Unlike what happens in most of the developed world, shaken by the financial crisis, some countries want to attract immigrants, with the requirement that they are qualified professionals with a technical level or higher. Due to the shortage of labor, low birth rate and aging population, these places fail to fill a large number of jobs, which could hamper the economy and compromising the country’s growth. So many nations have established new legislation or the old relaxed in order to collaborate with the entry of foreign workers. The most appealing destinations for Brazilians are Canada and Australia, which have consolidated programs of skilled immigration. Countries like New Zealand, Germany and Japan also make the process easier, though still in need of advice in here.

More information about the programs of skilled immigration on the sites below:
www.imigracao-quebec.ca
www.vivanaautralia.com

After two decades exporting manpower to the world, Brazil has returned to a country of immigrants. According to the Ministry of Justice, the number of foreigners living in Brazil, working or studying exceeded for the first time in 20 years, the number of Brazilians who leave the country to live abroad for the same reasons.

The multinational online recruitment Monster said that about 80,000 foreigners registered curriculum at the site of the company interested in finding job in Brazil. In total, 400 foreigners are looking at opportunities in the South American Giant.

Source: O Globo Newspaper, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – January 15, 2012

Brazil becomes the sixth largest economy in the world, overtaking the United Kingdom according to the British and Research Center for Economics and Business (CEBR).

The CEBR’s chief executive, Douglas McWilliams, said in an interview with BBC  that this change of positions between Brazil and Great Britain is part of a worldwide trend.

“I think this is part of the big economic change, where not only are we seeing a shift from West to East, but we’re also seeing that countries that produce vital commodities - food and energy, for example - are doing very well, and are gradually climbing up the  economic league table”, he said.

According to economist Jose Marcio Camargo, it is fine to celebrate the passing of England, but suggest us to keep in mind how much remains to be done.

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Data from the World Travel Monitor, 2009, show that 25 million Canadians traveled outside the country, a significant number that demonstrates the potential of this market. The spending of tourists is also indicative of a highlight. The Canadian spent in a long duration trip to Brazil, about 1,540 euros.

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Canada is the country with the best reputation in the world . The country got  74.76 points  in 2011 RepTrak Country survey, which collected the opinions of 42 000 persons over 51 countries on five continents – Brazil was the only 22 th place.

“Canada is a country that is highly rated because it is attractive for tourism, has a government that runs with righteousness and with ethics and has a strong economy,” said Efe, Ana Isabel Martinez, spokeswoman for the Reputation Institute Colombia, the organization responsible for the study.

After Canada, Sweden comes with 74.66 points, Australia (74.25), Switzerland (74.16), New Zealand (73.12), Norway (73.09), Denmark (71.53), Finland (70.51), Austria (69.43) and the Netherlands (68.69).

The report of the Reputation Institute, “the reputation of these countries is attributed to its high levels of democracy, its per capita wealth, their society and their position stabilized in a certain neutrality in international conflicts.”

In Latin America, Brazil is the country with the best reputation and occupies 22 th place in overall ranking, registering 54.56 points, a grade higher than U.S., who scored 52.87 points.

Argentina is in 24th position on the global list, Peru on 28, Chile, 31; Mexico, 35; Venezuela, 38, and Bolivia, 39. The latter classification was 21.78 points with Iraq and Iran came in second last, with 22.65 points.

The report concludes that “the reputation generates economic value, since there is a direct correlation between this and the desire to visit the country, buy your products and services, invest, study, live or work in it.”

More information at  Exame magazine: http://exame.abril.com.br/topicos/canada.

Brazil is seen by other countries as an exciting place, with people always friendly, convivial and hospitable. This image was designed by Embratur president Flavio Dino workshop held during the 39th Brazilian Congress of Travel Agencies and Fair of the Americas – Abav 2011, in Rio de Janeiro.

Next year, the Brazilian tourism promotion (Embratur) plans to invest $ 42 million in various actions. Of the 5.1 million foreign tourists visited Brazil in 2010, 46% came from South America . Our neighbors spent last year, per capita /per day, an average of $ 59 and the European country spent U.S. $ 66. Of the top five source markets for our country, two are from the region: Argentina and Uruguay,” said Dino.

Regarding expectations for the World Cup, the president of Embratur said he was relaxed about the progress of preparations. And for him, the greatest legacy will be the spread of the image country, mainly because the disclosure of destinations opportunity still little known abroad as Cuiabá and Foz do Iguacu. “The Cup will be perfect? No, absolutely not. Because no mass event is perfect anywhere in the world. But we will leave the image of Brazil in the post-World Cup will be the greatest legacy that we, much larger than the physical works, “said the president of Embratur.

Bahia is a unique place, with a strong African influence, giving rise to special cultural phenomena like the Candomblé religion; the Brazilian martial art, capoeira; the samba de roda traditional dance, also the afoxé musical instrument and the axé music genre; plus a rich cuisine with a strong flavour of the West African coast.

Now it’s time to bring this rich and unique culture from Bahia to Canada, to show off the Afro-Brazilian style of life on the big screen at the 2011 Brazil Film Fest.

The Festival’s program is eclectic and offers features and documentaries.
Opening night at TIFF Bell Lightbox, on October 27th – 7pm Reitman Square, 350 King Street West, Toronto
2007 //96 min // Comedy // Musical // English subtitles – “Ó paí, ó!”
“Ó paí, ó!”, as the title indicates via a “dialect of Bahia” (“Look at that, look”), turns the lenses on a slum where iconic characters from the cultural scene of Bahia will emerge. Lacking money but not desire for amusement, they get by on creativity, irony, sensuality, and music.

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