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Trade associations and unions

• ABAI - Brazilian Association for Business Management Education
• ABAL - Brazilian Aluminum Association
• ABC - Brazilian Ceramics Association
• ABCE - Brazilian Association of Engineering Consultants
• ABCP - Brazilian Portland Cement Association
• ABDIB - Brazilian Infrastructure and Basic Industry Association
• ABEF - Brazilian Association of Chicken Producers and Exporters
• ABEQ – Brazilian Chemical Engineering Association
• ABESC - Brazilian Association of Concrete Services Companies
• ABIA - Brazilian Association of Food Industries
• ABIARB - Brazilian Association of the Rubber Artifacts Industry
• ABIC - Brazilian Coffee Industry Association
• ABICALÇADOS - Brazilian Footwear Industry Association
• ABIEC - Brazilian Association of Meat Exporting Industries
• ABIFA - Brazilian Casting Industry Association
• ABIFINA - Brazilian Fine Chemicals, Biotechnology and Specialty Industries Association
• ABIFRA - Brazilian Essential Oils, Aromatic Chemical Products, Fragrances, and Aromas Industries Association
• ABIGRAF - Brazilian Printing Industry Association
• ABIH - Brazilian Hotel Industry Association
• ABIMA - Brazilian Pasta Industry Association
• ABIMAQ - Brazilian Machines and Equipment Industry Association
• ABIMOVEL - Brazilian Furniture Industries Association
• ABINAM - Brazilian Mineral Water Industry Association
• ABINEE - Brazilian Electric and Electronic Industry Association
• ABIOVE - Brazilian Vegetable Oils Industry Association
• ABIPECS - Brazilian Pork Producers and Exporters Association
• ABIPLAST - Brazilian Plastics Industry Association
• ABIQUIM - Brazilian Chemical Industry Association
• ABIT - Brazilian Textile Industry Association
• ABITAM - Brazilian Metal Tubes and Accessories Industry Association
• ABITRIGO - Brazilian Wheat Industry Association
• ABIVIDRO - Brazilian Automated Glass Industry Technical Association
• ABM - Brazilian Metallurgy and Metals Association
• ABPol - Brazilian Polymers Association
• ABRACEX - Brazilian Foreign Trade Association
• ABRADEE - Brazilian Association of Electric Power Distribution Companies
• ABRAEC – Brazilian International Express Freight Transport Companies Association
• ABRAFAS - Brazilian Association of Producers of Artificial and Synthetic Fibers
• ABRAFATI - Brazilian Paint Manufacturers Association
• ABRASCE - Brazilian Association of Shopping Centers
• ABRATI - Brazilian Association of Terrestrial Passenger Transport Companies
• ABRAVA - Brazilian Refrigeration, Air-conditioning, Ventilation, and Heating Association
• ABRAVEST - Brazilian Clothing Association
• ABRE - Brazilian Packaging Association
• ABRETI – Brazilian International Transport Companies Association
• ABTCP - Brazilian Pulp and Paper Association
• ABTI - Brazilian International Carriers Association
• ANDA - National Association for the Diffusion of Fertilizers
• ANDIV - National Association of Float Glass Suppliers and Processing Companies
• ANFACER - National Association of Manufacturers of Ceramic Coverings
• ANFAVEA - National Association of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers
• ANICER - National Ceramics Industry Association
• ASSESPRO - Association of Brazilian Software and IT Services Companies
• ASSOCIQUIM - Brazilian Chemical Products Trade Association
• ASSOCITRUS - Brazilian Association of Citrus Farmers
• BRACELPA - Brazilian Pulp and Paper Association
• CBIC - Brazilian Construction Industry Chamber
• CNI - National Confederation of Industry
• ONIP - National Petroleum Industry Organization
• SICETEL - National Union of Ferrous Metal Stretching and Rolling Industries
• SINDIBOR - Union of the Rubber Artifacts Industries in the State of São Paulo
• SINDIPEÇAS - National Union of Automobile Component Industries
• SINDRATAR - Union of the Refrigeration, Heating, and Air Treatment Industries of Rio de Janeiro
• SINDUSCON-Rio – Union of the Civil Construction Industry of the State of Rio de Janeiro
• SindusCon-SP – Union of the Civil Construction Industry of the State of São Paulo
• SIRESP - Union of Synthetic Resins Industries of the State in São Paulo
• SITIVESP - Union of Paint and Varnish Industries of the State of São Paulo
• Ubrafe - Brazilian Union of Fair Promoters

Capacity building and training

• Aduaneiras
• Learning to Export
• Capacity building and training program of Fundação Centro de Estudos do Comércio Exterior (FUNCEX)

Conversion tables and quotations

- Conversion tables


• Online Conversion
• Webb´s World Translation Resources


- Currency conversions


• Decolar
• FinanceOne
• OANDA
• The Universal Currency Converter


- Indicators and quotations



• ADVFN Brasil
• BM&FBOVESPA
• UOL Economia

On-line dictionaries and translators

- On-line dictionaries


• Cambridge Dictionaries Online
• Diccionario de la Real Academia Española
• El Castellano
• Merriam-Webster Online
• Your Dictionary


- Translations services


• All Tasks
• ATPIESP – Professional Association of Public Translators and Commercial Interpreters of the State of Sao Paulo
• BTS – Business Translation Services
• Latinlanguages
• PLD – Portuguese Language Division of the American Translators Association
• Quesco Brasil


- On-line translators


• Altavista
• FreeTranslation

Studies, publications, and economic indicators

- Studies


• Anuários Brasileiros de Agrobusiness da Editora Gazeta Santa Cruz
• Fundação Centro de Estudos do Comércio Exterior (FUNCEX)
• Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA)
• Thematic Management Project for Internationalization of Brazilian Companies (GINEBRA)
• World Bank Group – Brazil



- Economic indicators


• Central Bank of Brazil


- Periodicals


• Brasil – Marca de Excelência
• Comércio Exterior – Informe BB
• Diário do Comércio da Associação Comercial de São Paulo
• Portos e Navios
• Revista Portuária

Events Abroad

• Argentina – Fairs and Congresses
• Germany (Cologne) – Koelnmesse
• Germany (Dusseldorf) – Messe Duesseldorf
• Germany (Hanover) – Deutsche Messe
• Germany(Hanover) – Hannover Fairs do Brasil
• Australia – Diversified Exhibitions
• Biz Trade Shows
• Spain (Barcelona) – Fira Barcelona
• USA – Trade Show Exhibitors Association
• USA – TSNN
• USA – U.S. Department of Commerce – Trade Missions
• France (Bordeaux)
• Holland – Amsterdam RAI
• Hungry – Hungexpo
• International Association of Fairs and Expositions
• Italy (Parma)
• Japan – JETRO
• United Kingdom – Trade Fairs and Exhibitions UK
• Ukraine – EXPOUA.com
• Ukraine – Gal-EXPO
• Ukraine – KYIV International Contract Fair

Exporter support funds, programs and institutions

- Exporter support entities


• Brazilian Export Promotion Agency (APEX-Brasil)
• Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil
• National Confederation of Industry
• National Confederation of Trade
• National Confederation of Transport
• SEBRAE – Brazilian Support Service for Micro and Small Businesses


- Financing


• FINAME – Special Industrial Financing Agency of the BNDES
• FINEP – Fund for Studies and Projects
• Fundo de Aval do SEBRAE
• PROGEX – Technological Support for Exports Program


- Programs


• Local Productive Clusters
• International Business Generation Program (PGNI) – Banco do Brasil
• Brazilian Handcrafts Program
• Brazilian Society for the Promotion of Excellence in Software (SOFTEX)


- Systems for analysis and information on Foreign Trade


• Alice Web
• Radar Comercial
• Federal Data Processing Service (SERPRO)
• Information System on Technical Barriers

Brazilian Government

- Regulatory Agencies


• Anatel – National Telecommunications Agency
• Ancine – National Cinema Agency
• ANEEL – National Electric Energy Agency
• ANP – National Petroleum Agency
• ANTAQ – National Water Transport Agency
• ANTT – National Terrestrial Transport Agency
• Anvisa – National Health Surveillance Agency

- Financial Institutions


• Central Bank
• Banco do Brasil
• BNDES – National Economic and Social Development Bank
• National Treasury

- Institutes


• Embratur – Brazilian Tourism Institute
• IBGE – Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
• Inmetro – Brazilian Institute for Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality
• INPI – National Industrial Property Institute
• IPEA – Institute of Applied Economic Research

- Ministries


• Ministry of Agtriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)
• Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT)
• Ministry of Finance
• Ministry of Justice (MJ)
• Ministry of Health (MS)
• Ministry of External Relations (MRE)
• Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC)
• Ministry of Environment
• Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management (MP)
• Ministry of Labor and Employment
• Ministry of Transport
• Ministry of Tourism

- Others


• Chamber of Foreign Trade (CAMEX)
• Post Office
• Brazilian Government
• Support for Brazilians abroad

Maps

• Maps of Brazil and of the World
• MAPQUEST

International Organizations

• Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
• Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development – World Bank (IBRD)
• International Trade Center (ITC) – UNCTAD/WTO
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• Inter-Agency Procurement Services Office
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• United Nations Organization
• Organization of American States (OAS)
• International Maritime Organization
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• United Nations Development Programme UNDP – Brazil Office (PNUD – Brasil)
• Foreign Trade Information System - OAS

Trade Promotion overseas

• Argentina – Argentina Trade Net
• Australia – Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)
• Canada – Export Source
• Canada – Trade Commissioner Services
• Chile – ProChile
• China – China.CN
• China – China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
• European Union – Export Helpdesk
• Germany – German Office for Foreign Trade
• India
• Italy – Istituto Nazionale per il Commercio Estero
• Japan – Japan External Trade Organization
• Mexico – Bancomext
• Portugal – Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal (AICEP Portugal Global)
• Singapore - Tradelink Singapore
• South Korea – Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)
• Spain – Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior (ICEX)
• Slovenia - Chamber of Commerce and Industry Of Slovenia
• South Africa – Export Help
• South Africa – MBendi
• Sweden – Open Trade Gate
• Switzerland – Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO)
• Thailand – Ministry of Commerce – Department of Trade Promotion
• Taiwan – TaiwanTrade
• Ukraine - Ukrainian-Brazilian Consultancy
• United Kingdom – UK Trade & Investment
• United States of America – International Trade Commission
• Zimbabwe – ZimTrade

Foreign Trade Portals

• BrazilPlanet
• EXPORTES - Espírito Santo
• Exportaminas
• Net Comex
• Portal do Exportador
• Yellow Pages Brazil

World time and weather forecast

- World Time


• Time and date

- Weather forecast in Brazil


• Canal do Tempo
• INMET
• Tempo Agora
• Terra Tempo


- Weather forecast worldwide


• BBC Weather Centre
• CNN Weather
• The Weather Channel

Services for exporters

- Catalogs of Exporters


• International Trade Bureau
• Brazil4Export
• ECeurope
• Vitrine do Exportador


- Fiscal and customs information


• Cenofisco
• Inmetro – Technical Barriers to Exports
• Receita Federal
• Receita Federal – Consultations on the Fiscal Classification of Goods
• Simplified Tax Collection System
• Common External Tariff – CET – MDIC


- Logistics and transport


• Brazilian Integrated Trade Service Network
• Exporta Fácil – Correios
• Guia Marítimo
• Lachmann Logística Ltda.
• Logística Internacional
• Portos Secos – Receita Federal
• SAC Armazenagem
• TFI Global
• Varig Log