The project of the investor Coelba is the first solar power system on a soccer stadium in Latin America. Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. In August 2011, Gehrlicher Ecoluz Solar do Brasil S.A., a joint venture of the German photovoltaics specialist Gehrlicher Solar AG and the Brazilian environmental technology group Ecoluz Participações S.A., was awarded an …
Aug 29
Business opportunities
Brazil has bags of business potential. Viewed as one of the most up-and-coming economies in the world, business opportunities are now rife. So looking to invest or set-up a Business in the land of the Bossa Nova? Get some background information here… With well-developed agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and service industries, Brazil is the land for …
Aug 28
Brazil’s Boom Creates Demand for Talent – Barrons.com
Brazil’s Boom Creates Demand for Talent Multinational companies are taking extra measures to secure qualified employees in Brazil’s booming economy. To cope with a talent shortage, many are beefing up internship programs, spending more on training and salaries and relocating workers from flat or declining markets. Particularly in demand: English-speaking managers and engineers, as well …
Aug 24
PERMANENT VISA – INVESTOR
Visa for foreign investors Foreign investors may apply for a permanent visa in order to live and personally run their businesses in Brazil. The requirements are listed in this resolution of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Permanent visas based on investment may be granted to applicants who will invest a minimum of R$ 150,000.00 in …
Aug 23
Brazil | Military Dictatorship | Truth Commission
Brazil grapples with its violent history For the first time, Brazil is allowing access to documents that might unmask tortures from the military dictatorship. When President Dilma Rousseff, a former urban guerrilla tortured for 22 straight days with electric shocks under Brazil’s military dictatorship, took office in January she was ambivalent about her past as a …
Aug 23
Top 5 Compliance Issues for Businesses Expanding to Brazil
Depending on the opportunity – and there are many – doing business in Brazil can be quite rewarding. And it certainly is an adventure. But while Brazil offers a wealth of opportunities to prospective investors, it is also a country beset with bureaucratic and cultural difficulties – so it is imperative to do your homework …
Aug 22
Doing business in Brazil: opportunities, challenges – Business Monday – MiamiHerald.com
I have been doing business in Brazil for a decade now. That experience has shown me that doing business in Brazil has great rewards for investors, but also presents a series of challenges. With growth rates above G-7 countries, investment grade, current GDP close to 2 trillion, inflation under control, a relatively comfortable balance of …
Aug 21
Comments on Brazils labour laws: Employer, beware | The Economist
Comments on Brazils labour laws: , beware | The Economist. Brazil’s labour laws Employer, beware, an archaic labour code penalises businesses and workers alike Mar 10th 2011 | SÃO PAULO | from the print edition IN 1994 Ricardo Lemos (not his real name) and two friends bought a chain of pharmacies in Pernambuco, in Brazil’s north-east. Immediately …
Aug 21
Visas
PLEASE ALL FOREIGN PASSPORT HOLDERS CONSULT THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR ALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEED OR EXEMPTION OF VISAS TO BRAZIL. A PDF TABLE WILL BE DOWNLOADED. Click here Depending on the purpose of visit and on the visitor’s nationality, a visa is not required to enter Brazil. EU citizens on a tourism or business …
Aug 20
Politics in Brazil: Dilma tries to drain the swamp | The Economist
Politics in Brazil: Dilma tries to drain the swamp | The Economist. As another minister goes, Brazil’s president may find that the price of trying to clean up politics involves forgoing reforms the country needs. SHE arrived in the presidential palace with a reputation as a no-nonsense manager, but one who had never previously held …