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useful links

English

www.bcb.gov.br  | Brazilian Central Bank
www.bndes.gov.br   | Brazilian Bank for Economic & Social development
www.brazil4export.com | Brazilian Exporters Directory
www.braziltradenet.gov.br | Here you can consult:
- information on thousands of Brazilian companies and trade offers
- fairs in Brazil and overseas, among other products and services.
- economic indicators and publications on how to export
- investment step by step
- legal guide for the foreign investor (investing in Brazil)
www.carbontrade.com.br | Discussion forum of a group of Chambers of Commerce in São Paulo, Brazil, to discuss issues related to the emerging carbon trade market
www.cin.org.br | This site is called ´centro internacional de negócios de São Paulo´ and works as a network of commercial centers across states, offering information of all kind for exporters, investors and importers. Among others the following services are offered: -market study, -directory of brazilian exporters, - fairs and events, -Brailian Business Opportunity (promoting the Brazilian company abroad)
www.embrapa.br | brazilian agricultural research corporation
www.euroarbitragem.com.br | Chamber of mediation and arbitrage of the eurochambers
www.exportadoresbrasileiros.gov.br | This site is very interesting for those who are seeking to import from Brasil. Brazilian exporters can register and it is possible to search by product category, name of the company, by product or HS (harmonized system) code.
www.fiesp.org.br  | São Paulo Federation of Industry
www.gazeta.com.br  | Gazeta Mercantil financial newspaper
www.ibge.gov.br | Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
www.infobrazil.com | Information about Brazil
www.mercosul.gov.br | Southern Cone Common Market
www.mre.gov.br  | Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
www.usp.br | University of São Paulo
www.ubrafe.com.br | Site on fairs organized in Brazil
www.worldbank.org | Site of the World Bank with many relevant publications.
www.wto.org | World Trade Organization

Portuguese

www.fnp.com.br  | Data bank on the agricultural sector
www.dner.gov.br | Brazilian Highways Department
www.infraero.gov.br | Brazilian airports
www.saude.gov.br  | Brazilian Ministry of Health
www.agestado.com.br  | O Estado de São Paulo newspaper
www.mte.gov.br  | Information about work permits for foreigners
www.cni.org.br    | Brazilian National Confederation of Industry
www.redeagentes.gov.br | A site which among others has a link to a site named ´aprendendo a exportar´, which explains stepwise and in an easy way how to export from Brazil, differentiated by product type.
http://aliceweb.desenvolvimento.gov.br | A site which permits access to statistics of brazilian exports and imports. You have to register to have access but access is free.
www.bb.com.br/appbb/portal/on/intc/mpe/exp/index.jsp | Banco do Brasil site, with information on the services they provide for exporters.
www.exportafacil.com.br | A site which offers prices and terms of logistics of exporting using the Postal Office services.
www.mct.gov.br/sepin | This site is useful for IT companies seated in Brazil which intend to invest in R&D. It describes possible tax incentives related to the percentage of income invested in R&D.
www.mct.gov.br/Fontes/Fundos/info/geral.htm | This site describes different types of government funds available for technological innovations.
www.serasa.com.br | Most important company to provide credit evaluations

Chambers of Commerce

Associations and representative entities

Associations and representative entities Sugar and Alcohol (Açucár and Alcool)

Copersucar www.copersucar.com.br

Adubos www.amabrasil.agr.br | www.anda.org.br

Nutricion (Alimentício)

ABECITRUS (citrus fruits) www.abecitrus.com.br

ABEF (Producers and exporters of chicken) www.abef.com.br

ABIA (Industries of alimentation) www.abia.org.br

ABICAB (Ind. of Chocolate, Cacao, Candy etc.) www.abicab.org.br

ABIEC (Exporters of industrialized meat) www.abiec.com.br

ABIP (Industry of Bread and Pastry) www.abip.org.br

ABITRIGO (Industry of flower) www.abitrigo.com.br

Automotive (Automotivo)

ABEIVA (importers of vehicules) www.abeiva.com.br

AEA – (aumotive engineering) www.aea.org.br

ANFAVEA Π(automobile producers) www.anfavea.com.br

FABUS Π(carroseries for buses) www.fabus.com.br

FENABRAVE Π(distribution of automobiles) www.fenabrave.org.br

SINDIPEÇAS Œ (components of automobiles) www.sindipecas.org.br

Drinks (Bebidas)

ABINAM – (mineral water) www.abinam.com.br

ABIR – (soft drinks) www.abrir.org.br

ABRABE – (drinks) www.abrabe.org.br

AGAVI – (wine) www.agavi.com.br

ABC – (cachaça) www.pitu.com.br

SINDICERV – (beer) www.sindicerv.com.br

Capital goods (Bens de Capital)

ABDIB – (infrastructure and base industries) www.abdib.org.br

ABIMAQ – (machines and equipment) www.abimaq.org.br

SIMEFRE (materials and equipment for highways and railways) www.simefre.org.br

Bicycles and Motocycles (Bicicletas e Motocicletas)

ABRACICLO – Producers of motocycles and bicycles www.abraciclo.com.br

Toys (Brinquedos)

ABRINQ – Toy producers www.abrinq.com.br

Coffee (Café)

ABIC – Industry of Coffee Fone: (21) 2516-8595 Fax: (21) 2263-0398 www.abic.com.br

Celulose and Paper (Celulose e Papel)

ABTCP – Celulose and paper www.abtcp.com.br

BRACELPA - Associação Brasileira de Celulose e Papel www.bracelpa.org.br

Electric conductors (Condutores Elétricos)

SINDICEL – electric conductors, electric wiring, lamination www.sindicelabc.org.br

Civil Construction (Construção Civil)

ABCP - cement www.abcp.org.br

ABPC - lime www.abpc.org.br

ANFACER ceramics www.anfacer.org.br

ASFAMAS factories of materials and equipments of sanitation asfamas@asfamas.org.br

CBIC - construction www.cbic.org.br

SINDUSCON-SP construction www.sindusconsp.com.br

SNIC - cement www.snic.org.br

Consulting (Consultoria)

ABECE engineering and structural consulting www.abece.org.br

ABEMI – industrial engineering www.abemi.org.br

Cosmetics (Cosméticos)

ABIHPEC – personal hygiene, parfumes and hair dressing www.abihpec.org.br

Leather and Footwear (Couro e Calçados)

ABICALÇADOS – industry of footwear www.abicalcados.com.br

ABRAMEQ – machines and equipment for the leather sector, www.abrameq.com.br

ASSINTECAL Πindustry of components for footwear www.assintecal.org.br

CICB – industries of tanning www.brazilianleather.com.br

Agricultural Protection (Defensivos Agrícolas)

SINDAG – industry of agricultural protection www.sindag.com.br

Electrics (Elétrico)

ABILUX – industry of illumination www.abilux.com.br

Electronics (Eletroeletrônico)

ABINEE – industry of electronics and electrics www.abinee.org.br

ABRACI – printing processes www.abraci.org.br

ELETROS - producers of electro-electronics products www.eletros.org.br

Packaging (Embalagem)

ABRE - Packaging www.abre.org.br

Energy (Energia)

ABRACE - Large industrial consumers of energy www.abrace.org.br

Pharmaceutical industry (Farmacêutico)

ABIFARMA – Pharmaceutical industry www.abifarma.com.br

ABIQUIF – Farmochemical industry www.abiquif.org.br

SINDUSFARM Pharmaceutical products in the Sao Paulo area www.sindusfarm.org.br

Railway (Ferroviário)

ABIFER – Railway industry www.abifer.org.br

Fibres (Fibras)

ABRAFAS Artificial fibres www.abrafas.org.br

Tobacco (Fumo)

ABIFUMO – Tobacco industry www.abifumo.org.br

AFUBRA – Tobacco planters www.afubra.com.br

Stones and Jewels (Gemas e Jóias)

IBGM – Stones and Jewels www.ibgm.com.br

Graphical Industry (Gráfico)

ABIGRAF – graphical industry www.abigraf.org.br

ABTG – graphical technology www.abtg.org.br

Informatics (Informática)

ASSESPRO software www.assespro.org.br

Metallurgy (Metalurgia)

ABAL - aluminium www.abal.org.br

ABIFA - melting www.abifa.org.br

ABITAM Πtubes and metal accessories www.abitam.com.br

ABM – metallurgy and metals www.abmbrasil.com.br

IBS – siderurgic enterprises www.ibs.org.br

SICETEL - wiring and lamination of ferrous metals www.siceFoneorg.br

SINDIFORJA - forgery www.sindiforja.org.br

Micro and small enterprises (Micro e Pequena Empresa)

SEBRAE – help for micro and small companies www.sebrae.org.br

Mining and Petrol (Mineração e Petróleo)

IBP – petrol institution www.ibp.org.br

IBRAM – mining institution www.ibram.org.br

Furniture and Wood (Móveis e Madeiras)

ABIMCI Π- mechanically processed wood www.abimci.com.br

ABIMOVEL - furniture www.abimovel.org.br

ABPM – wood preservation www.abpm.com.br

AIMEX – wood export from Pará www.aimex.com.br

MOVERGS Πfurniture industry in Rio Grande do Sul www.emov.com.br

SINDIMOV Œ wood furniture industry of São Paulo www.sindimov.org.br

Naval industry (Naval)

SINAVAL - Sindicato Nacional da Indústria da Construção Naval E-mail: sinaval@mandic.com.br

SYNDARMA - Sindicato Nacional das Empresas de Navegação Marítima www.syndarma.org.br

Norms and Technology (Normas e Tecnologia)

ABIPTI – Institutions of technological research

ABNT – Association of technologica norms www.abnt.org.br

Vegetable oils (Óleos Vegetais)

ABIOVE – Vegetable oils www.abiove.com.br

Plastics (Plástico)

ABIPLAST - Plastics www.abiplast.org.br

Tires (Pneus)

ANIP - Tires Fone: (11) 3060-9499 Fax: (11) 3060-9496 www.pneus.com.br

Cleaning Products (Produtos de Limpeza)

ABIPLA Π- Cleaning products www.abipla.org.br

Chemicals (Químico)

ABICLOR – alkali and chlorine www.clorosur.org

ABIFINA ΠРassociation of fine chemicals www.abifina.org.br

ABIQUIM – chemical industry www.abiquim.org.br

SIQUIRJ ΠРindustry of chemical products for industrial ends in Rio de Janeiro www.siquirj.com.br

Refrigeration (Refrigeração)

ABRAVA ΠRefrigeration, Air conditioning, Ventilation and heating www.abrava.com.br

Soaps (Sabões)

ABISA – Soap industry www.abisa.org.br

Telecommunications (Telecomunicações)

ABERIMEST – resale, installation and maintenance companies of telecommunication equipments and systems www.aberimest.org.br

ABRAFORTE – suppliers of multiservice networks in telecommunications www.abraforte.org.br

ABTA – association of telecommunications per subscription www.abta.com.br

Textiles (Têxtil)

ABIT – textiles industry www.abit.org.br

ABRAPA – cotton producers www.abrapa.com.br

ABRAVEST - clothes www.abravest.org.br

Paints (Tintas)

ABRAFATI – Paint producers www.abrafati.com

SITIVESP – Industry of paints and varnish www.sitivesp.org.br

Veterinary (Veterinário)

SINDAN - animal health products www.sindan.com.br

Glass (Vidro)

ABIVIDRO - Industry of Automated Glass production www.abividro.org.br

In the Netherlands

www.dnb.nl   | Netherlands Central Bank (Dutch, English)
www.hollandtrade.com  | Netherlands Foreign Trade Agency (English, German, French, Spanish)
www.evd.nl  | Netherlands Foreign Trade Agency (Dutch)
www.nfia.nl  | Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (English)
www.rai.nl  | Trade-fairs in the Netherlands (Dutch, English)
www.jaarbeursutrecht.nl  | Trade-fairs in the Netherlands (Dutch, English)
www.handelsbevordering.nl  | Netherlands Council for Trade Promotion (Dutch, English)
www.cbs.nl  | Statistics Netherlands (Dutch, English)
www.hidc.nl  | Holland International Distribution Council (English)
www.all-hotels.com  | Hotels (English)
www.holland.com  | Tourist information (English)
www.minez.nl  | Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs (Dutch,English)
www.minlnv.nl  | Neth. Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries (Dutch,English)
www.minbzk.nl  | Netherlands Ministry of Interior Affairs (Dutch)
www.minfin.nl  | Netherlands Ministry of Finance (Dutch,English)
www.mindef.nl  | Netherlands Ministry of Defense (Dutch)
www.justitie.nl  | Netherlands Ministry of Justice (Dutch,English)
www.minocw.nl  | Netherlands Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Dutch,English)
www.minszw.nl  | Netherlands Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (Dutch)
www.minvnw.nl  | Neth. Min. of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (NL, GB, F, D)
www.minvws.nl  | Netherlands Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Dutch, English)
www.vrom.nl  | Neth. Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (Dutch, English)
www.schiphol.nl  | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Dutch, English)
www.anwb.66.com/anwb/eur| Route planner for Europe by car (Dutch)
www.ns.nl/reisinfo  | Route planner for the Netherlands by train (Dutch, English)
www.ns.nl/reisplan1a.asp  | International route planner for traveling by train (Dutch, English)
www.detelefoongids.nl  | Dutch telephone guide (Dutch)
www.goudengids.nl   | Dutch Yellow Pages (Dutch)
www.nl-menu.nl  | Start page to many Dutch sites (Dutch, English)
www.nl-menu.nl/bedrijven/home.html  | Dutch businesses by sector (Dutch, English)
www.abc-d.nl  | ABC Business Information Services (Dutch, English, French)
www.aex.nl  | Amsterdam Exchanges (Dutch, English)
www.cpb.nl  | Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (Dutch, English)
http://mkaccdb.eu.int | information about import taxes, sectoral trade barriers, tariffs, etc. (‘Your guide to cracking world markets')

Industry Associations

www.vnci.nl   | Association of the Dutch Chemical Industry (Dutch, English)
www.tno.nl  | Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (Dutch, English)
www.fenit.nl  | Federation of Dutch Enterprises in the Information Technology (Dutch, English)
www.vnsi.nl  | Netherlands' Shipbuilding Industry Association (Dutch, English)
www.hme.nl  | Association of Dutch Maritime Suppliers (Dutch, English)
www.fme.nl  | Netherlands Metal and Electrical Engineering Industries (Dutch, English)
www.gasandoil.com/iro  | Association of Dutch Suppliers in the Gas and Oil Industry (English)

Sustaining members