1. TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS
1.1. Health Information Technology
1.1.1. Overall rank 34
1.2. Innovation enviroment
1.2.1. Ranked 135 with 3.33 point out of 148
1.3. Technological infrastructure
1.3.1. Ranked 53 overall
1.4. Investment
1.4.1. Expends between 1.16-1.21% of their GDP
2. LEGAL FACTORS
2.1. Taxation
2.1.1. 33% of their GDP
2.2. Employment
2.2.1. Fixed term contracts for 24 months
2.2.2. Unemployment
2.2.3. Minimum wages 937
2.3. Exportation
2.3.1. Destinations
2.4. Import
2.4.1. Destinations
2.5. Legal forms
2.5.1. S.A and Ltda.
2.5.2. It takes 120 days to open a business
2.6. Foreign Direct Investment
2.6.1. Low participation
3. ENVIROMENTAL FACTOR
3.1. Types of Energy
3.1.1. Renewable Energies
3.2. Social Responsability
3.2.1. Not only with enviroment but with Employees and Suppliers
3.3. Pollution
3.3.1. Increasing in rivers, seas, and the ocean.
3.4. Weather
3.4.1. Mostly Tropical, Conducive to indoor and outdoor activities.
4. POLITICAL FACTORS
4.1. Type of Goverment
4.1.1. Presidentialism
4.2. Bureaucracy Issues
4.2.1. Influenced by the excessive payment of procedures.
4.3. Social and Political Corruption
4.3.1. Lawless Violence in the Favelas of Sao Paulo and Surroundings
4.4. Neighbor Countries
4.4.1. The Economic Pledge created in Brazil does affect the Industrial Activity of its neighbors
4.5. Political Stability
4.5.1. Capitalism seems to break relations with neighboring countries
5. ECONOMIC FACTORS
5.1. Inflation
5.1.1. 2015-9.027%
5.2. Taxes & duties
5.2.1. Complex Tax Rate
5.3. Finance & credits
5.3.1. Main aspects.
5.4. Working practices
5.4.1. 10 common working practices
5.5. Exchange rates
5.5.1. USD and EUR
5.6. Cost of living
5.6.1. Expatistan Top list
5.6.1.1. Food
5.6.1.2. Housing
5.6.1.3. Clothes
5.6.1.4. Personal Care
5.6.1.5. Enterteinment
5.6.1.6. Transportation
5.7. GDP & GNP
5.7.1. GDP (US billions): 1,772.6
5.7.2. GNP (US millions): 497,902.88
5.8. Globalization
5.8.1. Main aspects.
6. SOCIAL FACTORS
6.1. Lifestyle
6.1.1. Food & Drink
6.1.2. Sports & Leisure
6.1.3. Enterteinment
6.1.4. Local Turism
6.2. Attitude & beliefs
6.2.1. Hierarchy
6.2.2. Traditional gender role
6.2.3. Family identity
6.3. Social Mobility
6.3.1. The situation is worse than before...
6.4. Education
6.4.1. 4 steps in Brazilian education
6.5. Demographics
6.5.1. Complete chart
6.5.1.1. 205 million.
6.5.1.2. 0-14: 22.79% of the population
6.5.1.3. Median age: 31.6 years old
6.6. Ethics & religion
6.6.1. Dominating Religion: Roman Catholic (64.6%)
6.6.2. Assumptions
6.7. Historical issues
6.7.1. Poverty
6.7.2. Crime
6.7.3. Lack of education
6.7.4. Infant Mortality
6.8. Cross-cultural communications
6.8.1. Key Elements
6.8.2. Business with Brazil
6.8.3. Structure and hierarchy
6.8.4. Business etiquette
6.8.5. Business practices in Brazil