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Presentation on BRAZILBy

ADITYA VEMURI

Capital:   Brasilia

Climate:  mostly tropical, but temperate in south

Population:  186,842,147Sao Paulo: Business Centre of Brazil and largest populated city in Brazil .

Ethnic Make-up: white (includes Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish) 55%, mixed white and black 38%, black 6%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 1%

Religions:  Roman Catholic (nominal) 80%

Government:  federative republic

LIST OF COUNTRIES BY GDP(NOMINAL)

DEMOGRAPHICSMap of Brazilian states by population

Map of Brazilian states by population density

DEMOGRAPHICS POPULATION: 186,842,147 as of 16 May 2008 Age structure: 0-14 years: 25.3% (male 24,554,254/female 23,613,027), 15-64

years: 68.4% (male 64,437,140/female 65,523,447), 65 years and over: 6.4% (male 4,880,562/female 7,002,217) (est 2007)

Birth rate 16.04 births/1,000 population (CIA 2008 est.) Death rate 6.22 deaths/1,000 population (CIA 2008 est.) Life expectancy at birth total population: 72.24 years Male: 68.8 years Female: 76.38 years (2008 est.) Languages Portuguese (official) Literacy Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 88.6%, male: 88.4%, female: 88.8% (2004 est.)

MONETARY SYSTEM

CURRENCY: REAL (R$)

CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE WITH U.S 1 US Dollar = 2.28110 Brazilian Real 1 Brazilian Real (BRL) = 0.43838 US Dollar

(USD)

WORLD CLOCKS w.r.t BRAZIL

BRAZIL ECONOMY

Trade Organizations: Unasul, WTO, and Mercosul

GDP (PPP-Purchasing Power Parity) :US$ 1.994 trillion (2008)

Labour force : 101.8 million (2008 est.)

Unemployment: 7.6% (2008)

Main industries : Airplanes, steel; iron ore, coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizers; consumer products, including footwear, toys, and electronics; food processing and transportation equipment

BRAZIL ECONOMY (cont…)Exports: US$ 197.9 billion (2008)

Export goods: Transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos, automotive parts, machinery

Main export partners: United States 15.8%, Argentina 9.9%, China 7.9%, Netherlands 5.4%, Germany 4.7% (2008*)

Imports : US$ 173.2 billion (2008)

Import goods: Machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical products, oil, automotive parts, electronics

Main import partners: United States 11.9%, China 10.6%, Argentina 9,0%, Germany 7,5%, Nigeria 4.5%, Japan 4.0% (2008)

BUSINESS ETIQUETTE OF BRAZIL Brazilians judge people according to their dressing. Dress code for businessmen: Dark suits, shirts and ties. Dress code for businesswomen: Suits or dresses that are

elegant and feminine. Men greet each other with firm shake hand. Women greet each other by kisses (once on each cheek). Brazilians are touchy people. Business meetings can be lengthy. Steady eye contact required during presentation. A lot of patience is required. Business Card: Exchanged during introduction. It is advised to have other side of the business card translated

to Portuguese. Cards should be presented with Portuguese side facing the

front.

LIST OF HOLIDAYS & FESTIVALS

REFERENCES

http://www.inspiracao.nl/wp-content/uploads/brazil_money_coins.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Brazilhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Brazilhttp://www.oanda.com/convert/classichttp://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/country/brazil/business-relationships-brazil.htmlhttp://www.ediplomat.com/np/cultural_etiquette/ce_br.htmhttp://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/brazil-country-profile.htmlhttp://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/brazil/l/blholidays.htm