WHY BRAZIL?
A Bright Future for
Business
Stephen Kelemencky
Sousa Imoveis
BRAZIL IS IMPORTANT TO THE U.S.
•TRADE
•RENEWABLE
•GLOBAL
ENERGY
FINANCIAL SECURITY
•REGIONAL
SECURITY
•CLIMATE
ISSUES
•BRAZIL’S
ECONOMIC FUTURE
BRAZIL’S BRIGHT FUTURE
Projected GDP of US$ 9.762 Trilllion by 2050 - World’s 4th Largest Economy
FIGURA 1 – Projecao do Produto Interno Bruto dos Vinte Principais Paises em 2050
Fonte: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/jan/07/gdp-projections-china-us-uk-brazil
THE HOUSING SHORTAGE
FIGURA 2 – Deficiencia no Numero de Casas por Estado Brasileiro em 2005
FONTE: http://emergingmarkets.ey.com/sustainable-brazil-housing-market-potential/
U.S. - BRAZIL RELATIONS
Cultural
FOTO 1 – Rio Amazonas, Brasil
Fonte:https://blogging.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/mewxjsi4/?page_id=
•
NOT JUST THE AMAZON,
CARNIVAL OR SOCCER.
BRAZIL IS HIGHLY REGARDED
•
FEW OF US SPEAK
PORTUGUESE
•
BRAZILIANS WHO SPEAK
ENGLISH WILL HAVE AN
ADVANTAGE
U.S. - BRAZIL RELATIONS
Political
• MANY YEARS OF FREINDSHIP
AND NOW BECOMING CLOSER
• VISITS FROM PRESIDENT
OBAMA AND SECRETARY
OF STATE CLINTON
• ADDING CONSULATES IN:
BELO HORIZONTE
PORTO ALEGRE
• THE US WAS FIRST TO
RECOGNIZE BRAZIL’S
INDEPENDENCE IN 1822
FOTO 2 – Encontro entre os Presidentes do Brasil e Estados Unidos
Fonte: http://www.google.com.br/images. 2012
U.S. - BRAZIL RELATIONS
Economic
• US-BRAZIL COMMISSION ON ECONOMIC AND TRADE
RELATIONS (2012)
•US-BRAZIL CEO FORUM (2007)
• GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP DIALOGUE (2010)
• ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL DIALOGUE (2011)
• STRATEGIC ENERGY DIALOGUE (2011)
BRAZILIAN AND U.S. ECONOMIES
BRAZIL HAS A YOUNGER POPULATION DEMOGRAPHIC THAN THE U.S. AND MANY
OTHER COUNTIES
STRONG GROWTH POTENTIAL FOR BRAZIL
FIGURA 3 – Comparacao entre a Populacao no Brasil e Estados Unidos em 2010.
Fonte: http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/
GROWTH IN IMPORT/EXPORT
BRAZIL’S ECONOMY HAS REMAINED STRONG
U.S. RECOVERY HAS BEEN SLOW BUT TRADE
WITH BRAZIL HAS DOUBLE IN LAST 10 YEARS
“I
believe that the opportunities and
potential for greater investment, trade,
growth and jobs is only now being
tapped,” Clinton (2012).
(Quote from Hillary Clinton during her visit to Brazil –April, 2012)
FINDING A JOB
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INTERNET AND OTHER
RESOURCES.