Global Network Brazil
GN Code: GNBRA
President: Marcos Baumgartner, diretor@rtd.com.br
Steering Committee Members:
Alfredo Pires de Castro, alfredocastro@motvirtual.com.br
Vanderlei Cozzo, vanderlei@abtd.com.br
Neusa Hirota, neusa.hirota@vpar.com.br
Carlos Neves, neves@uol.com.br
Vicente Graceffi, graceffi@vicentegraceffi.com.br
Pedro Alves, pld@uol.com.br
Fernando Cardoso, fernando@integracao.com.br
About Brazil
National name: Republica Federativa do Brasil
Language: Portuguese
Capital: Brasilia
Government type: federative republic
National holiday: Independence Day, 7 September (1822)
Currency: Real
Area: 3,286,470 sq.mile (8,511,965 sq. km)
Population: (2005 est.) 186,112,794
Population density: per sq.mile: 57
Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.1%
15-64 years: 67.9%
65 years and over: 6%
Median age:
total: 27.81
male: 27.06
female: 28.57
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $1.492 trillion; per capita $8,100
Labor force: 89 million; agriculture 20%, industry 14%, services 66% (2003 est.)
Natural resources: bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber
Industries: textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, other machinery and equipment
Exports: $95 billion (2004 est.)
Exports commodities: transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos
Imports: $61 billion ( 2004 est.)
Imports commodities: machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical products, oil