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Why Brazil
Leading Regional Economy
USD 1,608,981.22 GDP (2022)
A Land of Opportunities
8,515,767 km² Territory
Large Pool of Potencial Workers
Population of 203 million
World FDI recipient
5th in 2022
A Global Destination for Investment
USD 86 billion FDI Inflow 2022
- Acre (AC)
- Alagoas (AL)
- Amapá (AP)
- Amazonas (AM)
- Bahia (BA)
- Ceará (CE)
- Distrito Federal (DF)
- Espírito Santo (ES)
- Goiás (GO)
- Maranhão (MA)
- Mato Grosso (MT)
- Mato Grosso do Sul (MS)
- Minas Gerais (MG)
- Pará (PA)
- Paraíba (PB)
- Paraná (PR)
- Pernambuco (PE)
- Piauí (PI)
- Ride Janeiro (RJ)o
- Rio Grande do Norte (RN)
- Rio Grande do Sul (RS)
- Rondônia (RO)
- Roraima (RR)
- Santa Catarina (SC)
- São Paulo (SP)
- Sergipe (SE)
- Tocantins (TO)
Opportunities
Highlights of the Brazilian Market
Sectors in Brazil
- Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Agribusiness
- Minning
- Energy Security
- Renewable Energies
- Infrastructure
+ 24
unicorns since 2017
+ 320
Venture Capital Funds and Corporate Funds
+ 22,000
startups
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Unlocking opportunities, fueling growth
For the third consecutive year, Brazil rose positions in the Global Innovation Index (GII), a renowned international ranking for evaluating countries in relation to their innovation ecosystems. In the 2023 edition, the country consolidated itself among the 50 most innovative economies in the world. Brazil ranks first in innovation in Latin America.
In the last five years, Brazilian companies raised around US$ 17.6billion in venture capital investments, totaling almost 50% of transactions in Latin America. In 2023, there were approximately US$1.8 billion in 325 transactions.
US$ 166.55 billion
Record agriculture exports in 2023
1,953
Brazilian active agritechs
40 million
Recovery and conversion of pastures in ten years
Agribusiness
Brazil is the 4th world agricultural producer
In a context of growing global demand for food, Brazilian agribusiness exports broke a record in 2023, reaching US$ 166.55 billion. The Brazilian government created the National Fertilizer Plan, a strategy to reduce dependence on fertilizer imports and stimulate national production. Currently, more than 87% of fertilizers used in agriculture are imported, costing around US$25 billion annually. The PNF’s horizon is to reach 2050 with national production capable of meeting between 45% and 50% of domestic demand, in addition to generating opportunities and jobs for Brazilians.
21 million tons
Third largest rare earth reserves in the world
75 million
tons of graphite reserves
85%
Renewable energy sources in minning
Minning
Brazil is endowed with some of the largest reserves of critical minerals for the global energy transition, such as graphite, nickel, and rare earth elements.
Brazil is at the forefront of the energy transition process and can become the central axis of ‘zero carbon’ global industrial supply chains. Critical minerals play an important role in the production chains and economic development of a country, including the evolution of a low-carbon economy. Brazil has the third largest rare earth reserves in the world, with 21 million tons.
R$ 150 billion
estimated annual revenue from green hydrogen in Brazil by 2050
R$ 2 trillion
energy transition investment in 10 years
+7 GW
installed electrical matrix in 2024
Energy Security
Brazil is in a unique position to become a powerhouse in the green hydrogen sector
New investments in clean and renewable electricity, sustainable low-carbon fuels and sustainable mining for the energy transition could reach R$2 trillion in investments in 10 years. The expansion of the electrical matrix exceeded 7 GW in 2024 — Brazil registered 203 new plants by August, 93.22% of which were wind and solar photovoltaic plants. It is also worth highlighting the National Hydrogen Program (PNH2) and the national Hydrogen policy, established in 2024. It is a Brazilian government project that aims to develop the hydrogen industry and market in the country (read more below). Furthermore, the oil produced in Brazil has a lower carbon footprint than that produced in other parts of the world, which allows the country to be more competitive in terms of emissions.
55,8 GW
wind energy genneration expected capacity by 2030
15,8%
solar photovoltaic genneration in 2023
49,9%
of Brazilian energy come from water
Renewable Energies
Brazil has one of the cleanest electricity matrix in the world
With one of the cleanest electrical matrices on the planet, Brazil stands out, ranking first in Latin America and third in the world in terms of participation in renewable energy. With numerous rivers and dams, strong winds and a high incidence of solar radiation, the country has an increasingly diverse and sustainable energy matrix.
Infrastructure
There are oportunities in highways, railways, sanitation and more
Brazil also stands out because of its infrastructure. With the New Growth Acceleration Program (PAC), one of the main policies to encourage investments in the country, R$ 1.7 trillion will be invested in all states in Brazil, with R$ 1.4 trillion by 2026. The program will include private sector resources estimated at R$612 billion.
On highway concessions in 2024, Brazil offers R$122 billion in new partnerships, distributed across 13 concession projects. Federal government have a planned investment of R$94.2 billion by 2026 in railways. And R$ 5.9 billion will be invested in the supply and expansion of access to water.
Venture Capital & Private Equity
+ 220
fund managers
66%
of the capital comes from international investors
+ 22,000
startups
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Unlocking opportunities, fueling growth
These large-scale investments underscore Brazil's growing reputation as a hotspot for innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as its attractiveness to international investors seeking high-growth opportunities in various sectors, from technology to healthcare.
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Agribusiness
40%
Contribuition to global food production until 2050
21.1%
Of the Brazilian GPD
266%
Increase of main crops production in 40 years
Minning
1,719,991
kilometers of road network
1,206,8
million tons of cargo transported in Brazilian ports in 2022
500
million TU transported in Brazilian railways in 2022
Energy Security
#1
oil producer in Latin America
15th
largest proven oil reserve
10th
largest oil producer in the world
Renewable Energies
#1
recipient of FDI in renewables in Latin America – 2009 to 2022
7%
of the world's renewable energy production comes from Brazil
#4
world recipient of FDI in renewables, 2022
Apex Brasil
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Porto Central aims to be a new world-class industrial port complex in Brazil. In the past 12 months, we developed a great partnership with Apex-Brasil. With it, international missions were held in China and Middle East and promising business contacts were made. Apex-Brasil is nationally and internationally supporting and promoting the project to potential partners, investors and financiers. We expect to strengthen this partnership both in short and long-term perspectives!
José Maria Vieira de Novaes
CEO Porto Central
CEO Porto Central
Apex-Brasil supported our innovation project providing relevant information to identify potential local partners and seize competitive advantages to invest in Brazil. Thus, decision-making process became more assertive, making the investment on local manufacturing feasible.
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