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Economy - overview:
Characterized by large and well-developed agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and service sectors, Brazil's economy outweighs that of all other South American countries and is expanding its presence in world markets. From 2001-03 real wages fell and Brazil's economy grew, on average, only 2.2% per year, as the country absorbed a series of domestic and international economic shocks. That Brazil absorbed these shocks without financial collapse is a tribute to the resiliency of the Brazilian economy and the economic program put in place by former President CARDOSO and strengthened by President LULA DA SILVA. In 2004, Brazil enjoyed more robust growth that yielded increases in employment and real wages. The three pillars of the economic program are a floating exchange rate, an inflation-targeting regime, and tight fiscal policy, all reinforced by a series of IMF programs. The currency depreciated sharply in 2001 and 2002, which contributed to a dramatic current account adjustment; in 2003 to 2005, Brazil ran record trade surpluses and recorded its first current account surpluses since 1992. Productivity gains - particularly in agriculture - also contributed to the surge in exports, and Brazil in 2005 surpassed the previous year's record export level. While economic management has been good, there remain important economic vulnerabilities. The most significant are debt-related: the government's largely domestic debt increased steadily from 1994 to 2003 - straining government finances - before falling as a percentage of GDP in 2005, while Brazil's foreign debt (a mix of private and public debt) is large in relation to Brazil's small (but growing) export base. Another challenge is maintaining economic growth over a period of time to generate employment and make the government debt burden more manageable. |
Trade Fairs,
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Beauty Fair
Latin America Cosmetics and Beauty Trade Show.
Designed for all kinds of professionals in the Beauty trade -- hairdressers, manicurists, beauticians and make-up artists --, as well as distributors, retailers, manufacturers and importers, Beauty Fair – Latin America Cosmetics and Beauty Trade Show displays Brazilian and international brands, world trends, new products, techniques and styles.
Venue: Expo Center Norte, São Paulo, Brazil
Expo Management World Brazil
Expo Management World comprises a Mega-Congress attended by almost 5,000 people, with lectures by the today's foremost management experts, in addition to a theme Exhibition that attracts over 25,000 visitors, where leading institutions present their best offerings in Technology, Consulting, Executive Education, and related areas.
Overall, Expo Management World is the world's largest Management event.
ExpoPrint
Prepress, Printing and Converting Expo, São Paulo, Brasil
Fenatec
International Textile Trade Fair
Venue: Anhembi Park Exhibition Hall, São Paulo, Brazil
Fenit
International Textile Industry Trade Fair
Venue: Anhembi Park Exhibition Hall, São Paulo, Brazil
FIMEC
International Fair of Leather, Chemicals, Components and Equipments for Footwear and Tanneries is one of the most important world events of the leather-footwear sector. It takes place in Novo Hamburgo, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil, a geographically and strategically privileged place.
Francal
International Shoes and Accessories Fashion Fair
As the most important Brazilian trade fair for the footwear and fashion accessories industry, Francal is the main opportunity for the footwear industry to develop business in Brazil and Latin America. The fair has consolidated itself as the most international fair in the Americas due to the great number of international buyers who come to Brazil looking for Brazilian quality and design. Francal brings together large, medium and small companies that go to great lengths to develop product collections and marketing strategies aiming to present the most outstanding products to buyers from all over the world.
Francal Fairs
Francal Fairs is today one of Latin America´s biggest trade fairs promoters,responsible for organizing events for several industries of the national economy.
House & Gift Fair South America
The House & Gift Fair South America is consolidating its leadership in the Latin American market and is the 5th largest fair in the world for the housewares sector. In only 4 days and in a single place, over 40,000 stores and commercial establishments, from Brazil and another 17 countries visit the more than 1,000 Brazilian and international exhibitors, bringing together 80,000 professionals a year from the sector.
House & Gift Fair Sul
The House & Gift Fair Sul is a regional, professional, and multisectorial fair for housewares, fine gifts, and festive articles, which every year brings together manufacturers, importers and distributors to interact with their consumer market in the southern region of Brazil.
Office PaperBrasil Escolar
International School and Office Supplies Expo
PhotoImageBrazil
International Image Trade Fair
Venue: Imigrantes Exhibition Centre, São Paulo, Brazil
Prêmio Francal Top de Estilismo
Created in 1995 by Francal Fairs to launch new talent and encourage creativity in the Brazilian art of making shoes and handbags, Prêmio Francal Top de Estilismo is a nonprofit initiative that aims to reveal new artists to the domestic industry of footwear and accessories, qualify the segment and raise Brazil to levels of international competitiveness.
Rio-À-Porter
Fashion and Design Business Fair, the official event of Fashion Week in Rio, which takes place twice an year at Mauá Pier, Cais do Porto, brings together over 200 important brands and fashion designers under one roof to launch their fall-winter and spring-summer collections. The fair presents women’s, men’s and children’s fashion, beachwear and accessories.
Techtextil South America
Organizer: Messe Frankfurt Feiras Ltda.
The openness and diversity of product groups at Techtextil South America is unique. Only at Techtextil South America the entire spectrum of technical textiles and nonwovens is shown: From Research & Development, production, processing, all variants of textile materials and converting through to trade associations and publishers. |
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