Illegal cattle farming - Implications and possible actions by the European commission and Brazilian government
Case study - 11 pages - Environment law
The Amazon Forest is the world's largest tropical rainforest and is a vital ecosystem with a wide range of flora and fauna (WWF, n.d.). However, the Amazon Forest is under threat due to various anthropogenic activities, including illegal cattle farming which is a significant driver of...
How does the phenomenon of unemployment impact Brazil both economically and in its development?
Essay - 5 pages - Micro-economy, job-unemployment
With an area of 8,514,876 km², Brazil is one of the five largest countries in the world. It is located in Latin America and borders seven countries, some of which are Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay. Brazil is also the eighth-largest country in the world with a GDP of 2054...
How should Brazil tackle poverty and inequalities?
Essay - 6 pages - Economic politics
In an article written in French and titled "La lutte contre les inégalités au Brésil : une analyse critique de l'action du gouvernement de Lula" (2011), researcher Mylène Gaulard attempts to highlight the chronic inability of Brazilian public authorities to resolve the two most important...
Inflationary goal models and interaction with the consumer - The Brazilian case
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The Central Bank, in order to achieve the inflation target, use the instruments of monetary policy at your disposal. The main one is the aggregate demand control via interest rates. Whenever there are inflationary pressures, interest rate of the economy increases. Consumption is reduced in favor...
The Brazilian economy: Consumer X Interest
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
In the previous part, we have seen that, in theory, the consumer reacts negatively to an increase in interest rates. We will seek to verify this part of the chapter the behavior of interest variables, consumption and inflation in the Brazilian economy after the adoption of inflation targeting...
Inflation in Brazil: characteristics, causes and stabilization program
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
One of the historical features of the Brazilian economy is the secular upward trend in prices. The periods of rapid change in prices have prevailed over the moderate inflation, especially in the last 50 years. The historical episodes of creeping inflation are all, prior to World War II. Since...
Brazil bank: Free software case study part I
Case study - 6 pages - Finance
With the advancement of technology we have today computerized systems in any company, from corporations to a simple newsstand, we found computer systems. Computers work is required to use this software and can be free or Owner. Some examples of proprietary software are Windows and Office, as...
Free Software in the Bank of Brazil: Case study
Case study - 5 pages - Finance
The Bank of Brazil in accordance with the Migration Project of the Federal Government, migrated your old proprietary system to the open source system. Mainly aimed at savings hardware, computers were becoming obsolete for use with proprietary software and would be destroyed and part of his...
Critical analysis for the Brazilian case
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The Brazil felt a huge change in the economy after the Real Plan in 1994. The plan has changed the economic environment in Brazil to check the stability of the economy after a long period of high inflation. From this year on, we used two types of monetary policy: a fixed exchange...
Of Gustavo Capanema vision on the question in brazilian population protection act creating social family
Case study - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
When Getulio Vargas adopted Decree-Law 3200 of April 19, 1941 - on social protection of the family - was determining state intervention in poor and large families. New in Brazil and recent attitude in Europe, corresponding to the so-called "family issue" problematic within the critical and...
The inflationary goal schemes and its impact on Brazilian consumption
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
In June 1999, after a sharp devaluation of the real and the consequent abandonment of the pegged to the dollar exchange, Brazil formally adopted a monetary policy framework based on inflation targeting. In this work we try to emphasize to what extent and in what manner the inflation target...
Is universal is healthcare in Brazil really universal?
Case study - 14 pages - Educational studies
Access to quality and affordable healthcare for all is a social ideal that many countries aspire to attain with varying degrees of success. While many developed countries have more or less achieved universal healthcare, many more other countries are struggling to provide their citizens with...
Mergers and acquisition: Brazilian beer merger negotiations: Companhia Cervejaria Brahma, S.A., case study
Case study - 12 pages - Business strategy
This final assignment deals with the merger of 2 companies specialized in the beer market, Brahma and Antarctica, in Brazil. Brazil is the 4th beer market in the world after the United States of America, China and Germany. This market represents a huge market because of various...
Venture in international markets - Picard in Brazil
Case study - 40 pages - Business strategy
Picard is a French frozen food retailer focusing in its own brand product lines. Currently, Picard has over 800 stores in metropolitan France and has a market share of approximately 20% in the frozen food market. The retailer´s overall strategy is characterized as a premium proposition with a...
Mergers and acquisitions - Brazilian beer negotiation
Case study - 12 pages - Business strategy
Today several companies choose to combine in order to create only one entity. They an decide to merge for various reasons, it can be to create values, acquire a financial stability situation, improve its strategic position or to offer the stockholders of one company securities. They are also...
Reduce school violence in Brazil
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
The recent violence shown by an individual in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has prompted the National Security Council to propose to the President of the United States of America, Mr. Barack Obama, in stepping in and helping the Brazilian government and President Dilma Rousseff. The acts of...
BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and the global economy
Thesis - 11 pages - Economy general
BRIC is an acronym that refers to the countries Brazil, Russia, India and China. According to a paper published by Goldman Sachs in 2005, these countries have been growing rapidly, and will continue growing rapidly for the next fifty years. By the year 2050, the combined economies of the...
Market for luxury items in Brazil
Market study - 12 pages - Services marketing
Brazil is a country undergoing economic and social growth for several years now, and it is also a part of BRIC (the acronym for four large developing countries at the beginning of the century: Brazil, Russia, India, China, which will represent over 20% of the total weight of the...
The introduction of the 'Men Expert Range' from L'Oreal Paris to Brazil
Case study - 5 pages - Services marketing
What do men think of cosmetics? This is the question that cosmetics companies are now trying to answer. The market that caters to Men's cosmetics has emerged as a promising market in the cosmetics industry. Today, Dior Homme Dermo System, spa treatments and NUXE Beau Player and other specialists...
IKEA: International Marketing Strategy (Brazil's example)
Case study - 11 pages - Services marketing
This document outlines IKEA's international marketing strategy with specific reference to Brazil. Brazil has no cultural conflicts and is an untroubled multiracial society that respects all immigrants and religions. Politically, the country is a conflict-free democracy with...
Business Plan on Exporting LYDC (English Handbags) to Brazil
Business plan - 7 pages - Services marketing
Brazil is one of the most promising emerging countries such as India and China. With an 8,547 400 km² surface and a population of 191,043,661 inhabitants, Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world regarding surface and population. Also, Brazil is the 10th global...
Should Lipton leaf tea enter the Brazilian market?
Market study - 60 pages - Economy general
Western Europe, Lipton's biggest market, shows a poor growth outlook in the tea market. The brand and other tea brands of Unilever are also present in other markets where the sales outlook is better, but are almost absent in Latin America with a unique presence in Chile. Nevertheless, this market...
Organizations inter-cultural negotiation - Brazil, Sweden and Indonesia
Essay - 9 pages - Business strategy
Today we live in a world where there is increasing competition and market saturation. Indeed to remain competitive, the companies must adopt several strategies such as: internationalization and diversification. The internationalization consists in extending on overseas markets. That makes it...
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: Is it sustainable?
Thesis - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
Over the past 4 decades, almost 20 percent of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil has been cut down. This area is equivalent to the size of Western Europe. Scientists are now warning that another 20 percent will be lost in the next 2 decades (Wallace, 2007). Selective logging for timber...
Brazil - The crisis and forecasts
Thesis - 4 pages - Economy general
The two main issues which have dominated the EU and Brazil were "a new world governance" to collaborate between rich and poor countries and the rejection of protectionism. The summit meeting convened to develop an effective and strategic plan was attended by Mr. Sarkozy, the Brazilian...
Global trade relations: Opportunities and challenges for direct investment in Brazil
Tutorials/exercises - 9 pages - Business strategy
Brazil is the largest and most populous country in Latin America, and the fifth largest in the world in both area and population. The country possesses a developed agriculture as well as mining and manufacturing resources, Brazil also has a large service sector forces like the...
An in-depth analysis of the role of the Brazilian state in its economic development
Thesis - 6 pages - Economy general
The third world is a subject which has caused much ink. Several features can be found as economic problems, political instability, authoritarian regimes. However, some countries as the tigers (South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong-Kong) succeed in dealing with their economic and political...
The successful setting up of Accor in Brazil
Essay - 6 pages - Business strategy
Accor is a French company, born after the merger in 1983 between Novotel (created in 1963) and JBI (Jacques Borel International, created in 1967). Today, the company can be found in 140 countries all over the world, hires 168 500 people and had a € 7622 million turnover in 2005. There is the...
How Clarins and its "Body Lift" can be a total success in Brazil?
Essay - 27 pages - Business strategy
After three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. Exploiting vast natural resources, it is today South America's leading economic power and a regional leader. Meanwhile Brazil continues to develop its interior with an industrial and...
Implantation of waffles in Brazil
Market study - 3 pages - Services marketing
Lotus bakeries is looking for new markets to sell its traditional waffles. Why Brazil would be an appropriate market? Brazil is the 10th most important economy in the world. The financial policies leaded by Lula, established the trust in the Brazilian market. The economic growth was...
