Doing Business in Brazil A Cultural Approach to the Praetorian State

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Brazil is one of the most promising emerging markets in the world. A elevated scale of diversification in its manufactured goods exportation origin, a varied list of commercial associates, domestic economic strength, and progressively more considerable work force are helping to attract more and more global investors. In spite of this, the disparity of income levels between the urban rich of Brazil and the rural poor continues to widen and this inequality risks destabilizing the fragile political peace which followed decades of turmoil and military intervention. The over-valuation of Brazilian currency has keep on inflexibly high-priced over several years and the never-ending efforts against corruption and it is possibly right to say that Brazil is floating between a very brilliant future and the threat of lose your balance back into several old, familiar troubles. The Brazilian Government and Congress have made a rigorous effort to advance the economic permanence of the nation and have put into practice changes in legislation, governance, and regulatory environment. There are even now a handful reforms to be applied by the new Government, but Brazil is indicating that it is becoming more and more linked with the global business network.

For numerous reasons is very hard to realize, how a country with deep social, racial and political inequality can appear as one of the most influential leader of the region, Brazil is a country habituated to give political, economic and social privileges to specific groups, by fact are the owners of the major part of the productive system in Brazil. This situation is also reflected in business where companies will tend to be structured along accurately hierarchical ranks, most key determinations...

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...l cleavages and political culture that make the social inclusion a reality, Brazil become apparent as a good country to do business, with great investment potential, as well has been one of the nations to lead the world out of recession. Brazil is the major and most heavily populated country in South America. Since in 2002 Brazil has taken on an all the time more prominent role in South American and international politics, and has created several trading deals and institutions of co-operation between nations in the southern hemisphere. Business relationships with Brazilians are open serious and uncomplicated once is the understanding of the “variações” and looking for long term business relations.

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http://www.worldbusinessculture.com/Brazilian-Business-Communication-Style.html
https://globalconnections.hsbc.com/downloads/country_guide-br-march-2013.pdf

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