"The sleeping giant has awakened" read a protester's sign during the many street demonstrations gathering over a million participants in middle June 2013. Read why this growing nation is having labor pains at a time when President Dilma Rousseff begins her second term. Brazil is now the 7th largest Economy in the world. Although it is an emerging economy it has slowed down considerably as compared to other BRICS club members. Brazil will need two decades of steady growth and heavy social and infrastructure investments to offer to its citizens the same standard of living Europeans now enjoy. The US economy is now experiencing a steady recovery, as opposed to a decline in demand for commodities exporting, industrial and consumer goods in the Brazilian market. The only exception was the civil construction sector now coming to a halt after experiencing an economic boom fueled by accessible and popular house loans issued by Caixa Economica Federal, which has practically cornered this market. In this handbook I will present to you, practical tips on how to receive money from foreign banks while in Brazil, a very complicated task indeed for anyone facing this challenge. I explain the different money transfer methods now in place in the seventh largest economy in the world, and how much can you import into the country without being penalized by a high taxation rule. Learn about Mr. Eike Batista, a Brazilian Billionaire who has lost over 70% of his wealth in early 2013 and continues to drop on the Forbes list. This e-book is constantly updated to reflect current trends in the market. Also, soon you'll read about tourist tips and fast food quality tests performed. With previous and current directors of Petrobras, a government owned business now under investigation for fraud, one has to heed to a word of caution when investing in this country. Indeed, many changes will occur after election time is over and newly reelected president Dilma Rousseff attempts to juggle into her power position. From what I see now, there are no signs of an impending confiscation of savings as it was done by former president Collor. What I'm trying to say is that you should exercise caution for the next six months to really separate rumors from real evidence, if you're planning to invest on a long term basis in Brazil. Eventually though, Brazil will overcome a possible downgrading by investing agencies like Moody´s, etc., because it is a strong economy, the only problem at this point is that the Brazilian government doesn´t know that and spends too much money on social programs. The country´s budget today is over U$15 billion in the hole, and no signs of recovery is seen yet over the next 4 year period.
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