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Brazil Investment and Opportunity Listings:

• Brazil covers nearly half of South America (8.5 Million km²) and borders on every nation on the continent except Chile and Ecuador. Its population was estimated, in 1996, to have been 163 million, with an average, annual increase of 1.16%.
• Governments are encouraging environmentally friendly development initiatives.
• In 1995 its GNP was $677 billion; per capita $4,345; 4.2% real growth rate and unemployment at 4.7%
• Availability of resources both raw materials and labor (57 million - 1990 estimate).
• Access to the International Market, through Ocean access. In 1994 Brazil had a trading surplus, exporting $43.6 billion and importing $33.2 billion.
• Major Exports: coffee; iron ore; soybeans; sugar; beef; transport equipment; footwear; orange juice.
  Major Imports: crude oil; capital goods; chemical products; foodstuffs; coal.
  Major Trading Partners: U.S.; European Union; Japan; Latin America; Middle East.
  Transportation: The Amazon is navigable for ocean steamers to Iquitos, Peru, 3,700 km upstream.
• Brazil is now poised to become competitive in the Agri Business economy. This applies particularly to meat products, dairy products, grains, cotton, wine, fruits and horticulture.
• With the introduction of the "Mercosud Common Market", Brazil's potential, continental market has grown to 220 million, with Brazil being a very strong trading partner of its neighbour, Argentina.

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