Business in Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

1. Introduction to the State of Minas Gerais
2. Doing Business in Belo Horizonte
3. Economy of Minas Gerais
4. International Trade of Minas Gerais
5. Business Opportunities in Minas Gerais
6. Case Study:
   1. Vale: The second largest mining company in the World
   2. CEMIG (energy)

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Minas Gerais (Brazil)” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Languages: or Brasil Bresil Brasil.

Foreign Trade and business in Minas Gerais.

1. It is the leader in the Brazilian ranking of coffee production
2. Has the longest road network in Brazil
3. Borders of Minas Gerais: Bahia, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Goiás

Belo Horizonte is the capital of Minas Gerais.

1. Belo Horizonte is the third largest metropolitan area in Brazil
2. Services sector stands for 85% of GDP of Belo Horizonte

International Trade of Minas Gerais:

1. Top export Products of Minas Gerais are non-agglomerate iron ore and its concentrates, non-toasted coffee, non-linked raw iron cast, gold bars, threads, solid sec. Profiles, chemical wood paste (cellulose), cars, ignition engine, Iron/steel, and semi-manufactured products
2. Main export destination markets are China, Germany, the United States, Argentina, Japan, the Netherlands, Italy, South Korea, Belgium, and the UK

The largest industry sectors in Minas Gerais:

1. Metallurgy: 37% of steel production in Brazil
2. Iron: The largest manufacturer and exporter (42.4%)
3. Foundry: 27.5% of Brazilian production (40% of this is exported)
4. Cement: The largest Brazilian manufacturer (28% of Brazil)
5. Machinery and equipment: 15% of GDP
6. Agro-Industry: The first coffee manufacturer in Brazil, the second of bean and the second of sugar
7. Mineral extraction: 44% of Brazilian production
8. Vehicles: an automotive hub in Brazil (24% of the Brazilian production)
9. Food products: 14,700 enterprises and 151 500 employees
10. 14.1% of the electric power generation capacity in Brazil is generated in Minas Gerais
11. Minas Gerais has the largest energy company in South America: Cemig (Companhia Energética Minas Gerais)

Vale is the second largest mining company in the World and the largest private company in Hispanic America. Headquartered in Brazil and operating in thirty-eight countries, Vale employs 126,000 people. Exports to Asia represented 52.8% of total revenues, slightly below 53.3%. The share of exports to customer in the Americas was 25.2%, up from 23.6% last year, owing to augmented sales to the United States and Brazil.

Compahia Energética Minas Gerais - Cemig is a holding company integrated of 107 enterprises and fifteen consortia, with assets and enterprises in twenty-two states and the Federal District of Brazil and Chile. Cemig is the responsible for supplying 33 million people in 805 municipalities in the States of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro.