Brazil Brazil
 

Branch Locations: Belo Horizonte, Campinas, Guarulhos, Miami, Santos, Sao Paulo

Service Capabilities: Air and Ocean Freight Forwarding, Domestic Freight, Customs Brokerage, Logistics, Special Project Freight

Country Facts

Official language: Brazilian Portuguese
Business language: Portuguese and English
Currency Code: Brazilian Real (BRL)
Capital City: Brasilia
Industries: textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, other machinery and equipment
Exports: $115.1 billion F.O.B. (2005 est.)
Exports Commodities: transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos
Export Partners: US 20.8%, Argentina 7.5%, Netherlands 6.1%, China 5.6%, Germany 4.1%, Mexico 4% (2004)
Imports: $78.02 billion F.O.B. (2005 est.)
Import Commodities: machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical products, oil
Import Partners: US 18.3%, Argentina 8.9%, Germany 8.1%, China 5.9%, Nigeria 5.6%, Japan 4.6% (2004)
Major Sea Ports: Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Paranagua, Porto Alegre, Recife, Salvador, Vitoria, Santos (port of Sao Paulo) Tubarao, Itaqui, Sao Sebastiao and Manaus's river bridge
Public Holidays:
2007 Jan 1, Mon New Year
2007 Jan 25, Thu Sao Paulo Anniversary
2007 Feb 19, Mon Carnival
2007 Feb 20, Tue Carnival (2nd day)
2007 Feb 21, Wed Ash Wednesday
2007 Apr 5, Thu Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday)
2007 Apr 6, Fri Good Friday
2007 May 1, Tue Labor Day
2007 Jun 7, Thu Corpus Christi
2007 Aug 15, Wed Assumption Day
2007 Sep 7, Fri Independence Day
2007 Oct 12, Fri Our Lady Aparecida Day
2007 Nov 2, Fri All Souls' Day
2007 Nov 15, Thu Proclamation of the Republic
2007 Dec 24, Mon Christmas Eve
2007 Dec 25, Tue Christmas
2007 Dec 31, Mon New Year's Eve

Useful Links

Export/Import Market Information
US Commercial Service Country Commercial Guide for Brazil
Official Export Guide "Best Export Opportunities"

Trade Leads
Brazil TradeNet Export Offers
Trade Leads from Brazil
Other Latin America Trade Lead Sites from FITA's Trading Hub

Business Directories
Brazil TradeNet directory of Brazilian companies
BrazilBiz
Brazilian Exporters Directory
GUIA NEI BRASIL
Major Brazilian Corporations
Brazil Directories from FITA’s Really Useful Links

Country Risks
Brazil Risk Assessment

Business Culture
International Business Etiquette and Manners: Brazil
Business meetings in Brazil

Trade Finance
Finance for Exporting to Brazil
Getting Paid by your Brazilian Buyer
Banks in Brazil

Logistics
Brazil Airports
Brazil Seaports

Government Contacts
Brazil Government Links
Brazil Ministry of External Relations Foreign Trade Division
Consulate General of Brazil

Travel
Business Travel in Brazil
Brazil Business Travel Information

General Information
CIA World Factbook - Brazil
BBC News Brazil Country Profile
Library of Congress Country Study: Brazil

Sources for Information Used on this Page:

CIA World Country Factbook, FITA - Federation of International Trade Associations, Export Focus.com, Q++ Studio Diary and Calendar Publishing System

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