Obama goes to Brazil…it is all about business!

Mr. Obama arrives in Brazil tomorrow and will be speaking in downtown Rio de Janeiro. The speech will be free and open to the public. The main and most important speech is by invitation only.

Needless to say that the secret service and the Brazilian Elite Squad will be working very hard and the security measures will be all time high.

The frenzy is undeniable. Brazil is the seventh largest economy with 7.5% growth last year. The real which is the Brazilian currency is getting stronger. The trading between United States and Brazil is US$ 80 billion and has double these last five years. Brazil is the largest Florida commercial partner. Do we have to mention the petroleum?

Last but not least, the coveted World Cup will be held in Brazil in 2014 and the Olympic Game will be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. After all said and done, due to the international well known logistic bottleneck in Brazil, it is expected to be invested more than US$ 200 billion in airports, roads, public transportations, hotels, sport facilities, etc. Get ready!

President Obama is going to Brazil. Are you ready?

Make no mistake but this announcement during the State of the Union this last Tuesday addressed to the Congress created a buzz.

The trip will be in March and it will be his first trip to South America. Mr. Obama will be visiting Chile and El Salvador during his 5 days trip as well.

Whatever happens during and/or after this trip , due to the Brazilian economic size and weight, we will have some shockwaves in Washington. Are you ready to do business in Brazil?

Back in business...

Today is Monday, February, the 22nd and Brazil is back and open for business.

Aren’t you glad that you, I mean we can do business again in Brazil? At least until one week prior to Christmas….then, we go again in slow pace until after the 2011 Carnival.

Don’t get me wrong but I promised you to talk about Brazilian culture and I am very familiar with Brazil…I was born and raised there!

Forget about working! It's Carnival in Brazil!

It is Carnival time. If you want to do business in Brazil from tomorrow, February the 12th until February, the 18th, forget about it! Nobody works! The only people that basically you find working out of those that have to work no matter what, most of the time it is Carnival business related!

People just don’t talk to you about business because they are not in the mood. If they are not partying, they are relaxing and chances are they go to the beach or to the mountains.

Being the longest break that every Brazilian takes per year, it is the heaviest traffic and the busiest season. After all said and done we are talking about more than 7 straight days!

Again, if you want to talk about business with any Brazilian that lives in Brazil and don’t want to get frustrated, follow our advice and call them on February, the 22nd. You will be better off.

Inaugural blog

Welcome to the inaugural How to do business in Brazil blog. If you want to do business in Brazil this is the right place to be.

We promise to furnish you with hints, do’s and don’t’s, marketing and commercial strategies. As well as culture, business, economic, industrial and trade show information. We promise to tell you all about it.

This blog is one of the blogs written by Moriah International, Inc (www.moriahinternational.com), a Miami based corporation that has been doing business in and with Brazil since 2000.

Brazil is the talk of the international market. It is well known that for the next 10 or more years, Brazil will be the place to do business with.

The World Cup Soccer Championship will be held in 2014 and the 2016 Olympic Games is heading to Rio de Janeiro. Besides, the Brazilian petroleum exploration and production has been taking Brazil to the next level. Don’t even think about missing this opportunity.