A country called Northeast Brazil.

With an area of 1.5 million square kilometers, the size of France, Italy, United Kingdom and Germany together; estimated population of 51 million inhabitants (2005) or 27,6% of the Brazilian population; and a Gross Domestic Product of USD 93.6 billions (2004), greater than countries such as Chile, the Brazilian Northeast is considered the land of opportunity for those who wish to invest and grow.

In this Region with exuberant nature, extremely favorably climatic conditions – here, the sun shines all year round – and strategic location, near the large global markets, sectors such as agribusiness, tourism, software, clothing manufacture, transformation industries, amongst others, prove to have new potential for good business.

Part of the Northeast corresponds to the semi-arid area, a region with a high level of sunshine, dry climate and vegetation with a predominance of xerophytes. The semi-arid is see, today, as an extremely favorable environment for economic activities such as fruit farming, fish farming, sheep and goat farming, beekeeping, eco-tourism and several others. With a view ot improving social indicators and the population’s quality of life, in addition to generating employment and income, the Government offers special incentives to enterprises which set-up in the area.

Complete with abundant labor with a high level of training, installed infrastructure and fiscal incentives the Region has prepared itself to receive new enterprises, attracting large companies and providing the support necessary for full development.
To that end, the Region counts on the strength of Banco do Nordeste, the Federal Government body which seeks to promote economic growth of the Northeast, in a continuous and sustainable way, by means of credit lines with rates appropriate for long term investment, designed to meet the needs of enterprises of all sizes in several sectors.

Come and discover this country called Northeast Brazil. If Banco do Nordeste does so much for this Region, imagine what it can do for you.

An economy undergoing permanent expansion

In recent years, Northeast Brazil has gone from being a producer of traditional goods to a manufacturer of technology-based products, such as special steels, automobiles, equipment for irrigation, software and petrochemical products.

Of the investments made in strengthening of activities such as those involving grains and fruit, a modern agro-industry has developed, gaining new markets and taking northeastern products to the tables of Americans, Europeans and Asians. Soy, fine grapes, mango, melon, Caribbean cherry and other tropical fruit produced in the Region have won over the palate of the international market.

The reflections of this permanently expanding economy are still to be seen mostly in the large cities of the Northeast – some with a population over 2.5 million inhabitants.

The Northeast of Brazil is growing in all sectors and in all directions and offers the best conditions for those who also wish to grow.

Privileged Location

The proximity of the European and American markets, together with a modern port infrastructure, represent an enormous competitive advantage for those who wish to invest in the Region and help to consolidate Northeastern products in the four corners of the world.

Ideal environment for investment

In addition to infrastructure, the Northeast has programs to support productive activities, fiscal incentives and labor with a high capacity to absorb training. Credit lines and technical and market information about the Region guarantee entrepreneurs what is most important: knowledge of where to invest. For enterprises located in the semi-arid, there are special incentives.

The best opportunities in Brazil are here

The Brazilian economy is amongst the fastest-growing in South América and that which most receives direct investment. Every day, an increasing number of business deals are struck with Brazil.

According to the IFC - International Finance Corporation, the country will be one of the three main exporters in the world in the first 15 years of the 21st century.

See the competitive advantages that make the Northeast one of the best places in Brazil to invest, produce and export.

Agribusiness: the Northeast improves with every harvest producing fruits and grains for the world

UN studies show that Brazilian agricultural production may overtake that of the United States over the next 12 years. The Northeastern states are a part of this growth. Soy, grapes, mango, melon, papaya and other fruits are cultivated in the Northeast with high productivity and exported to several countries.

High productivity

With fertile soils, sun all year round and the technical and financial support of Banco do Nordeste, Northeastern producers reap good results in agribusiness. A good example may be found in flower production: every 42 days, 200 roses per square meter are harvested, more than twice the productivity of Colombia, leader in flower-production in Latin America.

Grains – 10 million hectares of farmland

The Brazilian Northeast is becoming one of the most promising farmable areas of the Country in view of the large expanse of land occupied by as yet unused grasslands. The grasslands of the Region, especially in the states of Maranhão, Piauí and Bahia, occupy around 10 million hectares of potentially arable land for rice, maize, soy and other grains, and enable use of mechanized, high-tech agriculture.

Favorable climate guarantees productivity

In addition to the ease of mechanization, favorable climatic conditions guarantee high productivity with use of state-of-the-art technology, as is the case with coffee plantations in western Bahia, reaching 5 tons per hectare compared with 1.1 tons, the Brazilian average. In the case of soy, some areas of the northeastern grasslands exceed the national average of 2.5 tons per hectare.

Tourism: on the trail of large investments

The Northeast of Brazil has become the destination of millions of tourists and of large international investments. The most important hotel and resort chains in the world have discovered this Region, attracted by the beauty of its landscape, by its 3,300 km of beaches – the largest coastline in Brazil – and also by infrastructure financed by - Program for Development of Tourism in the Northeast.

In partnership with state governments and the Inter-American Development Bank – IDB, the program has invested US$ 670 million in construction and modernization of international airports, recovery of access roads to the coast, urbanization, basic sanitation, restoration of historic buildings and environmental preservation.

In its second phase, PRODETUR/NE shall invest a further US$ 400 million in complementary infrastructure and also in the reinforcement of structures for training and services related to tourism, in the 16 Tourism Clusters created by Banco do Nordeste in municipalities with a vocation for this activity.

New sectors and new business

There are good business opportunities in all sectors of the northeastern economy. But each day, new opportunities arise with countless comparative and competitive advantages.


See some of these sectors selected by Banco do Nordeste and come and invest.


Flowers – twice the productivity
 
Fish Farming – exceptional climatic conditions

Shrimp Farming – Brazil’s main producers are in the Northeast 

Beekeeping – Pollinization all year round 

Biotechnology – Genetic Development: the Northeast is advancing 

Beverages – Brazilian brands with Northeastern quality 

Software – Good telecommunications and IT infrastructure 

Plaster – Largest deposit of gypsite in the world 

Marble and Granite – Ready for the domestic and foreign market 

Electro-electronics – Growth throughout the productive chain 

Health – A sector that drives other activities 

Science and Technology - BNB transforms innovating ideas into sustainability

Invest NE Brazil – Support for Investors