Brazil Today

Inflation rate

International Reserves 2002 – 2010 (US$ billion)

Net foreign debt (US$ million)

Exports (Billions US)

Main exports 2009

Trade Partners single countries Source: MDIC

Trade partners blocks of countries

Trade Diversification

Unemployment rate % ( )

Unemployment Rate –Comparison

Middle Class % of total population

Poverty reduction (%) Source: FGV – 05/2011

Extreme Poverty Reduction

Renewable Sources of Energy

Sources of Energy (2008)

Annual forest loss km 2

Brazil’s GDP growth US$ billion

Brazil’s GDP growth rate

Foreign Direct Investment US$ billion

Foreign Direct Investment

Ranking Countries GDP (nominal) 2010 (IMF)

23 Pop> 150 million Country Area > 5 million [Km 2 ] GDP > 600 billion USD  Population  191 million (2008)  Area [km 2 ]  8.5 million  GDP  GDP PPP US$2.03 trillion (est. 2008)  GDP Real US$ 1.66 trillion  (est. 2008) 4.8%  Investments  18.6% of GDP – 2008  US$45 billion FDI – 2008 (Foreign Direct Investment)  Qualified as BBB – 2008 Standard & Poors (Investment Grade)  Commercial Superavit  US$25 billion – Estimated values Country Numbers BRAZIL IN THE WORLD Sources: World Bank, IBGE, Ipeadata, BC

In Short Re-democratized in 1985 Ended inflation in 1994 Reached self-sufficiency in oil in 2006 Struck oil in 2007 Became a net creditor country in January 2008