Brazil

Brazil is the new top destination in terms of tourism and holiday project developments

The country is presently experiencing a boom in tourism and holiday property development.The statistics show a strong expansionary drive. Brazil is being discovered for the second time,so to speak. European tourism organizations,as well as shrewd investors in holiday property developments have arrived on the scene.

The tourism Minister Walfrido dos Mares Guia has,during the VIII Congress in June 2006 in Brazilia,confirmed that tourism and its related activities have become an important strategic factor in the development of Brazil. All indications are positive and President Inacio Lula da Silva fully supports the opening up of Brazil to foreign investors, particulary in the area of tourism and construction. The newly created 'Plano Nacional de Turismo(PNT)' , introduced in April 2003, is to increase the number of foreign tourists to a projected nine million,by the year 2007. Mr.Aldo Rebelo, the president of the House of Representatives, is of the opinion that only few countries in the World have the same potential as Brazil in terms of foreigners being welcome and feeling well looked after. The friendliness of the Brazilians is well known and is part of their National Heritage.

The price of land and costs of construction can be regarded as almost ridiculously low by European standards. An investor, investing with a view to attract foreign clients, can achieve exceptional yields of 100 % or more within 2 to 3 years.

General information

Total Population	187.597.000
Area	8.456.510 km2
Local Currency	Real (BRL)
Literacy	86.4%
Economically active population As % of total population	88.283.000 44,1%
Unemployment rate	11.5%
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as % of regional GDP (Latin America)	610.000 US$ Milions 31.1% 1.979.675 US$ Milions
GDP per Head	3,403 US$

Diversified, strong Economy

Brazil accounts for three fifths of the South American economy´s industrial production. The country's scientific and technological evelopment,together with a dynamic and diversified industrial sector,is attractive to foreign enterprise. Direct investment was in the region of USD 20 billion/year on average.

Balance of Payments (US$ mill.)	2001	2002	2003	2004
Export of goods	58,223	60,362	73,083	96,473
Import of goods	55,572	47,199	48,290	62.738
Trade & Services Balance	-5,108	8,206	19,862	28,962
% GDP	-1,0%	1.8%	3.9%	4.7%

Brazil has a Gross Domestic Product of US$ 610,000 MM. This is distributed among the different sectors als follows: Agriculture with 10.1% having as main products coffee, soybeans, wheat,rice; Industry with 38.6 % having as main products textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, iron ore and the Services sectors with 51,3 %.

Exports Imports

Regarding foreign trade, the US represents its main commercial partner, buying 23.1% of Brazilian exports whereas the main export products consist of transport equipment and parts.

Foreign Trade (2004)
Exports By Countries		Imports By Countries
Us	23.1 %	Us	20.1 %
Argentina	6.2 %	Argentina	9.7 %
China	6.2 %	Germany	8.7 %
Netherlands	5.8 %	Japan	5.2 %
By Products		By Products
Transport equip. & Parts	15.3 %	Machinery, eletrical equip.	24.7 %
Soybeans, meal & oils	10.9 %	Chemical Products	18.2 %
Metallurgical products	9.8 %	Oil & derivatives	13.6 %
Chemical Products	2.4 %	Transport equip. & Parts	10.2 %

Brazil is an exotic country, with the most solid basic economic conditions.Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been reelected 2006 to serve, which will further contribute to a secure investment climate within an expanding economy.

Also it is worth considering that Brazil is free from Hizbollah and Al Queda type terrorist organizations, neither are there any hurricanes, tsunamis or eartquakes.

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