1. Regions of Latin America Central America The Caribbean South America South America

2. Amazon Basin 40% of South America

3. Home to great civilizations Maya – modern day Mexico & Guatemala

4. Aztec Central Mexico

5. Inca Columbia to Chile Cuzco, Peru is the oldest continuously lived-in city on the continent Last ruler, Atahualpa was murdered by the Spanish in 1532

6. World’s Earliest Advanced Civilizations

7. Colonized mostly by Spain & Portugal after 1492

8. Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

9. Mercantilism Mercantilism – colonies exist to enrich the “mother” country – Colonies can’t sell or manufacture goods, must buy from colonial power

10. Latin American Revolutions & Independence Dates

11. Independence Brought More Poverty Independence Brought More Poverty  Power vacuums  No common enemy  Lacked experience  Have to rebuild everything: economy, military, political system

12. Brazil Should you invest?

13. Brazil’s Time to Shine

14. A large country…

15. …with lots of resources

16. BRIC: (Brazil, Russia, India, China) Emerging Markets Predicted GDP growth (according to Goldman Sachs)

17. Political Stability Stable republic Even brief periods of military rule ended peacefully when they handed power back to civilians First female President elected in 2011

18. Economic Growth Mixed economy: some state regulation but more privatization since 1990s – Plans to privatize more industries in harbors and airports, build more railroads and solar powered subways Repaid loans 5 th largest country in world Unemployment extremely low: 4.9% Relatively low inflation: 6.2% Tourism is high Decreased poverty rate More equal distribution of wealth Expanding middle class 71% of energy is from hydroelectric power

19. Agricultural Superpower Brazil is the world's biggest exporter of beef, poultry, orange juice and sugar cane. Supplies a quarter of the world's soybeans. Commodities exports are strong ~NPR

20. Key Exports: Coffee/oil

21. Decreased poverty rate & more equal income distribution

22. Eco-Tourism

23. Social stability 5 th largest population in world (CIA) Improving social programs (ABC CLIO) Poverty rate declining (NY Times) – In the past 12 years, around 35 million people have exited extreme poverty – and joined the C Class (lower-middle class) Improved communication 6 th largest labor force in the world (CIA) Decreased fertility rate because women want to participate more directly in the economy

24. Communications

26. Investment Risk Political corruption Poor Infrastructure Huge income gap Protests Environmental problems: deforestation GDP growth has slowed & inflation rising

27. http://www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/100000002291907/speaking-out-in-so- paulo.html?ref=americas Riot police in Brazil have struggled to disperse millions of protesters in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro who march against the cost of hosting the World Cup

28. RANCHING THE RAIN FOREST

29. “FAVELAS”: Brazilian slums

30. Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil

31. Return on Investment (ROI) Diversified economy: manufacturing, mining, agriculture, tourism Demand for commodities: coffee, oil, sugar, natural gas, lumber Sustainable energy: hydroelectric Consumer spending will increase Continued privatization Large labor force, low unemployment, large middle class 7.5% GDP growth in 2011 (highest in 25 yrs)