Gov. Rick Scott and delegation visiting São Paulo a city comprising of 19 million inhabitants

Here are some highlights about the city/state:

São Paulo

§  Over 10,000,000 Vehicles in Greater São Paulo

§  It has the largest fleet of helicopters in the world.

§  Urban area: 1,968 km² (760 mi²)

§  3rd in the world in number of high-rise buildings with 5,644, according to Empori's database.

§  According to Mystery Shopping International, the ninth most luxurious street in the world is located in the city, the Oscar Freire Street.

§  Has the largest hospital complex in Latin America, the Hospital das Clínicas of the University of São Paulo with 352,000 m² (3,788,896.47 sq ft).

§  São Paulo is the 6th city with most billionaires in the world, drawn with Mumbai with 21 billionaires.

São Paulo is the 10th richest city in the world, the biggest financial center in Brazil and is expected to be the 6th richest in 2025.  According to PricewaterhouseCoopers annual economic growth of the city is 4.2%. The city is also unique among Brazilian cities for its large number of foreign corporations. Many analysts point to São Paulo as an important global city, even though this categorization can be criticized considering its serious problems of social exclusion and spatial segregation. Despite being the most important financial center of the country, São Paulo also presents a high degree of informality in its economy.

In recent survey among the 30 to 60 years professionals, (8.163 million), the age bracket that better defines professional lives in Brazil, 46% have come from other areas of the country or from abroad. Among Brazilians, the group with the highest education level is comprised of migrants from the Southeast, South and Midwest regions of the country.

Agriculture within the state of SP present significant growth as well, preliminary figures from the Agricultural Economics Institute of São Paulo State Agriculture and Supply Secretariat shows that the value of agricultural and forestry production in the state reached R$ 61.45 billion (US$ 33.6 billion) this year, growth of 17.1% over last year.

Some of Brazil's Consumers Future Tendencies..

Brazilians over 60 population has grown about 50% in the past 10 years and is projected that by 2020 the population 60+ will be 30 million.
Health awareness and quality of life is also increasing. In comparison, US had 1,300 SPAs in the early 90'  and presently there are over 10,000. In Brazil SPAs were practically unknown 20 years ago and now there are over 1,000, still plenty of growth opportunities.

According to the FGV report, currently 105 million Brazilians belong to the middle class C with a family income in the range of US$ 750 to US$ 3.229 per month, 39.5 million Brazilians became part of the middle class between 2003 and May 2011. (see image with % of population and consumption by location). On recent study showed that while 76% of A, B class opt to shop in supermarkets, 34% of C class and 49% of D and E class opt to alternative purchasing channels where smaller retailers reap the benefit.
These are just some of the new tendencies and how Brazil consumers are changing. Obviously Brazil offers a vast  options of opportunities to companies in general.

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Governor Rick Scott and JAX Mayor, Alvin Brown are visiting Brazil in October...

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Brazil Florida Alliance (BFA) report

October 19th 2011 Meeting Announcement