Overview of Brazil

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Brazil is Latin America’s giant in every sense of the word. Brazil’s highly diversified and industrialized economy is the largest in Latin America, and the 8th largest globally. The country has mature manufacturing, mining and agriculture sectors and rapidly expanding technology and services industries. It is also home to the most sophisticated and diversified science, technology and innovation system in Latin America"--p. [1]."

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 19:54 (UTC)
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