Newsflash

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  • Brazil is the 5th largest population in the world with a population of 200 million people.
  • Brazil recently edged past China to become the largest emerging market in the world (Morgan Stanley Capital Int’l Emerging Markets Index September 10, 2008)
  • Newly discovered and massive off-shore oil fields led to an invitation for Brazil to become a member of OPEC
  • In 2009 Wal-Mart will invest $1B in Brazil
  • The famed Silicon Valley venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson partnered with a leading Brazilian venture capital firm FIR Capital in Belo Horizonte with an initial capital contribution of $40M
  • Brazil is an undisputed global leader in clean and renewable energies with a concentrated emhasis on BioFuels.

Brazil Internet Usage

  • Google made Brazil their center for all South American and Latin American operations with most of its software development and engineering to be based in Belo Horizonte
  • Brazil leads all of Latin America and South America in the number of Internet users, well ahead of both Mexico and Argentina
  • Brazil is Google’s fastest growing market outside of the U.S. generating an estimated $500 million per year in revenues.
  • Brazil has the second largest user base of Google Gmail e-mail accounts
  • Brazil has the third largest number of broadband users in the Americas, behind only the U.S. and Canada. 
  • Internet users in Brazil have doubled in each of the past three years
  • 47% of Brazilian adult citizens have Internet access which represents 59 million Internet users over the age of 16 according to a March 2008 survey conducted by DataFolha and commissioned by F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi.  The survey also found that 53% of the people surveyed regularly post content on the Internet.
  • The average Brazilian Internet users spends 30.2 hours online a month, substantially higher that Latin America (28.6 hours) and worldwide (25.7 hours)
  • Internet penetration in Brazil based on population is 26.1% and expected to grow by more than 300% over the next 3-5 years.
  • Brazil is the worldwide leader in online E-Government especially in the areas of e-participation, electronic voting, online tax filing and e-procurement.
  • In 2007 more PC’s were sold in Brazil than TV sets

Brazil Mobile Usage

  • Mobile phone subscribers grew at an astonishing rate of 21% in 2007
  • Mobile subscriber penetration is 67% compared to 80% for the U.S.
  • Mobile subscribers in Brazil outnumber fixed line subscribers by more than 3 to 1     
  • Brazil is the 5th largest country for mobile phone penetration with China, U.S, Russia and India ahead of it.
 
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Brazil America Ventures - International Business Development and Venture Capital Advisory Services
The Brazil America Ventures Advantage

Brazil America Ventures - International Business Development and Venture Capital Advisory Services

Brazil America Ventures saves its clients with precious time and in return generates increased international revenue opportunities by more knowledgeably accelerating the internationalization of traditional and mainstream business sectors as well as  Online and Mobile B2C (business-to-consumer) and B2B (business-to business) adoption in Brazil, by applying time tested business methodologies, relationships and market expertise.

 

Brazil America Ventures has an extensive human network of private equity, venture capital, investment banking contacts and “In Country” decision-makers and key influencers with the most successful mainstream companies including Online / Mobile media and technology companies.  In many ways BAV becomes the “eyes and ears” in both the U.S. and Brazil for venture capital firms with its balanced team of senior executives in both countries.

 

 

Brazil America Ventures performs extensive market research with potential Brazilian and U.S. clients and / or joint venture partners in order to validate the receptiveness and overall market opportunity.  The end result of this methodology is the clients’ time needed to seek out, create, staff and manage their offshore operations in the U.S. or Brazil is significantly reduced at a great cost savings.

 

Brazil America Ventures - International Business Development and Venture Capital Advisory Services Brazil America Ventures also offers its venture capital services with a primary focus in online and mobile media and technology companies with highly targeted introductions to private equity and venture capital firms in both the U.S. and Brazil.  In addition BAV assists its clients with investment document preparations and review such as the Executive Summary, Business Plan and investor presentation materials. The founding members of BAV have more than 30 combined years of high-tech start-up experience as founding senior executives and venture capital fund management experience while based in Silicon Valley, Miami, Washington DC and NYC.