Six Ways to Brazil

Anyone familiar with international investing knows about Brazil. It’s hard to ignore the fifth largest country in the world by geography and population, the South American commodities powerhouse, and the largest economy in Latin America! Over the past five years, Brazil’s largest ETF (EWZ) has posted a better than 200 percent cumulative return, while the S&P 500 is just shy of breaking even. Brazil puts the ‘B’ in the BRIC emerging market economies, and there’s a good reason why … As the global economy falters, emerging markets like Brazil have been enjoying a steady rise in capital inflows and new opportunities. Global infrastructure has driven down the cost of doing business in South America compared to…