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Forming one part of the BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China), Brazil has long been regarded as an emerging global power. As the largest country in South America, Brazil has a population of 209 million, the fifth biggest in the world, and it is fair to say that Brazilians enjoy themselves like nowhere else in the world. It would be very wrong to describe Brazil as a ‘developing’ country. Rapid post-war regeneration on an industrial scale positioned it as one of the fastest growing economies by the 1990s. While its economy may have slowed in recent years, Brazil remains the largest in Latin America and continues to provide innumerable opportunities for overseas workers. The last few years have seen Brazil rise as a world-leading agricultural exporter, with coffee, sugarcane, cocoa and oranges being among its chief exports. This has not only seen a rise in the number of multi-national organisations setting up shop there, it has fuelled the growth of many homegrown companies too. From São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia (the capital) to Porto Alegre and Belo Horizonte, the greatest number of employment opportunities for foreign workers lie within those industries aligned to the country’s enormous natural resources. The renewable energy and automotive industries are enjoying significant growth right now, while the greatest shortages – and therefore highest demand – is within engineering, IT, food manufacturing and mining.