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Márcio Félix, Espirito Santo’s Secretary for Development
Márcio Felix, State Secretary for Development, gives us an overview of Espirito Santo, a State that has one of the highest economic growth rates in Brazil and offers great investment opportunities for local and international investors. He also talks about the role of the Secretariat and mentions some of the most important sectors for the State’s economy.

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Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Beloved Green and Yellow, but where´s the Gold?

July 2, 2012

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Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Beloved Green and Yellow, but where´s the Gold?
Rio de Janeiro will be the host city of one of the most important international multi-sport events, the next Olympics and Paralympics Games. But will the city actually be ready when 2016 comes around?

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Brazil’s Economy 2012: Overview of Brazilian Economy

March 2, 2012

The growth of the Brazilian economy over the past two decades is astonishing. From one of the third-worlds, inflation-ridden, underdeveloped economies, Brazil has now risen to the ranks of the world’s top six economies.

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Luiza Helena Trajano, CEO of Magazine Luiza

January 12, 2012

Luiza Helena Trajano, CEO of Magazine Luiza
Mrs. Luiza Helena Trajano talks about consumer confidence and economic issues in Brazil. We rely on important factors: our domestic consumption is going strong. To exemplify, 45% of the population has not an automatic washing machine yet. Also, we are a democracy. In addition, only in 2020 our residents will start growing older.

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Entrepreneurship in Brazil

January 10, 2012

Many Brazilians want to be entrepreneurs. However, Brazil is still a very complicated country for entrepreneurs, the cost of bureaucracy here is very high, as is the time needed to start or improve a business – there is still a lot of room for improvement.

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Problems in Brazil: Slowdown in China and Speed of Changes

January 10, 2012

Luiz Fernando Furlan, Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade of Brazil from 2003 to 2007, talks about major problems in Brazil.

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Brazil’s Economic Advantages: Long Term Growth for Brazil

January 10, 2012

Brazil has an equilibrium of energy production – we are self-sufficient in energy and food, which is a major advantage.

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Brazil’s International Trade: Protectionism vs Free Trade

January 10, 2012

Luiz Fernando Furlan, Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade of Brazil from 2003 to 2007, talks about free trade and the rise of protectionism. He argues that “we see today firm protectionism all over the world”.