A $6 billion of contribution to US economy in 2010 and projected to double by 2016, when US could host a record of 2.8 million Brazilians.Florida continues to be the number one US destination for Brazilians, no wonder Brazil was named the “Floridian” of the year by Florida Trend magazine in January 2012.
Brazilians are coming to Florida for tourism and for business, expanding existing businesses and investments.
So far this year, the United States has been the main destination of Brazilian exports, US$ 4.6 billion; Brazil started 2012 with a record monthly current account deficit of US$ 7.086 billion. That is more than the Central Bank forecast of US$ 6.7 billion, and well above the January 2011 deficit of US$ 5.584 billion. Foreign direct investment, at US$ 5.433 billion, was not sufficient to cover the deficits.
