work in progress

1. Bric and Mitsk Project
Brazil

2. History
• Independence September
7th 1822
• Dom Pedro was the first
emperor of Brazil
• Capital Brasilia
• Brazil’s progression from
Portuguese colony to
autonomous country was
complete.
D
Dom Pedro

3. Challenges for New Nation
• Establishing a stable government
• Latin American countries faces common
challenges
– Defining
– Consolidating
– Establish post-colonial
– Political
– Economy
– Social Order (History of latin America, 2013)

4. Building
Economy
• After world war I, there
were several trade
opportunities
• Sugar cane
• Coffee Beans
• Tobacco
• Brazil supported the price
of coffee in 1922
• Purchased coffee
production “Valorization
Program”.
• Influenced other countries
such a Colombia as the
second leader in coffee
production

5. Political Challenges
• Political instability was one of the biggest
disadvantages
• 1908 Latin American countries demanded
political changes
• Old Republic was in place until the Great
Depression

6. The place of B
on Bric
Jim O'Neil British economist named Brazil as one
of the four most rapidly developing countries
• Similarities found between
– RUSSIA, INDIA AND CHINA
• Influence in global economic changes and
projection of future growth

7. Brazil Population
("Brazil population" )

8. Economy Growth
through Eco-friendly
• Global leader on Bio-fuels
• Gas options are blend with ethanol or gasohol
• Pioneer on eco-friendly for three decades
• 80% of Brazil vehicles run with different fuels
– Gas
– Pure alcohol
– Natural Gas ("Brazil: Beyond natural," 2013)

9. Energy Exporter
• Tupi reserve found
– Up to 8 billion barrels of crude
• Brazil is expected to become the second
largest oil exporter after Venezuela
• Brazil is self-sufficient in conventional energy
today ("Brazil: Beyond natural," 2013)

10. Business Boom
Cielo SA is an electronic payment solutions company
based in Brazil and Latin America.
• Biggest credit card processor
• Bovespa index’s second-best performing stock in the first half
of the year
• Responsible for accreditation of commercial establishments
• Capture, transmission, processing and settlement of
transactions made with credit cards and debit cards.
("Bloomberg," 2013)

11. One year Stock Chart Performance for
Cielo SA
("Bloomberg," 2013)

12. Brazil Growth Domestic Product
• The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Brazil was worth
2435.20 billion US dollars in 2012.
• Brazil represents 3.93 percent of the world economy.
• GDP averaged 929.12 USD Billion from 1960 until 2012
("Brazil GPD," 2013)

13. Brazil GPD
2004-2012
Billions of U.S. Dollars
("Brazil GPD," 2013)

14. Brazil’s Potential
• Capital investments
• Promote research
• Build efficiency
• Better management of economy inflation
Brazilian government seems to be making the
push in the right direction. ("Brazil: Beyond natural," 2013)

15. Conclusion
The ability for Brazil economy to grow earned
them the spot amongst Russia, India and China.
Brazil self-sustains through the difficult global
economic changes and continues is focus on
becoming one of the biggest attractions for
tourists with events like Rio’s Carnival
Parade, Olympics 2016 and the FIFA World Cup
2014.