Research #7 - 1/15/12

I was running out of ideas of topics to research, I have reached on many topics. I got an idea from a friend to research the differences between Northern and Southern Brazil. I thought it was a great idea!

 There are two southern regions in Brazil. Southern Brazil which includes the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and Paraná. Southeastern Brazil includes the states of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, and Espirito Santo. These two regions combined have a total population of 98.1 million and a GDP of $1.375 trillion.

The two northern regions of Brazil (North and Northeast). There are many states so I will not list them here. The two northern regions have a combined population of 62.4 million and a GDP of $344.3 billion.

As you can see already, the southern regions of Brazil have a larger population and a much larger GDP than the northern regions of  Brazil. For this reason most Brazilian who travel abroad are from Southern Brazil. There is one city in Southern Brazil that I would like to talk about and that is, Sao Paulo.

Here are some statistics on the city of Sao Paulo. The metropolitan population of Sao Paulo is 11.3 million! This is a very large city, that according to most statistics is larger or equivalent to the size of New York City! Sao Paulo is the 38th richest city in the world per capita and the 26th most expensive city in the world. In the year 2025 it is predicted that Sao Paulo will have to 15th largest GDP of all cities in the world. Sao Paulo has "new money" and has an expensive lifestyle that does not match up to it's income. Maybe this is why Paulistas are taking their "new money" to buy things in the United States because it's cheaper than buying products in Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo is important to tourism in the United States because 7,000 Paulistas get visas everyday to visit the United States. I'll continue to research regions in Brazil and how the affect tourism in the United States!



Link 1 - http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-worlds-30-most-expensive-cities/20111219.htm

Link 2 - http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/03/24/rise_of_the_middle_class_city?page=full