Economically, because the country:
• occupies an area of over 8.5 million km2;
• has a population of 170 million inhabitants and an economically active population of 90 million people;
• presents a birth rate of 2.5 million people per year;
• is a gateway to Mercosur;
• borders ten countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela;
• is one of the world’s ten largest economies;
• has the largest and most diversified industrial park in Latin America and the Caribbean;
• is the world’s largest producer of coffee, oranges and sugar-cane;
• is home to the largest forest based industry in Latin America;
• is one of the largest producers and exporters of rough and processed ore;
• has large reserves of iron ore, bauxite, manganese, tin and gold;
• is among the world’s top generators of electric energy;
• offers an excellent railway and waterway system, alongside a vast coastline, with several harbors;
• is among the world’s top producers of foodstuffs;
• has one of the most modern telecommunications systems;
• has one of the most modern and cutting-edge bank systems in the world;
• has an installed capacity of 32.4 million tons;
• is a large producer of consumer goods;
• has a modern and competitive textile industry, with 30 thousand companies that trade US$ 21 billion per year;
• has 22% of the world’s arable land;
• offers excellent tourism infrastructure;
• is visited by more than 5 million foreign tourists every year;
• is the world’s first producer of commercial jets;
• is the third largest producer of shoes in the world, with a highly competitive leather industry; • is third among the producers of soda drinks;
• is the fourth largest producer of commercial aircraft in the world;
• has the fifth rubber industry;
• is the sixth largest market for cosmetics, with US$ 9 billion of sales per year;
• has the seventh largest chemical industry;
• is the eighth largest producer of steel in the world (27 million tons per year);
• is the tenth largest producer of automobiles (1.8 million vehicles per year);
• has the tenth largest paper and cellulose industry.

Culturally, because the country:
• is peaceful and multiracial;
• respects immigrants and their creeds.

Politically, because the country:

• sustains a democratic regime;
• sustains stable public institutions, as the Chamber of Deputies, the Federal Senate and the courts of law;
• is free of conflicts, defends international law and promotes peace and progress among nations.


For further information visit – http://www.ibge.gov.br
Source: Ministry of External Relations, 2002. (http://www.braziltradenet.gov.br/Investimentos/I/InvestirnoBrasil.aspx)