AMAZON INTERNATIONAL FAIR IV - FIAM 2008
September 10^th to 13^th 2008 - Manaus - Amazonas - Brazil
Studio 5 Convention Center

Manaus, 08.29.2008 - 19:24h

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The Amazon

The Amazon is the largest tropical forest in the world with an unequalled stock of biodiversity. It is also a region where there is a high investment potential. Tourism, agroforestry industry, bio-industry, handicrafts, fish breeding and natural products are attractions standing out in the region, alongside electrical and electronic goods and components industries, two-wheel sector, metallurgy, chemical and IT companies.

These business opportunities are avaliable the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins - which compose the Brazilian Amazon – and can be seen at the largest business exhibition in the Amazon region: the IV AMAZON INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR (FIAM), from September 10th to 13th, 2008.

The Brazilian Amazon - a great place for excellent business

5.03 million km2 - Over 59% of the Brazilian territory

21.04 million inhabitants

20 million km of navigable waterways

Humid tropical climate - 26ºC to 36ºC

1/5 of the primary broad-leaved forests in the world

1/5 of the world’s freshwater, the largest hydrographic basin and more than 1,500 species of fish

Mineral resources: oil, gas, bauxite, cassiterite, niobium and others

The Amazon Region offers competitive advantages compared to other regions in the country: a high range of ecosystems is preserved, high agro-industrial potential, mineral resources and fisheries, intact biodiversity, scenes of huge natural beauty and strategic located, near the main markets in the world.

Maintaining natural diversity, adding value to forest products and searching for markets that are aware of the value of the Amazon brand is the most promising path being followed by companies witch a vision of the future. But only capital and a good product aren´t enough for selling actions. In the Amazon Region, it is also necessary to find the right partner. Come and find yours at the IV AMAZON INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR.

/Mato Grosso

In the State of Mato Grosso, the perspectives for economic growth are also highly promising, in view of the new situation in the state, where the supply of electrical energy, which was previously preventing the industrialization process, has been solved.

The consolidation of new intermodal systems for distributing production, especially by river and rail, and the steps towards Latin American integration, especially the Mercosur, are also competitive differentials.

Blessed by nature with three distinct ecosystems (savannah, wetlands and the Amazon forest), Mato Grosso offers a range of opportunities for investments in agriculture, the metal-mechanical industry, cattle raising, agro-industry, tourism and infrastructure.

For further information, visit the site: http://www.mt.gov.br