Brazil



  • Brazil has the largest economy in Latin America with important agriculture, manufacturing and mining sectors.
  • International corporations are investing in Brazil and Brazil is also becoming an a source of outward investment.
  • Suframa is a program that promotes economic and social development of the Amazon Region.
  • Bahia State has important agriculture and industrial sectors plus large mineral and petroleum deposits. In recent years the growing and processing of soy has increased substanially in the State.
  • Soybeans, Corn and Sugarcane are the primary crops in Minas Gerais State.
  • For Canadian companies the following sectors present opportunities for trade, technology transfer and investment:
  • Aerospace, Agriculture, Information and Communications Technology, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining, Oil and Gas Equipment.