Mr. Luiz Fernando Levy This is Me

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1. 1. News - Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce of Florida

   www.brazilchamber.org/news/arc - [Cached]

   Published on: 2/25/2001   Last Visited: 12/24/2001

   On September 11th, the Chamber was honored to host Luiz Levy, President of Gazeta Mercantil S.A. at a luncheon held at the Miami Inter-Continental Hotel. Mr. Levy spoke to Chamber members and guests about a broad array of infrastructure spending currently underway that will underpin Brazil's economic growth into the next millenium.
   
   Mr. Levy preceded his remarks by asserting his view that Brazil is undeserving of the current economic turmoil spreading to its shores from abroad and blames misinformation on the part of global investors for much of the negative press the country has been receiving.
   
   Mr. Levy presented the results of an extensive report prepared by Gazeta Mercantil that states that $430 billion has been targeted for infrastructure investment throughout Brazil over the next five years through 2003. The various investments range from hydroelectric projects to highway, pipeline and rail transportation schemes to river and seaport expansion and modernization. Beginning with Brazil's northern tier states including the Amazon basin, infrastructure development is well underway in that remote region to develop it further and to link it via road and rail to Venezuela and various northwestern states. Among the projects include:
   
   Railway linking Marabá to port of Itaqui Improvements to BR-364 and BR-070 connecting Acre to Brazil's southeast; and BR-174 connecting Roraima to Caracas
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   Despite unfavorable press reports, Brazil's northeast has been and continues to be the recipient of enormous investment, according to Mr. Levy, particularly in the upgrading of its ports. Among the projects both planned and underway are:
   
   Railways connecting Petrolina, Pernambuco on the San Francisco River to the ports of Forteleza and Recife Two hydroelectric dams along the San Francisco River Gas pipeline connecting Forteleza and Natal
   
   A new water pipeline from the San Francisco River is gradually transforming the hitherto parched northeast into an irrigated California. The San Francisco River project will also include the construction of 11 new dams.
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   Collectively, Mr. Levy believes that these high levels of infrastructure and capital investments have the potential to double Brazil's GDP over the next five years through the end of 2003. It seems certain that this massive and diversified infrastructure investment will firmly underpin strong economic growth by spurring activity in other sectors of the economy, enhancing export competitiveness, increasing productivity and cutting costs of transportation and production. Moreover, the economies of the rest of South America are certain to benefit, too, particularly those countries that have strong economic ties to Brazil, namely Mercosul members, as well as Bolivia and Venezuela with whom Brazil has energy supply agreements. Brazil appears well poised to make a head start on the 21st Century.

2. 2. World Economic Forum - Annual Meeting 2004 Participants

   www.weforum.org/site/homepubli - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/1/1993   Last Visited: 6/14/2005

   Luiz Fernando Levy, President and Director Gazeta Mercantil SA Brazil