Brazil's Economy

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The writer of this paper examines Brazil's economy from the 16th century to the present. This paper focuses on U.S. investment which is concentrated heavily in the transportation equipment, food, chemicals, petroleum distribution and electronic equipment industries. The writer discusses Brazil's various exports including timber, precious metals, sugarcane and coffee. This paper also touches on Brazil's privatization program which was initiated in 1990 to reduce the size of the government and improve public sector fiscal balances.

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"As of July 1994, Brazil's new currency, the real, is linked to the country's international reserves. In the second area of concern--trade reform-import tariffs were considerably reduced. The average tariff came down from 32 percent in 1990 to 14 percent as of July 1993, and the maximum tariff was brought down from 105 percent to 35 percent. Moreover, all quantitative restrictions to trade were eliminated, making Brazil one of the very few countries in the world with no quantitative barriers to imports."

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