Brazil in 2022: Ordem e Progresso?

Brazil in 2022: Ordem e Progresso?
November 9th-10th 2011
Unique Hotel, São Paulo

For years people have debated what constitutes economic progress and whether conventional indicators that measure growth are enough to reveal how much progress a country is really making. Brazil is undoubtedly enjoying an economic boom that has propelled the country into the global stage and is fuelling a strong sense of optimism and confidence among its citizens. It is also managing to reduce, albeit modestly, one of the world’s highest rates of inequality. 

Although hosting the World Cup and the Olympics sporting events is certainly worth celebrating, the country still faces significant barriers that are hindering economic and social progress: onerous regulations, a creaking infrastructure and a huge informal sector that limit productivity -- not to mention a dependence on a large global appetite for commodities that at some point is bound to falter.  Once we look beyond economic performance and focus on social progress and people’s well-being, much more remains to be done to reduce the gaping wealth disparities that still exist and meet the education, healthcare and living needs of Brazil’s growing middle class.

This year's Brazil Summit will focus on the country's long-term ambitions as it enters the final decade before its independence bicentennial. Together with government and business leaders, experts from inside and outside Brazil and The Economist's editorial team, we will look ahead at whether the Brazil of 2022 will have succeeded in tackling some of its biggest barriers to social progress. Will the country take on the interest groups who benefit from the status quo, such as large landowners, unions and big companies who benefit from high barriers to entry? Or will Brazil merely tinker around the edges and miss its chance?

Visit brazil.economist.com to access all the information regarding the event.

To register by phone call +1 (212) 541 0577 or email latam@economist.com

The conference will be simultaneously translated into Portuguese and English.