• A huge territorial extent, with plenty of natural resources, some of them entirely unexploited to date.
• An enormous population with a dynamic and fast growing internal consumer marketplace, such a trend being boosted by the income proceeds resulting from the sharp drop in the inflation rate.
• An economic integration within Mercosul -- the free-trade zone initially made up of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay -- with the corresponding expansion of marketplaces and business opportunities.
• A deep-rooted, dynamic, and profitable capitalist economy with availability of skilled human resources, including on a management level.
• A relevant presence of foreign capital, particularly on the industrial structure where it accounts for 30% of the production.
• A well-developed industrial center, with a diversified export agenda which comprises from mineral ores and orange juice to highly value-added manufactured products such as cars, airplanes, ships and capital goods.
• Diversified export marketplaces.
• A modern and integrated agriculture presenting one of the world's largest crops of around 80 million tons.
• Stability of the democratic political institutions.

Source: Brazilian Development Bank - BNDES