Brazil – Overview of important sectors Part 5 of the story of Brazil Auto production: Brazil is the world's fourth biggest auto market. Recent sales grew by 10% p.a. After Italy, Brazil is the largest country of production for Fiat, where the Fiat brand is the market leader. Leaders are(continue)
Brazil offers an array of business opportunities Part 4 of the story of Brazil The World Cup and the Rio 2016 Olympics heralded much opportunity and a major expansion of business for Brazil. Those hosting decisions were taken during high times for the Brazil economy. But let’s be clear, even(continue)
How does it feel…? Part 3 of the story of Brazil How does Brazil, how do Brazilians, feel about the incessant hectoring they are receiving from FIFA, IOC and the global media? Some would be pee’d off, I’m sure. There can be little doubt that the Brazil government did not(continue)
Where it starts Part 8 of the story of Brazil Youngsters play football next to a mural with the portraits of famous football players at Tavares Bastos shantytown (favela) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 21, 2014 (AFP Photo/Yasuyoshi Chiba) This picture was taken(continue)
Security – big questions and big business Part 7 of the story of Brazil Security is, of course, a big issue and I don’t intend to dwell much on it here. Suffice to say that a lot of government, state, municipal and local (yes, they’re all with their own) police(continue)
