Guidelines on How to Approach and Enable Investments in Key Sectors with the participation of BNDES The Brazilian Government is seeking to attract foreign investment with planned investments of $250 billion in highways, railways, ports and airports to correct structural imbalances from the past. Key Road Shows have already taken place in London and New York, with Gleisi Hoffmann, Ministry Chief of Staff,accompanied by Luciano Coutinho, President of BNDES. In order to communicate and disseminate the opportunity available to Canadian investors and chamber members, the Brazil Canada Chamber...


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Doing Business in Brazil                                        By Fernando Pieri          Brazil offers all facilities for opening your business on its territory. Would you like to open a branch of your company in Brazil? Brazil allows the opening of branches of foreign companies, without any participation of Brazilian individuals or legal entities, or you can, not needing any prior government approval, opt to run a new company with Brazilian participation in it. The dividend to be remitted to Canada, as a reward for participating in a Brazilian...


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BRAZIL ART EXHIBITION IN TORONTO  Date: From August 27 to September 2, 2012  Location: City Hall - Toronto - Promoter: Tania Nutall  Support: Solange Escosteguy The photos provide a good sample of the beauty and diversity of the Brazilian geography. They depict also the multiplicity and mixture the Brazilian people is made of. The painters reveal, by their turn, a mix of techniques and a diverseness of themes that is representative of the Brazilian culture too. Six photographers and seven painters: Avi Neto, Beto Jardim, Carlito Palmeira, Christiano de Araujo, Denise Militzer,...


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Would you like to do business in Brazil? Send your questions to:     Contact: fernandopieri@hll.com.br.  Website: http://www.hll.com.br  ONE TAXATION FOR INVESTMENTS ABROAD  By Ingrid Coifman   In the midst of recovering from a global economic  crisis, Canadian entrepreneurs are strengthening their relationship with Brazil; with the intention of finding a new place for their financial  resources, without sacrificing legal certainties, profitability and favourable tax treatment. This issue celebrates Discover Brazil’s launch of a new section, designed to explain in simple terms,...


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HOW TO DO BUSINESS  AND INVEST IN BRAZIL - 2012 June 6th - Trump International Hotel & Tower - Toronto The Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation, invites you to an exclusive breakfast event and discussion on the growing business and investment opportunities in Brazil for Canadian companies. AGENDA: 8:30 – 9:00 - Registration & Networking 9:00 – 9:05  - Welcome Greetings Raul Papaleo, President, Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce | www.brazcanchamber.org 9:05 – 9:15  - Opening Remarks 9:15 – 9:35...


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SEMINAR:  BEST -  BRAZIL EXCELLENCE IN SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS Toronto -  June 7 -  Fairmont Royal York BEST BRAZIL: Excellence in Securities Transactions is an initiative aiming at promoting the Brazilian capital and financial markets to the international investor community by means of road shows to the most important international financial centres. This year there will be two road shows: New York and Toronto in June and Seul and Tokyo in September. The BEST BRAZIL events  are a joint initiative  of the Brazilian most prominent market institutions ANBIMA - Brazilian Financial and Capital...


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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN INVESTING IN BRAZIL?  Event:     Private Equity and Venture Capital Exclusive Lunch When::    May 22, 2012 from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM Venue:    Ontario Investment Trade 250 - Yonge Street, 35th Floor, ON M5B 2L7 The Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (BCCC) invites you  to participate in the event  "Private Equity and Venture Capital Exclusive Lunch" with the presence of: - Martin Pose, from Tozzini Freire Advogados (Law Firm) - Robert Linton, from ABVCAP's (Brazilian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association) The lunch seminar will bring the latest...


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By Rosana Dias Pitú, a well know brand of “cachaça”, wants to introduce Canada to the most famous Brazilian national drink: Caipirinha and its simple and fool-proof recipe which consists of lime juice, sugar and ice-cubes and of course, “cachaça”. The mix has an unique and exquisite flavour that has a taste of Carnival and Samba. To what extent depends on Peter Mielzynski Agencies (PMA) Canada - one of the largest importers in Canada of beverages such as this, and other recipes for caipirinha, which use passion fruit, strawberry and kiwi, and are guaranteed to be a success. After...


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The PDAC - Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada - 2012 International Convention, Trade Show and Investors Exchange broke yet another record with over 30,000 people attending the 80th gathering at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in March. Since 1998, Brazil has achieved an important position in the international marketplace by virtue of its first organized participation in the PDAC. At the PDAC 2012, the Brazil Pavilion establishes its presence through the coordination of ADIMB -Agency for the Technological Development of the Brazilian Mining Industry, and support of IBRAM - The Brazilian...


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By José Francisco Schuster Brazil is not an emerging market, it is an emerged market. That was the report brought back by a trade mission organized by the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance (GTMA), which visited São Paulo and Curitiba, and included the presence of Mississauga’s Mayor, Hazel McCallion. This trip consolidated, for the members from the public and private sector an “extremely positive” view of the Brazilian market. “It is a market that requires relationship building. We made initial contacts with companies and associations and we want to build on these relationships....


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