Article - Brazil girds for massive offshore oil extraction

State-run Petrobras is poised to become a major global player

Everything about the shipyard here is colossal — the 4,000-man workforce, the billions sunk into it in capital costs, the half-finished 10-story-high production platforms.

But then, so is the challenge facing Brazil’s state-controlled energy company, Petrobras: developing a group of newly discovered deep-sea oil fields that energy analysts say will catapult this country into the ranks of the world’s petro-powers. The oil pools are 200 miles out in the Atlantic and more than four miles down, under freezing seas, rock and a heavy cap of salt.

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Article - Brazil Property To Top 2010 Property Wish List

Brazil’s property market is set to become one of the hottest markets in 2010. The country is one of the world’s fastest growing economies. Foreign Direct Investment has increased and with Brazil set to host the 2014 football World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games, we will see improvements in infrastructure and huge growth in the construction industry.

Property investors from around the world are flocking to Brazilian shores with a view to snapping up real estate, in anticipation of future capital growth.

Brazil Property Specialist, Colordarcy have seen Brazilian property enquiries increase by 60%, since the Olympic announcement. The company has responded by launching a consultancy service to help clients to source the best real estate deals in Rio de Janeiro.

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News - Carlyle Plans ‘Mid-$100 Million’ Deals in Brazil

Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) - Carlyle Group, the world’s second- largest private-equity firm, will soon announce two or three acquisitions in the “mid-$100 million” range in Brazil to take advantage of faster growth, said co-founder David Rubenstein.

The deals will be “very attractive,” Rubenstein told reporters in Sao Paulo, without giving details. He said it’s important for the group to invest in Latin America’s biggest economy because of its size and growth potential.

“You can’t be global not being in Brazil,” Rubenstein said. “Brazil has the world’s sixth-largest population, it’s the ninth-largest economy and will become the fifth largest.”

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Article - Brazilian Middle Class Expands As Economy Surges

The cruel joke about Brazil was that it was the country of the future — and always would be. But now, Brazil is meeting its potential like never before.

Impressive economic growth, a booming commodity sector and the country’s popular government are receiving worldwide attention. The country’s center-left president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva — who as a boy shined shoes on the street — has led a crusade against poverty.

Innovative state programs, along with the economic growth, are lifting millions of Brazilians into the middle class and making the country a model for the developing world.

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Article - Brazil’s winning bid provides Olympic lesson for the world
By Ruth Melkonian

Recently, as the world waited for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to announce its decision on the location of the 2016 games, many expected Chicago to win. After all, its most famous resident, the president of the U.S., had campaigned hard for its selection.

Instead, the IOC chose Rio de Janeiro, on grounds of its “strong technical bid” with “long-term aspirations for the future.”

Some reports said this would be “good for Rio de Janeiro.” But I’ve come to believe it might be the other way around: Showcasing Brazil through the Olympics could teach the world some important lessons.

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