Welcome back to the second part of todays row gram. I am your host. We will continue the conversation with the Current Deputy director of the commercial office of resilient taipei. Thank you for tuning in, and might apologize my apologies welcome to a brandnew edition for interrupting you earlier. Of taiwan outlook. I am the let us get back to the concept which i am very interested in, program host,raykuo. The equality of employment in brazil. As i explained, sometimes there is a misconception about the brazilian industrial policy. Korea is rich with investment why does brazil Want Companies to produce in brazil, and not opportunities and people with a lot of passion. And we are delighted to have as just import every product . Our guest the Deputy Director of that is related to the equality the commercial office of brazil in taipei, to talk about the of employment. Brazil, right now, is having state of bilateral relations between brazil and taiwan. Maybe the lowest unemployment rates in its history, dissimilar look into the program. Thank you. It has been a pleasure to be here. To what is happening in many other countries. Why dont we start by asking why are we still so worried you to give us a general background as your beautiful about the equality of employment . Country . Brazil, historically, has two a lot of people in taiwan know very little about brazil, even main challenges. Though brazil is a very important country in the international community. One is its infrastructure can you tell us a little bit deficit. About your beautiful country . For example, land size, brazil, although it has a lot of population. Are some of the tourist Natural Resources, has a difficult geography. We are working on that. The other, we have a difference destinations . Between rich and poor. We are working on that. Brazil is large and diverse. We have made a lot of progress in this area, but we have a lot brazil has about 8. 5 million to do yet. Square kilometers. Really, where we are involved, is having better jobs. Not just having jobs. Almost 200 million people. Right now, we have jobs. Populated by europeans, we have jobs. Africans, asians. Almost everybody has jobs. Most have middle income jobs. You can imagine how we have that is what we aim for. Brazil has all the natural different cultures, different resources to be a very good geography. Producer of energy, of soybeans. What we have most information from outside it is one region of brazil. But every culture is not a very when you go to brazil very diverse. You have a near continent sized country. Laborintensive industry, especially largescale agriculture. It is all mechanized, yes. The first thing you notice in and the energy is also not a brazil a brandnew future was laborintensive industry. Developed in the culture, with a mix of european, african, and we have 200 million people. Local aborigines, and asians. That is why we are really worried about industrial jobs, where we have the middle income we have such a different mix. Jobs. We have a very open society. That is why we incentivize nobody is an outsider. Companies to produce in brazil, nobody is a foreigner. To have access to the brazilian economy. Nobody can say who is a and we give them something back. Brazilian, who is not a that is access to the market, brazilian. We are very inclusive on race and religion, in every aspect. Investment, freedom to pull out the investment. It is really an open market. That is one of the many aspects of brazil. We have a very open culture. I would like to make it clear that brazil is not a protectionist state. As you know, a very unique resilience worried about its people, and that is the role of lifestyle. The state. It is a very productive country. We also talked just now about the number of taiwanese firms Everybody Knows brazil as people who know how to be happy, notice that have made substantial investments in brazil. How to be friendly, and knows how to work. Most of these countries are in the high tech area. Exactly. Given the fact that you have we hear about brazilian such a Large Population and a huge country, you mentioned the soccer, brazilian music. First thing brazil can offer to prospective foreign is when you listen about brazil in brick briic, it is another the sizable domestic market that you have. You also mentioned you would prefer equality employment, aspect of brazil. Equality jobs. Everybody is working. Higherpaying jobs are very important for the brazilian government. Maybe in the future we can look these are two aspects of into, for example, retail brazilian as a country. Another aspect of brazil is its businesses in brazil, since you have such a big population, a huge market. Flexibility. Result is very flexible. And related to Retail Business this maybe has something to do tourism, hospitality, with our education. We are focused on the restaurants. Humanities. All of these things do you we find ways to solve problems, think that some of these industries will be of attraction to find similarities. Brazil is, internally, very to some of the taiwanese investors who are looking at the brazilian market . Focused on peaceful solutions. I think we have a lot of we do not have border disputes. Related industries that have a we do not have problems with very open market and very protective market. Neighbors. We try to help internationally. Especially, initially we are we try to be interlocutory us. Really worried about the improvement of infrastructure. Interlocutors. As brazil has grown very fast as we do it internally, we try to do externally. For the last years, from 2007 as you mentioned at the beginning of the program, many through 2010, in the middle of the international crisis, brazil people confine their knowledge of brazil to the soccer team, the Natural Resources you are so has grown an average of 4. 6 a richly endowed with. Year. That is very fast. Very impressive. And maybe, upcoming, the world cup, and also the 2016 olympics we have reached a problem, in rio de janeiro. Which is the wattle neck of that is not all the country, as infrastructure. You explained now. It happened also in our history sometimes before. And we look at the relationships but we are not in the same between brazil and taiwan, what is your assessment of bilateral situation, because we made an investment of about half 1 relations, given the fact that you have so much opportunities trillion at the same time in in brazil, and so many people in infrastructure. That is very large. Taiwan that are very goal that is amazing. Oriented, hardworking, and we knew what we were doing was maybe that serves as a Good Foundation for the two places to not necessary. Have a closer relationship . What is your assessment . It was called the program for the acceleration of growth. What i can say is the keyword it was three programs, with for the relation between taiwan and brazil is, we are at investment from the government and private. I think the first aspect in brazil no doubt, we will have opposite sides of the world. We cannot be further away on the same planet. A return in infrastructure. But we do not compete in we have investment in airports, markets. Our commerce, or trade, is very good. In roads, railroads, subways. He had a trade of about 5. 5 billion. Why is that . That is larger than brazil trades with some neighbors. Because we are investing a lot. Brazil has a surplus in its trade. Everything we are investing is being used. Brazil sales to taiwan mostly everything that is being basic products. Invested, right now, we have a taiwan sells to brazil mostly sure return. Computer parts and components. And Infrastructure Investment is also open to foreign what is important is, we can investors. Work with each other to become also, we give you all the necessary information for expert to let in other regions. Investment. For example, in the investment it is very easy to get. We help with projects. Area, a lot of Companies Invest in brazil, not just in the we are working to present our brazilian market, but invest two project, looking for investors in infrastructure. Sends to other markets close to we went to about 10 countries, brazil. To present our infrastructure there is one Company Opening a products. Fifth plant in brazil. Open to investors. Not just open. This is the first plant outside we are looking for partners. Of asia. Let us talk about sports. The first plant is in brazil. We understand brazil is ready to host the 2014 world cup for soccer, and the 2016 olympic acer expanded its plans in brazil. A lot of Taiwanese Companies are games in rio de janeiro. Given the fact you have so much invested in brazil. World attention on the upcoming not just because of the brazilian market, but using International Sporting events, brazil as a platform for the region. Are there any Investment Opportunities that you can share with us that are related to some can i say, so far, we do not of these sporting events that have many brazilian investments are coming up in brazil . In taiwan, but we have a path for that, especially in the food they can get a little repetitive. Industry, because brazil has Strong Companies in the food the investments we made for the industry. Taiwan also has. World cup about 30 were for we have corporations in this area. The stadiums. We can cooperate with Taiwan Companies and resilient about 70 were infrastructure, companies to export brazilian urban development. Food products to the asian market. That is why we are sure we will Taiwanese Companies have a lot of knowledge about the market, a have a return. Lot of penetration in the the provision is that it will be market, and know about consumer taste, consumer preference. Fully used by the time they are i think we can and must cooperate. Read. Complementary is the keyword. In any investment in exploration we do not have a single place where we compete. I think we could use the distance as a factor. It is really welcome. Of course, we will use it, and we will have a very fast return. It is not a disadvantage. We assess that the world cup given that brazil has so much will have an impact on our gdp of about 90 billion. Natural resources and so many opportunities available, what are some of the incentives that you can offer to prospective the Olympic Games will have an impact of about 50 billion. Foreign investors . For example, on taxes. Both very sizable. Also on the supply of labor and the acquisition of land for we understand that brazil is plants, for example. Getting many sports. The first incentive that of course, top of the list is soccer, football. Brazil provides, i think other than football, recently brazil has done very well in the sport of baseball. Especially to Taiwanese Companies is [indiscernible] for example, the recently concluded world baseball classic, team brazil has done very, very well. Many people do not know that, but brazil is the first in taiwan, traditionally, worldwide for computers, the baseball is considered our National Sport will stop is fourth worldwide for mobile phones. There any room or possibilities it is not a normal market. For the places to cooperate together in sports exchanges and you must have a special strategy for that. But not just that. Cooperation . Your Coaching Staff may be able about six months ago, resilient to come to teach our younger had a federal law making an players to help play the game extension of federal taxes for better. Maybe we can do the same in baseball. The production in brazil of tablets and smartphones. Speaking clearly, that aims for when we have space for that, it is really a good idea. We have baseball. A lot of brazilians do not know taiwanese and south korean that. Companies. Good, great. We have done it forever. We just have to work to make for the first time, we joined in the world baseball classic. Use of this now, we are 15 in the ranking. Opportunities, yes. Taiwan is number four. That is a special, i think, we have about 100 teams. Most are amateur, but we have for taiwan we have a special about 300 people playing reason to invest. Baseball in sao paulo. Not just for the market of brazil. In we have the special we have a lot of players, especially because we have a lot of japanese immigrants many years ago. Agreements with african markets. We have a center of training in sao paulo that is developing a we have a special agreement with europe, that we can export from brazil to europe. Lot of baseball. We have a lot of places to learn of course, in brazil, you have about that. A brazilian friend of ours, the protection of investment, the protection of intellectual property. You have a stable democracy. I think that is very important when you are going to make investments. Every two or three months, has a program of exchange of cultures. We are not talking about, just about we do not want just to they go to brazil and have two receive money. Weeks or three weeks of seminars and workshops. Brazil is eager to receive we talk about coaching styles. Investment in technology to create jobs. But it is open to provide loans. A taiwanese soccer coach could surely enjoy that. We could find some Common Ground the Brazilian Development bank for exchanges, especially at the has very crude conditions to Baseball Training Center in san paolo. Provide loans for companies that want to invest in brazil. That is not a problem, but what we need to take another break we really want is to have. We will be right back. Investment in brazil to create jobs. I want to be clear about this area. I understand about brazilian policy, about investments in brazil. We really Want Companies to produce in brazil. Why is that . We are really worried about the quality of the quality of employment in brazil. That is the reason. We will continue in another part of the program. We need to take the first break. I will be right back. Welcome back to todays program on the taiwan outlook. We will continue our discussion with the Deputy Director of the commercial office of brazil in taipei. Let us talk a little bit about tourism. We set at the beginning that even though brazil is a very, very important country, a lot of people in taiwan do not know much about it. Tourism could be very effective for people on both sides to get to know each other better. What are some of the world class tourist destinations you have in brazil . I will talk to you a little about the most known place. And a little about the secret ones. The ones brazilians like. That i think you will like to. Too. The most known place is our wonderful city, as we call it rio de janeiro. It is most known for its carnival. But it is beautiful all year long. It is a great city by the sea, with beautiful mountains. The most important is that it is brazils future capital. You have the brazilian lifestyle. You have beaches. You have a lot of music. Brazil is the original home of somber and bossa nova samba and bossa nova. You really have the brazilian feeling that you can walk around the beach. People are friendly. You can go to a soccer game. We can enjoy it with a whole heart. What is really interesting is that brazil is going to a new golden age. It is having a lot of investment. The cities have been renovated. It is one of the Top Destinations in the world. It is worth going. It is already worth it. But brazil is very diverse. If you go to brazil, stay longer. You will have a lot of good surprises. Another is the amazon rain forest. It is amazing. It is diverse. One of the seven wonders of the world. It it takes about 40 of the territory of brazil. You can stay in the middle of the forest. People go into the forest to see how the indians live, to achieve food, and to have a real contact with nature. It is a lifechanging experience. I would imagine. What would be the best time to visit brazil . If you are going to brazil for the first time, like myself, what is the recommended length of stay on the first trip . I think to the amazon we have a special time to go. It is better to go from july to december. It is called the equatorial summer. The summers and the winters are reversed. It is a time that it does not rain. That is not true. It is a rain forest. The people that live there tell a joke. In the winter, it rains all day. From july to december, it rains about half an hour at the end of the day. You can enjoy the trip very well. Outside of the amazon and rio de janeiro, a lot of taiwanese people in the south of brazil, very beautiful waterfalls. Close to the falls, you can go to a place that is not very known. It is the Worlds Largest wetland. If you go to that place, you are going to hire a horse. If you go for one hour, two hours, you are going to see dozens of different kinds of animals in their habitat. It is like you are in a zoo, in an open zoo. It is amazing. You are going to see really dozens and dozens of animals. More than in the amazon. The diversity is incredible. It is really incredible. If you are going to the falls, there is a large colony of taiwanese People Living close to paraguay. If you go there, go to the waterfall. It is close and it is really worth it. Resilient people really like to go to the northeast. It is very nice to go to. It is a state that had a lot of african influence. You are going to have very interesting music, food, and historical places. A beautiful place. A secret place is an island that every brazilian dreams to go to. It is an amazing preserved place , with limpid water, sky diving. Just beautiful. Amazing. How many tours do you receive in a year . Taiwan householders are now granted visafree status in 132 countries and places around the world. Unfortunately, brazil is not one of them. Can we see maybe the possibility that in the foreseeable future that taiwan householders can have visa free status to brazil . I am sure that would help. Tourism from taiwan to brazil. We provide about 600 visas or month. That gives about 8000 visas a year. But most of them are business visas. Maybe because it is not so easy to fly to brazil. You have to take at least 212 hour flights. And you go to america first. The fastest way is to go to america. Most of the flights go through