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About IBN Brazil

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It's Our Business to help your Business

We are a group of Irish individuals focused on developing Irish and Brazilian business relations. With a diverse and experienced background, we aim to:

  • Be the representative voice of Irish Business in Brazil
  • Support Brazilian companies which have invested in or trade with Ireland
  • Provide links to Business Networks and Chambers in Ireland and in Brazil
  • Forge stronger commercial ties between Ireland and Brazil

Our Services

Connecting

We provide the opportunity for members to meet people in other business sectors and industries.

Promoting

Trade and investment between Brazil and Ireland.

Supporting

We offer market entry strategies for Irish companies looking to establish in Brazil.

Learning

We provide members with opportunities to learn about other business sectors and industries.

Access

We provide access directly or through referrals to key contacts and potential decision-makers in different business sectors.

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Why Invest in Brazil?

General Facts

  • Population: 208,952,865
  • Language: Brazilian Portuguese (official and main language)
  • Total Area: 8,515,770 km2
  • Coastline: 7,491 km
  • Time Zone: UTC-3 (4 hours ahead of Dublin during Standard Time)
  • Ethnic Groups: white 47.7% | mulatto (mixed white and black) 43.1% | black 7.6% | other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 1.1% | indigenous 0.4% (2010 est.)
  • Legal System: Civil Law
  • Capital: Brasilia
  • Largest Cities:
  • Sao Paulo (population: 12,106,920) | Rio de Janeiro (population: 6,520,266) | Belo Horizonte (population: 2,523,794) | Brasilia (population: 3,039,444) | Fortaleza (population: 2,627,482)
  • Chief of State: Jair Bolsonaro
  • Elections: Next presidential elections to be held October 2022

Economic Facts

  • GDP: USD 2.054 trillion (2017)
  • Currency: BRL – Brazilian Real
  • Main Agriculture Products:  Coffee |  Soybeans |  Wheat |  Rice |  Corn |  Sugarcane |  Cocoa | Citrus |  Beef |  Poultry | Timber | Cotton | Tobacco.
  • Main Industries: Textiles |  Chemicals | Cement | Lumber | Iron ore | Tin | Steel | Aircraft | Motor Vehicles and Parts | Footwear.
  • Main Natural Resources: Bauxite | Gold | Iron ore | Manganese | Nickel | Phosphates | Platinum | Tin | Rare Earth Elements | Uranium | Petroleum | Hydropower | Timber | Granite.
  • Total Exports: USD 217.7 billion (2017)
  • Total Imports: USD 150,72 billion (2017)

IBN Brazil has been great for networking.
I have been able to learn more insights about the Brazilian Market and meet people who have common business interests.

Ryan O'Mullan - Software Engineer

I've had the chance to learn new things about the Brazilian Market and meet interesting people.
I definitely recommend the IBN.

Richard Fenning - Digital Marketing Manager

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Contact us

Email: contact@ibnbrazil.com
Web: ibnbrazil.com

Location: Alameda Santos, 787
São Paulo, Brazil

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