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Rio de Janeiro
  • Imports from Brazil A$638 million
  • Exports to Brazil A$990 million
  • Capital Brasília
  • Official Language Portuguese
  • Surface Area 8,515,000 sq km
  • Population 198.4 million

Events

Exposibram
23 Sep 2013 - 26 Sep 2013
Belo Horizonte , Brazil
NT Expo Brazil – Business on Rails 2013
5 Nov 2013 - 7 Nov 2013
São Paulo , Brazil

Last updated: 7 Jun 2012

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Latest news

Media releases
Mexico and Brazil Eye Australian Food & Beverages (Parliamentary Secretary)
28 Sep 2005
Austrade assisted food and beverage related exports to Mexico and Brazil have doubled each year for the past two years due to increased opportunities for Australian companies, Parliamentary Secretary ...
Media releases
NSW exporters win over Mexico and Brazil
22 Sep 2005
Austrade assisted exporters’ success in Mexico and Brazil has doubled over the past two financial years. To help more NSW businesses triumph in these markets, Austrade and the Australian Latin Americ ...
Media releases
Latin Americans develop a palate for Australian wines
22 Jun 2005
Australian wine is making its mark in Latin America according to Austrade’s Trade Commissioner in Mexico City, Paul Martins.
Media releases
Australian tourism red hot in Latin America
20 Jun 2005
Australia’s natural wonders of the Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu National Park and Uluru are key attractions being promoted outside the big cities to Latin Americans who are prone to catch the ‘down unde ...

Doing business

It is important to keep in mind that personal contacts do play an important role in Brazil and can make the difference in doing business deals.

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Country Profile

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  • ECONOMIC CLIMATE
    Brazil is the largest economy in Latin America, and is characterised by large agricultural, mining, manufacturing and services sectors.
    » read more at DFAT
  • POLITICAL CLIMATE
    Brazil is a federal republic comprising 26 states and a federal district (Brasilia).
    » read more at DFAT
  • TRADE RELATIONS
    AustraIn addition to a strong trade and investment relationship, Australia and Brazil have growing people-to-people links.
    » read more at DFAT

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2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup & 2016 Rio Olympic Games

For details on how Australian companies can become involved in these two events, please view our '2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup & 2016 Rio Olympic Games overview.

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

Multinational Enterprises should be aware of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises that provide voluntary principles and standards for responsible business behaviour in a variety of areas, consistent with applicable domestic laws. These Guidelines are endorsed and promoted by the Australian Government. For more information, go to the AusNCP website.

IP Passport fact sheets

These fact sheets outline foreign Intellectual Property (IP) regimes and some of the issues and challenges which may be faced by Australian exporters.

The current fact sheets are available on the IP Australia website.

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