International press has been paying more attention to Brazil. Newsweek’s latest edition has an article about how Brazilian companies are becoming more international. Banco do Brasil, Marfrig, JBS-Friboi and Petrobras are among Brazilian companies expanding abroad. Bottom line: Americans should learn Portuguese. We have talked about Brazilian banks “going shopping” abroad in the past. BanksContinue reading “Newsweek: Americans should learn Portuguese”
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Latin America Net arena offers VC opportunities
Technology is an exciting and promissisng industry in Brazil. Global players like Google and IBM are investing in the country. Brazilian stories like the ones of Cyber Cook and Buscapé inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs. No wonder international venture capitalists have their eyes in this niche. DG News Service – Venture capitalists focused onContinue reading “Latin America Net arena offers VC opportunities”
U.S. Bean Farmers Seek Brazil Farmland Deals
Kansas City, June 16 – In a small-town spin on a global agricultural investment trend, a group of U.S. Midwest soybean farmers has issued a private placement this month to raise capital for farmland acquisitions in Brazil. The group, called South American Soy LLC, is seeking to raise close to $1 million to expand onContinue reading “U.S. Bean Farmers Seek Brazil Farmland Deals”
Brazil is selected as the best in corporate governance among emerging markets
A panel of 350 investors selected Brazil as the emerging country with the best corporate governance, in a vote conducted by ICGN (International Corporate Governance Network). Brazil received 71% of the votes, followed by China (15%), India (9%) and South Korea (5%). Initiatives such as the “Novo Mercado” (establishing stricter corporate governance standards for companies going public) are among the reason for thisContinue reading “Brazil is selected as the best in corporate governance among emerging markets”
World Cup from Paris, Brazilian style
On the streets before the game, you would see people in yellow all over Paris. As I took the subway from Hotel de Ville to Trocadero, people would greet us with “Brazil”!!. Anyway, I guess a picture is worth a thousand words..
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