The world comes to Brazil.

The article explores the opportunities to be had in Brazil despite its sluggish economic performance. The city of Manaus has an unlikely industrial and technological hub, having taken advantage of the federal system of the country to put in place favourable tax tariffs. According to finance director Alun Jones, they employed law firms, accountancy firms and consultants in Brazil to provide them detailed modelling and overviews of the manufacturing model down to prove what worked.