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Brazilian Field Seminar IM 852:
Sources on Brazil
| Country Resources by Region | Country Profiles and Surveys |
| Newspapers and eJournals | Company Information |
| Company News | Recent Books |
For additional databases for articles, etc., see"Find Business Articles and Data."
Country Resources by Region:
Country and Region: International Business
Comprehensive guide to resources by country.
Country Profiles and Surveys:
Business Source Complete [About]
Includes country profiles from several sources: Business Monitor International, Countrywatch Inc., Datamonitor, EIU, Global Insight, Going Global, Icon Group, OECD, and PRS Group. Select "Country Reports" from "Publications" column on the right.
CIA World Factbook
Provides important unclassified CIA data for more than 250 countries, including Brazil. Covers a wide range of topics including economics, politics, geography and foreign relations. Updated every two weeks.EIU - Economist Intelligence Unit [About]
Data on Brazil is available through several sections. From main screen, select country under "Choose region/country," next to map. Country Commerce and Country Finance cover regulations and requirements needed to establish a business in a country.Mergent Online [About]
Country Profiles for 100 countries are available at the bottom right corner of the page (below the calendar). Includes Country Statistical Data with Country Map.OECD Economic Surveys from SourceOECD [About]
OECD Economic Surveys for Brazil and 40 other countries. From main screen, Country Reports and Tables are available for 75 countries. See "Go To" pull down menu, at top of the screen.GLOBUS & NTDB through STAT-USA [About]
Useful sections under "Market and Country Research" are Country Background Notes, Country Commercial Guides, and Industry Sector Analysis Reports.
Company Information:
American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries [About]
Subsidiaries, listed by country, of U.S. companies in Brazil.Foreign Firms Operating in the U.S. [About]
Subsidiaries, in the U.S., of Brazilian parent companies.Mergent Online [About] Works best with Internet Explorer.
Information on public companies throughout the world; use Advance Search to create a list of companies by country, industry, financials, or any other criteria.Company Dossier through LexisNexis Academic
Information on public and private international companies; create lists by country, industry, financials, and by many other variables.Corporate Affiliations.com (LexisNexis Group) [About]
International public and private companies and their subsidiaries worldwide. Create lists by country and industry.
Company News:
ABI/INFORM Global [About]
Current news from over a thousand business magazines and trade journals. Includes Wall Street Journal.
Business Source Complete [About]
Current news from business magazines, scholarly and trade journals.Factiva [About]
Current news from thousands of international newspapers, newswires and trade journals. Includes Wall Street Journal.LexisNexis Academic [About]
Current news from major and local newspapers and newswires.
Newspapers and eJournals:
To search for specific articles in newspapers or magazines, journals and periodicals, see "Find Business Articles and Data."
The titles below are available from Press Display [About], with a 60 day back file. Once connected to Press Display, select from list of newspapers by country (along left side of screen).
Newspapers:
Agora
Folha de S. Paulo
Gazeta Mercantil
Jornaldodia
O Estado de Sao Paulo
O Globo
Valor EconomicoeJournals:
Brazil Business Forecast Report
through Business Source Complete [About]
Brazil Country Monitor
through Business Source Complete [About]Brazil Country Profile
through Business Source Complete [About]
Brazil Economic Competitiveness
through Business Source Complete [About]
Brazil Economic Studies
through Business Source Complete [About]
Brazil Quarterly Forecast Report
through Business Source Complete [About]
Brazilian Business Review
through Business Source Complete [About]
Recent Books:
Selected recent titles on Brazil are listed below. Unless otherwise noted, all books are located in Pardee Library. The link, to the record in the online catalog, provides publication details and availability. For many other titles, check the library's online catalog. To search for additional titles, use keywords or phrases such as Brazil business and Brazilian business
Books on Brazil:
Fiscal Policy, Stabilization, and Growth: Prudence or Abstinence?
HJ799.53 .F574 2008 (Pardee Library, 2nd floor)
Finance for Development: Latin America in Comparative Perspective
HG185.L3 S83 2006 (Pardee Library, 2nd floor)
Inflation Targeting, Debt, and the Brazilian Experience, 1999 to 2003
HG835 .I529 2005 (Pardee Library, 2nd floor)
The Currency Game: Exchange Rate Politics in Latin America
HG3915.5 .C87 2001 (Pardee Library, 2nd floor)
Industry and Environment in Latin America
HC130.E5 I53 2000 (Pardee Library, 4th floor)
Entrepreneurship in Nineteenth-Century Brazil: The Formation of a Business Environment
HC188.M6 B57 1999 (Pardee Library, 4th floor)
Labour Relations and The New Unionism in Contemporary Brazil
HD8290.R43 B37 1999 (Pardee Library, 4th floor)
The Real Plan and The Exchange Rate
HG136 .F43 no. 217 (Pardee Library, 2nd floor)
Brazil under Lula: Economy, Politics and Society Under the Worker-President
F2538.3 .B7524 2009 (Mugar Library)
The Investment Climage in Brazil, India, and South America: A Comparison of Approaches for Sustaining Economic Growth in Emerging Economies
HC187. I66 2008 (Mugar Library)