What is made in Brazil?

You probably already know that Brazil extracts minerals, grows coffee and oranges, raises cattle and poultry, and manufactures clothes and shoes.  But that is only part of the picture. Actually, Brazil also builds computers, cars,  planes and many other sophisticated machines.




The Brazilian geological structure is very old and rich in combustible fossil fuels (oil), crystals and metallic minerals. Brazil has large reserves of bauxite, uranium, kaolin, semi-precious gems and many other raw materials strategically important for the world.

 

 

There are 347,490 square miles of farmable land in Brazil, and that's without counting one single inch of the 350 million of the Amazon forest.



Brazil is the world’s largest coffee, sugar, and alcohol producer, and second in soybean and corn, apart from being the third largest fruit producer.

 




 

Brazil is the world’s second largest producer of beef (6.6 million tons/year), and has the largest commercial herd, numbering some 170 million heads.















It is the second largest world producer of poultry, with 5.5 million tons/year and figures among the ten largest in the swine segment, with 1.9 million tons/year.















The production of sheep, goats, and buffaloes is equally significant.

 




Brazilian industries are located mostly in the South and the Southeast regions. Look at the map to see how many people work in Brazilian industries in every State.

 






     

One of the most important Brazilian industrial segment is the automobile industry. Many international companies make cars in Brazil: Volkswagen, Ford, Mercedes Bens, General Motors, Fiat, Volvo, etc.









Brazilian automobile industry is very inventive. For example, in the 70’s, Brazil developed a cheaper and less pollutant fuel: alcohol. Today a large number of Brazilian cars use alcohol instead of, or together with gas. 

               

With so many cars, Brazil needs a strong highway network. In fact, federal, state and municipal roads total around 935,000 miles.

 

 

 

 Did you know that almost all of Brazilian petroleum is extracted offshore? Brazil is nearing self-sufficiency in oil. Brazilians had to learn how to extract oil from the deep sea. Now this technology is being exported to other countries.