say
that you are great

8. INTERESTING FACTS CONT….
 All the imported goods in Brazil are too expensive
 In Brazil no one ever comes on time
 There are around 2500 airports in Brazil
 Brazil hugely rely on renewable energy resources
thus uses uranium for its research programs only
 Brazil is world’s leading source of both precious
and semi-precious stones
 Voting in the elections is compulsory in Brazil for
everyone between the ages of 18-65

9. FOUNDER MEMBER OF BRICS:
* Brazil has potential to contribute for both raw material as
well as manufactured goods & services.
* Jim o Neil came up with the term BRIC in 2001

10. OCEANIC FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
Booming Tourism Infrastructure
Health Science & Technology

11. OCEANIC FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES CONT…
 “Growth Acceleration Plan” (PAC 1 and PAC 2,
$880 billion)
 Increased Openness to the World, there is no
legislative difference between treatment of foreign
and domestic investors
 Brazil has lowered its import tariffs while
modernizing its overall import system
 Foreign exchange reserves have soared (sixth-
highest in the world)
By any measure Brazil is in good economic shape.

12. Obrigado...