Brazil - Canada

Brazil
Official Title: Federative Republic of Brazil
General Information:
Brasília
Capital
Total Area
Currency
National Holiday
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Population (million) 204.451
8,511,965 km²
1 CAN$=2.6 Real (BRL)(2015 - Annual average)
September 7, Independence Day (1822)
Language(s)
Portuguese
Political Information:
Type of State
Federation
Type of Government
Federal Republic with a bicameral National Congress consisting of an 81-member Federal
Senate (3 members from each state and the Federal District, 8 year terms, simple majority)
and a 513-member Chamber of Deputies (4 year terms, proportional representation), with 26
states and the Federal District of Brasilia.
Bilateral Product trade
Canada - Brazil
8000
7000
Balance
6000
Head of Government
President
Dilma Rousseff
5000
Millions
Head of State
President
Dilma Rousseff
Can.
Exports
4000
3000
Can.
Import s
2000
1000
Tot al
Trade
0
Ministers: External Relations: José Serra
Dev., Industry & Trade: Marcos Pereira
Finance: Henrique Meirelles
- 1000
-2000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Main Political Parties
Seats in Chamber of Deputies/Federal Senate: Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
(PMDB)[66/19], Workers Party (PT)[58/10], Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)[51/11],
Progressive Party (PP)[47/7], Republic Party (PR)[41/4], Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)[34/7],
Social Democratic Party (PSD)[33/4]
Canadian Imports
from: Brazil
October 2016; Presidential, States: October 2018
Elections: Municipal:
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2015
Economic Information: (2015)
Canada
$1,985.05
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$11,086.42
$55,409.05
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-3.847
1.175
C hemical Pr o d .
n/a
9.03
1.105
M ach. M ech. El ec. Pr o d .
n/a
6.833
6.892
Inflation: (%)
Unemployment: (%)
Product Trade and Investment: (2015)
Canadian Exports:
Canadian Imports:
Foreign Direct Investment in Canada
Canadian Direct Investment in Brazil
Representation:
Foreign Representation in Canada
Ambassador Pedro Fernando Brêtas Bastos
August 2016
Statistics Canada
Brazil
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$2,266.63
GDP Growth rate: (%)
Canadian Representation Abroad
Ambassador Rick Savone
C hemi cal Pr o d .
F o o d Pr o d .
M iner al Pr o d .
M ach. M ech. El ec. Pr o d .
Pr eci o us M et als/ st o nes
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B ase M et al Pr o d .
V ehi cl es and Eq ui p .
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A ni mal & Pr o d .
Pl ast ics, R ub b er Pr o d .
Gl ass & St o ne Pr o d .
W o o d Pr o d .
IMF/Statistics Canada
GDP: (billion)
GDP per capita:
Statistics Canada
Canadian Exports
to: Brazil
M i ner al Pr o d .
Statistics Canada
Pap er Pr o d .
$2,250,055,209
n/a
n/a
$3,741,251,976
n/a (million)
$19,696
$12,620
n/a (million)
V ehi cl es and Eq ui p .
Sp eci al iz ed Inst .
2015
B ase M et al Pro d .
Statistics Canada
Sources:
Statistics/Industry Canada
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home
IMF
http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28
www.international.gc.ca
HTML version: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/brazil-bresil/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/fs_brazil-bresil_fd.aspx?lang=eng
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