Doing Business in Brazil

Friday, November 9th, 2012 at 20:38  
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STARTING A COMPANY IN BRAZIL?
NEED HELP DOING BUSINESS IN BRAZIL?

Brazil is a great country for business but tough to get to know.
Unless you know “GREAT START” first. We will get you started with ease.

Starting a Business in Brazil
We have been helping numerous companies start-up in Brazil since 1974 when Great Start was founded. You will see many famous names in our list of clients such as Uncle Ben’s Rice, Banco Union, Data General, Renault and Russel do Brasil.

Although we added many related business services over the years, mainly in the recruiting of start-up staff, we have not moved away from our basic concept of aiding companies to have a “great” start in Brazil. Great Start offers companies setting up in Brazil a special personalized Office and Business Service, designed for new companies that are not yet ready to commit to renting or purchasing office space, furniture and equipment, or hiring office staff.

Great Start has fully staffed office premises that can be used by new companies. Great Start can handle most of the bureaucratic process in setting up a new company and business operation, running a bank account, and ensuring accounting and tax returns are duly completed. In addition, its experienced staff can also keep in regular touch with the Head Office overseas.

Directly or through our carefully selected business partners, we can help you with many more services such as the following:

GUIDANCE for LIVING, WORKING or FORMING a COMPANY in BRAZIL
Whatever your needs, Great Start offers a general overview of different services available in São Paulo in a two hour meeting where you explain all your requirements, whether legal, marketing, financial, translation or whatever other service, and we are able to put you in touch instantly with the most reliable English speaking professionals in São Paulo.

MARKETING RESEARCH in BRAZIL

Learn more about the Brazilian markets with straight to the point Market Reports. Getting up-to-date information is the key to making intelligent marketing decisions and we have the resources to guide you to the information you need.

LEGAL ADVICE for DOING BUSINESS in BRAZIL
Through our associates we give you all the specific requirements and advice for starting or doing business in Brazil.

TEMPORARY and/or PERMANENT OFFICE SPACE SOLUTIONS
We can also assist you in moving into a temporary, permanent or virtual office best suited to your needs by recommending efficient and reliable real estate professionals and officing solution services.

RELOCATING to BRAZIL
We can instantly put you in touch with a personalized relocation service to assist you and your family during your start-up period in São Paulo. We know all the Newcomer Clubs! We introduce your family! We have connections with most International Chambers of Commerce in Brazil.

RECRUITMENT, PLACEMENT and STAFFING of NEW BUSINESSES
Great Start is also a consulting company specialized in helping clients START-UP in a practical and objective manner. We are able to identify and select middle management with highly qualified linguistic and technical skills, plus a strong multi-cultural background. We are well known for our expertise in placing multi-lingual executive secretaries, office managers and administrative assistants at top level positions in national and international companies.

 

Brazil News May 2013

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 at 16:01  
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Cleaning-up Rio!
Rio de Janeiro will begin to issue fines for those caught littering public spaces in July!! Dropping an empty soda can on the busy streets of Copacabana could earn you a pricey R$157 fine tarting July 2013. This was announced by city officials at the end of last month. Large-scale dumping carries a R$3,000 fine. Read source

Rio’s Maracanã Stadium reopened
Rio’s world-famous Maracanã stadium has reopened after nearly three years of renovations to prepare it for the World Cup finals in 2014. Maracanã Stadium reopened its doors on Saturday, April 27th, 2013, for the first test-event in preparation for June’s FIFA Confederations Cup. The evening was a grand celebration for all who had helped renovate the stadium over the past two and a half years, as well as the press and special guests. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo Paes were among the 30,000-strong crowd watching the friendly between teams captained by Ronaldo and Bebeto.More…

Telecoms profits in Brazil stagnate
Revenue at Brazil’s biggest telecom companies rose from a year earlier but at a lower rate than the country’s benchmark measure of consumer prices. This underscores the challenge of maintaining profitability after a bonanza of new cellphone subscribers have come and gone. Attention is also turning to how companies are managing capital as they carry out costly investments in next-generation networks while Brazil’s central bank embarks on a cycle of interest rate increases. More…

Brazil is flying….
Brazil’s Embraer SA , the world’s third-largest commercial planemaker, booked an order from United Airlines on Monday for 30 regional E-175 jets. The jets will form part of the United Express fleet controlled by industry leader United Continental. (source)

Upcoming Trade Shows in Brazil

AES Brasil Expo: 07 – 09 May, 2013 – Sao Paulo
Advertising: Aes Brasil Expo will be the best event for all the professionals related to the audio, video industry. This show consists of experts who are in this field for long time and have plenty of experience regarding this field or people such as professional, engineer and technician, retailer as well as distributor…

Rail and Metro Latin America: 07 – 09 May, 2013 – Sao Paulo
Railway, Shipping & Aviation: Rail and Metro Latin America is one of the largest events dedicated to the rail and metro industry in South America. Latin American nations have witnessed strong growth in their national economies over the decade, led from the front by a soaring Brazil…

Tecnoalimentos Fair: 08 – 10 May, 2013 – Fortaleza
Plant & Machinery: Tecnoalimentos Fair is a trade exhibition that is going to take place in Brazil. This show will be continuing for the duration of three day. It is an international affair that is launched to enrich the market with innovative food products and food processing technologies…

EXPOSEC: 14 – 16 May, 2013 – Sao Paulo
Electronics & Electrical: The EXPOSEC is a an international fair of electronic security, and enterprise Asset. The event will showcase latest technology for electronic security products ranging form electronic look, electronic identification system, radio electronic system and much more…

Business IT South America: 14 – 16 May, 2013 – Porto Alegre
Computer: Business IT South America is one the renowned events related to the IT sector of the South American region. To be held for a period of 3 days, this event will provide many international pavilions to focus on the global flavor of this well attended industrial trade fair…

International Printing Solution Fair: 16 – 18 May, 2013 – Rio De Janeiro
Printing & Publishing : International Printing Solution Fair is an international exhibition taking place in the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in the course of three days of heated negotiations and networking sessions…

Feiplastic International Plastics Trade Fair: 20 – 24 May, 2013 – Sao Paulo
Plastic & Plastic Products : Feiplastic International Plastics Trade Fair is not just an ordinary trade event and deals with the largest space in Latin America as most recent innovative products in plastic will be showcased and most reputed brands in this domain will gather to exhibit their products and services through this international platform of excellence…

FEIMAFE: 03 – 08 June, 2013 – Sao Paulo
Plant & Machinery: FEIMAFE 2013 is worldwide known as one of the premiere event for featuring machine tool and integrated manufacturing systems. Hosted by Brazil at Anhembi-Av Olavo Fontoura, FEIMAFE 2011 is unsurprisingly attract thousands of visitors from every corner of globe…

For a complete listing of ALL tradeshows in Brazil go to: Trade Shows in Brazil (250 Trade Shows)

Brazil’s Next 10 Hottest Business Cities in 2013

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 at 14:46  
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Readers of Brazil Weekly have been asked to give their opinion about the order of importance of these next big business cities in a poll that ran throughout the past year. Well, here they are, lined up after your interests and voting. So for a minute forget Sao Paulo, Rio and those other 2014 World Cup host cities, as here come Brazil’s next 10 hottest business cities:

1. Campinas, Sao Paulo state
Population 1.1 million, metropolitan region 2.7 million.
Campinas is the undeniable queen of Brazil’s non-capital economic centres. It is situated in Sao Paulo state, close to the metropolitan region of Sao Paulo city (pop. 20 million) and a 2-hour drive to the state capital (depending on conditions). Nevertheless Campinas has carved out its own position and identity among Brazil’s cities, even in Sao Paulo state.

2. Santos Bay Area, Sao Paulo state
Population 1.6 million (including Santos city 420.000, Guaruja 300.000, Sao Vicente 300.000 and others).
The region is called Baixada Santista in Portuguese and hosts the largest port of Latin America, as well as a huge industrial complex and it is the beating heart of Brazil´s shipping industry. Santos and surroundings also boast excellent beaches and hotels, so tourism is a huge industry here, mainly catering to Paulistas

3. São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo state
Population 700.000 inhabitants, though together with neighbouring cities in the Vale do Paraiba more than 1.2 million.
Thanks to two highways, this city is very close to Sao Paulo. Those roads also connect the city to Guarulhos international airport. The short drive from Sao Paulo will bring you to the continent’s aeronautics hub, with the Embraer factory at its core.

4. Joinville, Santa Catarina state
Population 520.000, metropolitan region 1.1 million.
This developing city is a hub of Brazil’s midtech and engineering industry as well as IT. Joinville is close to Sao Francisco do Sul port and Parana’s state capital and business hub Curitiba and has one of the highest standards of living in Brazil.

5. Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro state
Population 500.000
This city in northern Rio state is bound to become more important as a business hub. Campos is already a hub for tourism and the oil industry. And with a good airport, universities and half a million inhabitants it has the basics to be attractive as a business centre.

6. Uberlandia, Minas Gerais state
Population 610.000, metropolitan area 850.000.
Uberlândia is located in the western part of the state of Minas Gerais, in the region called Triângulo Mineiro, a huge strech of Minas Gerais squeezed in between the north of Sao Paulo state and the southern border of Goias state.

7. Ribeirao Preto, Sau Paulo state
Population 600.000, metropolitan area 1.4 million.
In 1911 this city sprang to life with the opening of its first factory, the Antarctica Brewery Company, nowadays part of the AmBev group. Later, a branch of the University of Sao Paulo came to town and this USP-RP stimulated the cultural and academic life in Ribeirão Preto.

8. Suape, Pernambuco state
Ipojuca and Cabo de Santo Agostinho municipalities together have a population of 370.000.
We are cheating here as Suape is not a city. It is part of Ipojuca town, which is part of the Recife metropolitan region. Yet, the development of Suape, one of the largest ports and industrial complexes of Brazil, together with the strong presence of the tourism sector in the area, makes it one of the fastest growing economic zones of the country.

9. Londrina, Parana state
Population 510.000, metropolitan area 1.1 million.
In 1925, the Northern Paraná Land Company was established in London, England. It was responsible for the colonisation of more than 500,000 acres (2,000 km2) in the northern part of Paraná state, which today contains some of the largest cities in Paraná. The region’s fertile land encouraged São Paulo colonists to move in and acquire new areas for production. The city of Londrina was built only in the 1940s.

10. Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro state
Population 200.000 or 300.000 including nearby towns such as Buzios, Arraial do Cabo, etc.
This is our last city and it is our wild card. With the new Cabo Frio International Airport (still serving mainly other Latin American destinations), its highly sophisticated tourism, some investment by Petrobras, a legion of retired Cariocas, visits by cruise ships, we think this area is ready to be propelled into world fame.

Read all about these: 10 Hottest Business Cities in 2013

Brazil News April 2013

Thursday, April 4th, 2013 at 16:55  
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UK healthcare mission to Brazil
UK and Northern Ireland’s are sending their largest ever healthcare technology and life sciences delegation to Brazil. Some 28 UK companies will travel to Sao Paulo to attend Hospitalar next month (see trade shows below…), the largest healthcare exhibition in South America, which is expecting to attract around 90,000 visitors, and Yorkshire and Humber companies are being encouraged to join the delegation. This large delegation of British companies to Brazil will have the opportunity to explore joint ventures, find local distributors and meet with experts who will help companies navigate the complexities of medical device regulation with ANVISA.

Banco do Brasil May Raise $6 Billion
Banco do Brasil SA may raise as much as 12.2 billion reais ($6 billion) in an initial public offering for its insurance unit that would be the region’s largest since 2009. Banco do Brasil is Latin America’s biggest lender by assets. The IPO would be the largest in Latin America since July 2009, when Banco Santander Brasil SA, the local unit of Spain’s largest bank, raised $7.5 billion.

Brazil keeps tax on autos low.
The Brazilian government postponed increases in taxes on the sale of cars and trucks until next year. This might help to stimulate demand for manufactured goods and spur economic growth.

Goal Control for Brazil 2014
FIFA just picked “GoalControl” for goal line technology for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. This will be the first time that goal line technology will be used at a soccer championship. The system uses 14 cameras (seven for each goal), mounted under the stadium’s roof. Using special software, the system creates 3D images of the ball’s position around the goal. Every second, the 14 cameras produce 500 frames – that’s 2 gigabytes of data – which is then transmitted to 15 computers via fiber optic cables.

X GAMES in FOZ DO IGUAÇU 2013: APRIL 18-21
Nice pictures!

Upcoming Trade Shows in Brazil:

Hair Brasil: 06 – 09 April, 2013 | Sao Paulo
Cosmetics: One of the most awaited shows of the year Hair Brasilis is going to take place again with the same enthusiasm. The event has great importance with the people interested in hair care industry and beauty market…

Brazil Patch Work Show: 08 – 11 April, 2013 | Sao Paulo
Arts & Crafts: Brazil Patch Work Show will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil for a period of four days. This international trade show is unique as it will bring into lime light the significance and value of all types of fabrics, patchwork materials and products in the recent times…

Brasilplast: 08 – 12 April, 2013 | Sao Paulo
Plastic & Plastic Products : BRASILPLAST will be one of the biggest exhibitions organized worldwide focusing on plastic industry. The event will provide many products and service like machinery, equipment and accessories; tools and moulds; instruments, controls and automation; synthetic resins; basic inputs and assorted chemical raw materials; plastics processors; services and technical projects and entities and specialised publications and many more…

World Travel Market Latin America: 23 – 25 April, 2013 | Sao Paulo
Travel & Tourism: World Travel Market Latin America is also a market place where business dealings and negotiations will take place which will also be an ideal place to carry on business as well.

AES Brasil Expo: 07 – 09 May, 2013 | Sao Paulo
Advertising: Aes Brasil Expo will be the best event for all the professionals related to the audio, video industry. This show consists of experts who are in this field for long time and have plenty of experience regarding this field or people such as professional, engineer and technician, retailer as well as distributor…

Mobile Brazil: 14 – 17 May, 2013 | Sao Bento
Business Services: Mobile Brazil is one of the furniture trade expo which mainly focuses on high quality designs and sustainability. It is aimed in building better world for the people and the planet. It is a four day event which is going to take place in Santa Catarina attracting large number of visitors and other people by the exotic European culture and beauty…

Hospitalar: 21 – 24 May, 2013 | Sao Paulo
Medical Products: Hospitalar is one of the main medical supplies and hospital products sector trade events in Brazil. Billed as one of the most popular professional shows of its kind in Latin America, this event provides convenient opportunities for qualified hospital directors, medical professionals and other executives from this sector to share their informed views and opinions about the latest market developments and industry updates…

Much more at: Brazil Biz Trade Shows

Brazil most welcoming to foreigners!

Friday, March 22nd, 2013 at 13:16  
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A surprising map of the countries that are most and least welcoming to foreigners!

World Economic Forum report on global tourism on foreigners

Brazil is listed on this map as one of the most welcoming countries for foreigners.
Actually that is a long-term tradition.

The results, mapped out above by Washington Post, seem significant beyond just tourism. Red countries are less welcoming to foreign visitors, according to the data; blue countries are more welcoming.

World Economic Forum report on global tourism, past the sections on air travel infrastructure and physician density (by which they mean the number of physicians per capita, not the mass-per-cubic-meter of individual doctors), are some very interesting numbers. The WEF has compiled survey data from 140 countries estimating the attitude of each countries’ population toward foreign visitors. Get the The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013 here.

The three countries least welcoming to foreigners are, in order: Bolivia, Venezuela and Russia. Other poorly ranked countries include the more troubled states of the greater Middle East (Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia), Eastern Europe and two East Asian states I was very surprised to see so near the bottom: China and South Korea.

Brazil News March 2013

Sunday, March 17th, 2013 at 22:10  
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Brazil’s Economic Activity Rising?

GreatstartLogoBrazil’s economic activity index rose in January 2013. The rise was the highest value during the last five years. This could indicate that the pace of recovery may be accelerating in Brazil, the world’s second largest emerging market.

The seasonally adjusted economic activity index, a proxy for gross domenestic product, rose 1.29 percent in January. The index fall 0.45 percent (revised) in December, as posted by the central bank on its website earlier this month. The increase was the biggest since June 2008. Many analysts expected a 0.8 percent increase. The non-seasonally adjusted index rose 3.84 percent from a year ago.

President Dilma Rousseff’s government increased efforts to lift Brazil’s $2.5 trillion economy out of the slowest growth in three years. At the same time trying to slow down the highest annual inflation levels in 14 months. Officials have eliminated taxes on food staples, expanded the number of industries benefiting from payroll tax cuts and reduced electricity costs.

Consumer prices in February exceeded economists’ forecasts for the eighth straight month, pushing annual inflation to 6.31 percent.

Brazil News: Forecasts Growth in Business Travel

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) released its current Outlook report on Brazil on March 13.

The report shows strengthening of domestic and global economies in Brazil with a strong growth path in 2013. The index increasing by more than 40 points.

Total 2013 business travel spending in Brazil is expected to grow 14.3% to $34.5 billion. In 2014, business travel is expected to grow another 16.1% to $40 billion.

Brazil is currently ranked 8th in the world. With current growth rates, Brazil might surpass Italy, France and the UK over the next two years.

There is a high demand for hotel rooms and air travel, a constrained supply could hurt the business travel market with the upcoming World Cup in 2014 and Olympics in 2016 in Brazil.

Brazil Forum Roundtable on Doing Business in Brazil

Brazil Forum Roundtable on Doing Business in Rio Grande do Sul scheduled for March 19, 2013
Brazil Forum is the premier event series focused on Brazil-U.S. trade and investment policy issues. The series fosters in-depth discussions of developments in the growing bilateral commercial and economic relationship and features prominent speakers from the Brazilian and U.S. governments, as well as business leaders and influential scholars. It provides members with opportunities to network with policymakers and potential partners. Check Source.

Upcoming Brazil Trade Shows:

FIEE: 01 – 05 April, 2013 | Sao Paulo
Electronics & Electrical: International Trade Show of Electrics & Electronics Industry. International Trade Show of Electrics & Electronics Industry. A unique opportunity to participate of two great inter-related shows

NT & TT SHOW: 02 – 05 April, 2013 | Sao Paulo
Plant & Machinery: NT & TT SHOW is a Fair dedicated to Industrial Machines for the Fabrics. This show presents the market, the enormous potential it has for stimulating new business, a unique and indispensable event for those looking for new business opportunities in an economic segment that is growing fast

Electronic Americas: 01 – 05 April, 2013 | Sao Paulo
Electronics & Electrical: The Electronic Americas is held at Parque Anhembi, Olavo Fontoura Avenue, Sao Paulo, Brazil for focusing on various electronic components and related machines. Organized by Reed Exhibitions Alcantara Machado, it is 5 days event which proves to be successful in attracting worldwide attention by exhibiting various assemblies and subsystems, cables, subsystems, imaging equipment and systems, optical sensors and measuring systems, electronics, soldering technology et

Latin America Aero & Defence: 09 – 12 April, 2013 | Rio De Janeiro
Railway, Shipping & Aviation: Latin America Aero & Defence (LAAD) provides a high profile educational seminar programme highlighting the key industry issues and trends for Latin America.

World Travel Market Latin America: 23 – 25 April, 2013 | Sao Paulo
Travel & Tourism: World Travel Market Latin America is also a market place where business dealings and negotiations will take place which will also be an ideal place to carry on business as well.

More at: Brazil Biz Trade Shows

Virtual Workplace in Brazil

Thursday, February 7th, 2013 at 01:23  
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A virtual workplace in Brazil is presently preferred because of the functional benefits that SME business owners gain from virtual workplaces; these include expense decrease, having a prominent address and phone number, and preserving company professionalism. Serviced workplaces and virtual offices are generally used by home-based entrepreneurs, accountants, attorneys, physicians, business specialists, and lots of other experts.

If you are a small or medium sized company owner and are looking for to conserve money, you could easily open an office in this virtual environment and in many cases take advantage of services such as meeting rooms and various other services most serviced workplaces offer. Most small business utilize the virtual workplace as their virtual headquarters, a place of your picking, in many cases this is in a center city area. Utilizing the modern technology of today, you could carry out business practically anywhere worldwide. You could be at home in your slipper or on the beach or on top of a hill but your company appears in a prestigious workplace in a town hall, offering you the expert image your business should have.

One of the major reasons individuals choose virtual workplaces is that they do not want their actual office address to be used as the business address. They require a place that fits the sort of business that you have and to give a good impression to your customers and providers. The  virtual office services enable you to use that address to get mail. The virtual office service will then forward this on to your home address or you could gather it once a day.

Even if your business is actually located in your home, you can have an office address to which clients can send mail and make physical deliveries.

The idea of a virtual workplace in Brazil has actually been a success to many SME business owners as it develops an image that they have a huge and effective company. Many of the virtual office  companies have options on services, such as phone forwarding – this is where a neighborhood phone number attached to your virtual workplace is forwarded effortlessly to your mobile or home number. Various other services readily available could be virtual assistants or virtual assistants either helping you with dictation, letter writing or just merely responding to the phone skillfully for you.

Brazil News February 2013

Monday, February 4th, 2013 at 18:44  
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Great Start for Doing Business in BrazilBrazil Unemployment at 10-Year Low
The rate of joblessness in Brazil fell to a ten-year low of 5.5 percent in 2012, down 0.5 percent on the previous year, figures revealed by Brazil’s office of national data, the IBGE. This is in spite of the economy struggling in 2012 and signing up just one-percent growth, called a “pibinho” (little GDP) by economists.

Joblessness in Brazil was up to a ten-year low of 5.5 percent in 2012, down 0.5 percent on the previous year.

December’s rate was just 4.6 percent, the lowest since the IBGE began its monthly report on unemployment levels in 2002. Ten years ago, in 2003, the rate was over twelve percent.

Boost for foreigners investing in Brazilian real estate
On januray 31st, Brazil exempted foreign investors from paying a financial transaction tax on purchases of real estate investment trusts traded on the country’s stock exchange. The tax exemption will likely increase US dollar inflows and thus help keep the local currency strong.

Twitter to Open Brazil Office in SP
Twitter is set to open a Brazil office in an attempt to monetize its base of forty million users in the country. Brazil has the second largest number of Twitter accounts, with 33.3 million accounts, after the United States. The U.S. social networking firm will base itself in São Paulo, and will likely hope to capitalize on Brazil’s swelling middle class.

Doing business in Brazil? Know about the local culture?
Take a quick quiz on Brazilian culture, language, etiquette and values and see how you get on. 10 questions, 5 minutes – INSTANT RESULTS

Brazil News January 2013

Tuesday, January 15th, 2013 at 18:18  
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Great Start in BrazilEconomic growth Brazil 2013
Another estimate released mid-January: A weekly central bank survey show that economists are cutting cut their estimates for Brazil’s economic growth this 2013 to 3.20%, versus 3.26% previous. Same economists lifted their 2013 estimates for inflation to 5.53%, versus 5.49%.

Brazil Carnival 2013
Carnival is early February 11 to February 13 (Ash Wednesday). Next year Carnival will be early March.

World Wide Web Conference (WWW2013)
The 22nd International World Wide Web Conference will be held in Rio de Janeiro May 13th – 17th, 2013.
Nice promotional video:


http://youtu.be/UznvZQTCKy4
Confederations Cup 2013
The Confederations Cup 2013 starts on June 15th 2013. The sales of tickets for the Confederations Cup 2013 followed the same procedures used by FIFA to sell tickets for the World Cup 2010, and very likely will be repeated for the sales of tickets of the World Cup 2014. Government will monitor prices of hotels and flights, to combat abuse. If you are interested: Match schedule

Brazil Hotel Prices
A study revealed that, in the first half of 2012, Rio de Janeiro had the second most expensive average hotel rate in the World, while Sao Paulo was the 11th most expensive; hotels in these Brazilian cities are most expensive than London, Singapore, Paris or Dubai. Get PDF report.

Trade shows in Brazil
Upcoming tradeshows in Brazil (seems to be Fashion time…):

  • São Paulo: Prèt-à-Porter – From Sunday 13 to Wednesday 16 January 2013 – Fashion Clothing industry Fashion catwalks Fashion Complements Fashion designers Menswear
  • São Paulo: Couromoda – From Monday 14 to Thursday 17 January 2013 – Fashion Footwear Children’s footwear Designer shoes Leather items Shoes Sport footwear Wedding footwear
  • São Paulo: Feira da Gestante, Bebê e Criança – From Tuesday 22 to Sunday 27 January 2013 – Fashion Furnishings Games Services Baby Decorations Furniture accessories Home decoration Toys
  • Première Brasil – From Tuesday 22 to Friday 25 January 2013 – Fashion Childrenswear Fashion accessories Menswear Moda Donna Textile industry
  • FENIM – From Tuesday 22 to Friday 25 January 2013 – Fashion Childrenswear Fashion accessories Menswear Moda Donna Textile industry
  • Campus Party Brasil – From Monday 28 January to Sunday 3 February 2013 – Computer science Internet Leisure Technology Telecommunications Digital technologies ICT IT technologies Multimedia Technologies

More info? Click here….

Air Travel To Brazil

Monday, December 10th, 2012 at 11:48  
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Brazil has currently 67 airports. About 25 of them has international flights.

The main international airports are in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Salvador and Recife.

São Paulo has three (international) airports: Guarulhos Airport (GRU), Viracopos/Campinas (VCP) and Congonhas (CGH).

Rio de Janeiro has two major airports: Galeão International Airport (GIG) and Santos Dumont Airport (SDU). There are other smaller airports operating in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

Most international flights generates from São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport, 25 Km from downtown São Paulo and Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro/Galeão (GIG), 20 Km from downtown Rio de Janeiro

Most domestic flights comes from Congonhas/São Paulo International Airport, 8 Km from downtown São Paulo (less to the business districts) and Rio´s Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), 8 Km from downtown Rio de Janeiro.

Brazilian airports are managed by the public company Empresa Brasileira de Infra-Estrutura Aeroportuaria – Infraero.

To see the airports available in each state of Brazil click HERE.
Some descriptive pages are available in English.

Confused with all the International Airport codes for Brazil? Click HERE to get a complete list for Brazil.

 

e-commerce opportunities for Brazil

Friday, December 7th, 2012 at 12:01  
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Cyber Monday broke records in the USA this year, and resulted in a surge in online sales around the world.

Many e-commerce companies are also focusing on other global shopping trends.The holiday shopping frenzy has begun in earnest!

2012 was a year of technical innovations, most notably the emergence and rapid adoption of smartphone and tablet technology. The shopper-seller relationship is changing rapidly.

There were 6 key worldwide e-commerce trends in 2012:

1) Tablet-commerce and Mobile-commerce retail expansion
2) Increased use of cloud servers
3) More shopping with social networks
4) Border-less shopping communities (Brazil is still behind…)
5) Flexible, local shipping models
6) Online shopping gets more personal
Despite a slowdown in overall economic growth in Brazil, eCommerce continues to charge ahead.

It is expected that online retail revenues in Brazil, currently about US$12 billion, will double over the next five years. The growth in Brazil’s e-commerce is expected to far outpace growth in traditional retail.

So, no surprise that Amazon.com Inc and Google Inc both opened their digital bookstores in Brazil last week. That will hurt the e-book offerings by local booksellers in this fast-growing online retail market.

Introduction of both services highlighted the wide-open nature of Brazil’s $12 billion e-commerce market. Increasing Internet penetration and a swelling middle class expected to give strong growth for years to come.

Amazon will begin selling its Kindle e-book reader in Brazil in coming weeks for 299 reais ($140). In Brazil, the Kindle will take on Samsung and Apple tablets that often cost as much as twice their U.S. retail prices due to import tariffs, steep taxes and inflated local production costs.

Google Play service will offer e-books and movie rentals on computers and mobile devices running Google’s Android operating system.

Brazil remains a market untapped by most global online retailers. The current payment system benefits the local Brazilian businesses, who can provide the localized payment and delivery options. Maybe more international companies might consider opening a business in Brazil.

 

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