The Canada Export Centre recently opened an office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It joins export centres previously opened in Shanghai, Chongqing and Beijing in China, Mexico City, Dubai in United Arab Emirates, Seoul, South Korea, and Manila, Philippines.
By the end of 2009, the Canada Export Centre plans to open offices in Santiago, Chile; Mumbai, India; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Osaka and Tokyo in Japan and Guangzhou, China.
Sao Paulo is Brazil’s most significant import centre, responsible for generating 15 percent of Brazil’s gross national product. Brazil’s economy outweighs that of all other South American countries. It is expanding its presence in world markets with imports of $176 billion in 2008.
