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The Economy of Rio de Janeiro

Ro de Janeiro is the cap tal ety of the - 6 m l icn populat or (2nć arges: ety in State of R o ce Janeiro, the second Brąz I and 3rd in Latin Amehca) arges: city of Brazi, and the third

largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America,

boastirg approxima?e y 6.3 miliicr pecple within the city pxpeo makinę t the 6th largest n the Arnedcas, and 26th in the wodd.

The State is considered ar. important financial and logistics hub, with five ports and tnree ai^ports (2nd largest in the country and one of the only with xom to expand). It is a'so neadguaiters ot major companies in B-azil and the capita o^£ major industries ike Oil & Gas, Information Technology and Communication, Research and Developni’    '

-    A logistics hub with 2 seapoits, 3 ccmmercial a rpcits (2nd busiest in tne country)

-    56% of Brazilian GDP comprsed with n a 500 km racius

-    Al Pre-Salt reserves concentrated arounć 500 km from Rio

-    Rio de Janero is the financial center in Brazil.

-    The City c" Rio nas strong econom c ndicatox, oe nc 'espors b e for both 50% of the State s GDP (USD 60 bn) and V» of the FD1 in the country

Ro de Jane ro repxsents the second largest GDP in Brazil (beh nd Sao Paulo and 30th largest in t-.e world in 2008), estirr.ated at about R$ 201,9 bi 1'on in 2010, and is the headąuarters of two major B-azilian ccmparies (Pettobras and Vale), and major oil companies and te ephony in B-azil, besides the largest ccnglcme--ate o^£ media and Communications companies in Latin Amehca, the G obo Organ zat ors.

Rio and BRIC Markets (USD PPP)

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Russsa Ria Brasi China fcidia Sources: IIKil.ClA World lactbook, PMt, CA6ED, LRI Research

Strategie Sectors in Rio

Energy	ITC	Creatlve Industries	Hospitallty	Industry
Largest oil	5 of the 10	Headguarters of	Main tourist	7 industrial zones
producer in	best graduate	Ute largest media	desbnation in
Brasii	courses in	company In Latin	8razil	Largest Brazits
Headquarters of	Engineering m Brazil (MEC)	America	Attractwe and	Steel duster with ThyssenKrupp
Petrobras,		Cultural, arts and	Unigue life-	Industry and
regulatory	Large numbei	intelligence hub	style	Gerdau
agencies and research	of 1T professionals	of Ute country.	Host of malor	Plants of the top

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