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 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.
The reliable supply of electric energy, rich hydric nature and availability of land make the State of Tocantins a place for profitable investments. These attractions are the differential in the State’s development programs, which focus on the growth of regional production and on the installation of industries, in accordance with the concept of environmental sustainability.
Beef cattle raising, fruit growing, leather production, fish breeding and grain growing are some of the main potential opportunities in the State, due to its strategic location as the link joining the markets of the main regions in the country, as an obligatory part of the route connecting the South, Southeast, Midwest, North and Northeast of Brazil.
The natural attributes of the state have not been exploited very much. Tocantins is home to some of the most impressive scenes of natural beauty in the country, including rivers, forests, dunes, plateaus and palm swamps, as well as a rich biodiversity. With this wealth of scenery, the State is ready to receive investors in the tourism area.
For further information, visit the site: http://www.to.gov.br
