Brazil, a country mostly known for its great football players and gorgeous top models is ALSO the biggest country in south america . Known as own of the BRIC countries, its economical development is espected to soar in the years to come and will allow the country to become a major player in tomorrow’s global industry.

8th largest economy by nominal GDP and 9th largest by purchasing power parity, Brazil is expected to enter the top 5 before the end of the decade.
The country is nowadays one of the fastest-growing economies in the world with an average annual GDP growth rate of 5%.

Two weeks ago were held presidential elections. As a result , Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva’s heir was elected in the first round. Very popular in the country, the president is known as the most influential person in the world according to the Time magazine. His main political aim is to lower the social inegalities within the country and diminish the role of exportation in the economy by developping a greater inner market.

Brazil exports mainly transport equipments , metal goods and primary products such as soybeans and sugar. The country is clairly dominating the market of sugar and is currently the world’s largest producer and exporter of sugar cane, and is one of the world’s largest consumers of sugar cane (fifth in the world). The growing place taken by sugar in agriculture led the country to use it as a fuel for traditional