Brazil is the world’s sixth-largest economy with an annual GDP of US$2.5 trillion in 2011. In terms of wealth, the nation is the leader in the Latin American region with total individual wealth of US$3.3 trillion in 2011.
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The global financial crisis in 2008 hit the Brazilian economy relatively hard with GDP declining by 0.6% in 2009. Inflation in Brazil has risen significantly over the review period from 3.6% in 2007 to 6.6% in 2011. The Brazilian real appreciated by 6.0% against the US dollar over the four year period from R$1.77/US$ at the end of 2007 to R$1.67/US$ in 2011.View more data or Buy full report
