This article aims to determine whether the geographical pattern of the external trade of foreign-owned enterprises in Brazil differs from that of domestic enterprises and whether, in the case of foreign enterprises, the region of origin of their capital is an important factor in determining that...

About half of the Brazilian exportations to the Chinese market are primary products.Even in the manufactured products, the share of low added value products ? ascommodities and products of low technological intensity ? is very great. Therefore, thestructure of Brazilian exports to China is much...

The Brazilian trade pattern is marked, on one hand, by exports with strong presenceof commodities, labour and natural resources intensive goods. On the other hand,Brazilian importation is intensive in products of high and medium technologicalintensity. Taking on account the great share of...