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Spark needed to ignite economy

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May 16, 2012

Spark needed to ignite economy

Although growth has slowed, the country is still a good investment but stability requires long-term reform

Workers operate combines to harvest soybean in a farm in Tangara da Serra ©Reuters May 16, 2012

Agriculture: Better land management pays dividends

Farming is expanding without destroying the environment, writes Jonathan Wheatley

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Brazil Confidential: Consumption and resources are central to development

The country’s consumer-driven growth is set to continue for some time, writes Richard Lapper

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Cosmetics: Products gel with lower income workers

The love of international brands is typical of Brazil’s growing and increasingly self-confident lower middle class, writes Luke McLeod-Roberts

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Property: Real estate becomes target for investors

A rapidly growing middle class has boosted prices, says Samantha Pearson

May 16, 2012

Oil & Gas: BG has five big reasons why country is key to its future

Group is sitting on valuable discoveries but development costs are huge, says Samantha Pearson

A worker checks an engine at a Chevrolet assembly line in the General Motors do Brasil plant in São José dos Compas ©Bloomberg May 16, 2012

Manufacturing: Government erects barriers to automakers’ drive for growth

Expansion by carmakers collides with effects of politicians’ protectionist policies says John Reed

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Wealth management: Rising incomes mean the business is booming

Rising incomes mean the business is booming as the country has become one of the world’s top producers of millionaires

May 16, 2012

Private Equity: Country still a target

Tapping of middle class remains a dominant theme, writes Joe Leahy

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