BRAZILEconomy

By Emma Hartke, Jack Schwarze, and Stephen

Baxendale

Brazil’s monetary unit is called the reais.

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Monetary Unit

Monetary Units and More

Current Exchange Rate- 2.0322 (As of 2009)

Comparison of Monetary Units- 1.00 USD =1.86450 BRL

Per Capita Incomes- Brazil: $10,200USA: $46,400

Comparing Prices• Big Mac= • United States- $3.54 Brazil- 8,02

• Premium Gasoline=• United States- $2.68 Brazil- 5,07

• Whole Chicken=• United States- $5.37 Brazil- 10.64

• Coffee=• United States- $6.99 Brazil- 13.20

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Exports

Brazil’s main exports and produced products are iron ore, footwear, soybeans, coffee, and autos.

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<http://walmartwatch.com/international/country/brazil/>.

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• Gross National Income (per capita) (most recent) by country." www.nationmaster.com. 2010. Nationmaster, Web. 2 Feb 2010. <http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_gro_nat_inc_percap-gross-national-income-per-capita>.

• "Gasoline and Diesel Usage and Pricing." Wikipedia, 2010. Web. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_and_diesel_usage_and_pricing>.

• "Pao de Acucar." Delivery 2010: n. pag. Web. 4 Feb 2010. <http://www.paodeacucar.com.br/categoria.asp?categoria=catcafecia&subCategoria=catExpresso>.

• "CIA World Factbook." Brazil: CIA, Unknown. Web. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html>.