Northeast Brazil

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Northeast Brazil
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economics

• Tourism
• Hundreds of beaches
• Thousands tourists per year
• Industry
• Textiles
• Shoes
• Chemicals
• Machinery/Equipment

• Agriculture
• Coffee
• Soybeans
• Wheat
• Corn
• Sugarcane
• Cocoa
• Beef

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economics
? Traditionally poorest region of Brazil ?

• The Real Plan (1994)
• Plan to stabilize the economy
• Create fiscal equilibrium
• Stabilize distribution of income
• Eliminate inflation
• The Unit of Real Value

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SOCIAL ASPECTSWealth and Health

• Poorest Region of Brazil
• Showing Improvement
• Good Health Care System
• 16,000 Hospitals
• 200,000 Qualified Physicians
• Some diseases still common
• Yellow Fever, TB, Malaria, etc.
• Malnutrition common

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Education and Labor

• Lowest HDI Rates in Brazil
• Illiteracy 75
• Low Minimum Wage
• 240 reals (45 71) per month
• Child Labor is Common
• Child Prostitution also Common
• Prostitution Problem in Cities

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Technology
The major technology is Northeast Brazil is using
Biomass to produce power (electricity). What
is Biomass production? -Using waste products
from agricultural industries (AKA forest
remnants, sawmill and lumber residue) to produce
power Biomass Production is important for Brazil
because it allows for many new jobs For the last
60-70 years, fossil fuels have replaced biomass
production, but now biomass production is
becoming prevalent once again because of the
dangers of global warming caused by fossil fuels.
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BIG-GT Technology

• Biomass Integrated Gasification-Gas Turbine
• The newest way to use biomass production
• Newest project-BWP (Brazilian Wood BIG-GT
  Technology Project)
• 2 goals
• To build a Powerplant in Northeast Brazil
• To spread BIG-GT Technology all over the world

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Politics

• PRESIDENT
• Has executive powers
• Serves as Head of State and Head of Government
• Appoints the Cabinet
• Elected by popular vote
• Four Year term

• LEGISLATURE
• Bicameral National Congress
• Federal Senate
• 81 seats
• Elected for 4 year terms
• Chamber of Deputies
• 513 seats
• Elected for 4 year terms

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Current Politics

• Current President
• Luis Inacio Lula da Silva
• Elected in 2002
• 2003-2006 term
• Workers Party
• Received 56.7 million votes

Flag of the President
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Interest From an Engineering Perspective

• Most Engineering Topics Related to Environment
• Environment and Natural Resources

• On Living Conditions
• New Construction
• Clean/Safe Environment
• Water Distribution

• On Fuel and Energy
• Whole Country at the Forefront
• Renewable Sources
• Must be Cost-Efficient

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Business Perspective

• To a business professional, the discussed
  factors show that there numerous opportunities
  for investment in this region
• The poverty of NE Brazil allows for the
  potential of both domestic and foreign firms to
  engage in restructuring the region, which could
  yield immense profits
• This has already begun in parts of this region,
  especially in the Ceara state, where
  industrialization has strongly diminished poverty
• Even though NE Brazil seems like a window of
  opportunity, it could be just the opposite
• it could be viewed a region where business is
  unattractive and not profitable because of the
  poverty and struggling economy
• if too much risk is involved with the investment
  in the region without guaranteed or foreseeable
  profits, businesses will avoid activity in NE
  Brazil

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• Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro
• In the oil and gasoline industry
• Produces petroleum products
• Revenue of 37.45 billion USD
• Employs over 50,000
• Founded in 1953
• Exists in 16 nations
• One of the largest 500 world companies