Manuals

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ABC for foreigners in Brazil

General aspects about the country, such as: history, geography, climate, currency, language, food, holidays, folklore and safety, as well as clarifications about Brazilian documents that may have to be, or must be obtained by foreign citizens, domestic employment, tenant legislation, conversion tables of different unit measurements, amongst other subjects.
- Available in trilingual edition (Portuguese, English and Spanish) (2009).

Brazil & China - Immigration and Visas

Information on Brazil’s and China’s legal system of immigration, as well as on tourist, business and work visas, temporary or permanent, in both countries. Statistics and immigration controls of the Brazilian and the Chinese governments included.
- Available in Portuguese, English and Chinese (2009).

Brasil: Guía Práctica para Exportar

Practical guide on exporting to Brazil, prepared by the Lima Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Peru (Mincetur), in collaboration with Al-Invest Regional Aid Programme IV (a European Commission initiative to support the internationalisation of Latin American SMEs). This book aims on promoting Peruvian exports to Brazil, especially to the Brazilian states of Acre, Rondonia, Mato Grosso and Amazonas.
- Available only in Spanish (2011).

How to Export to Brazil

Targeted at South-American exporters, this publication presents relevant information on the Brazilian economy; standards and procedures for bringing imported products into Brazil; trade methods and practices, and other topics.
- Available in Portuguese, English and Spanish (2010).

Legal Guide for the Foreign Investor in Brazil

Contains information on the Brazilian legal system; the Brazilian foreign exchange markets; forms of association; antitrust, labor and environmental system; privatization; commercial and civil litigation; customer rights in Brazil; etc.
This “Legal Guide for Foreign Investors in Brazil” replaces a publication entitled “Investment Step by Step”.
- Available in Portuguese (2006), English (2011) and Spanish (2006).

La Inversión Extranjera en Brasil

Contains information on how to set up a company, labor and environmental legislation, consumer protection, financial institutions, taxation, intellectual property, sports, environmental and criminal law, etc.
- Available only in Spanish (2004).

Legal Guide for the Foreign Investor in Pernambuco

Information on the legislation of the state of Pernambuco. It includes themes such as taxes and tax incentives, contracts with the state public administration, environmental law, private property issues, registration of trade, industrial and port complex of Suape etc.
- Available in Portuguese and English (2009).

Marítime Vessels – Aplicable Immigration Legislation and it’s particularities

This work presents to the reader, with abundance of details, the Normative Resolutions No. 71 and 72 of 2006 and the Normative Resolution No. 81 of 2008, in order to have a better understanding of its applicability.
- Available in Portuguese, English and Spanish (2010).

Success factors in an international transfer

Market internationalization, even not being a recent phenomenon, is gathering further highlight. The book “Success factors in an international transfer” brings important comments and tips that must be taken into account upon setting off an international transference process.
- Available in Portuguese, English and Spanish (2009).

The Foreign National in Brazil – Legislation and Comments

The main purpose of this work is to inform the business community, the professionals of the human resources area, and international and labor law specialized professionals about the several types of visas that exist in the Brazilian legislation, presenting to the reader their main characteristics and applicability.
- Available in Portuguese, English and Spanish (2009).