Brazilian Stocks

Brazil, a relative stable emerging country, offers investors many opportunities to profit from its cyclical economy. You can follow the broad Brazilian stock market with the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange's benchmark Bovespa index (^BVSP).

You can invest in Brazil through:

MSCI Brazil iShares (EWZ), a low-fee exchange-traded fund (ETF) mostly comprised of energy, basic materials and financial stocks.
Individual stocks that trade on United States stock exchanges. Over 30 Brazilian stocks are traded on the NYSE so you can create your own customized portfolio. For a complete list of Brazilian stocks traded on United States stock exchanges see Bank of New York.

33 Brazilian Stocks Traded on U.S. Exchanges
Company & Web Site	Symbol	Industry
Aracruz Celulose	ARA	Paper pulp producer. More
Banco Bradesco	BBD	Banking and investment services. More
Banco Itau Holding Financeira (Banco Itau)	ITU	Banking, insurance and investment services. More
Brasil Telecom	BTM	Telecommunications. More
Brasil Telecom Participacoes	BRP	Telecommunications. More
Braskem	BAK	Petrochemicals. More
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao	CBD	Food retailer. More
Companhia de Bebidas Das Americas (AMBEV)	ABV	Beverage products. More
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (SABESP)	SBS	Water and sewage utility. More
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais (Cemig)	CIG	Electric & gas utility. More
Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)	ELP	Electric utility. More
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN)	SID	Steel producer. More
CPFL Energia	CPL	Electric utility. More
Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica	ERJ	Aircraft producer. More
Gafisa	GFA	Homebuilder. More
Gerdau	GGB	Steel producer. More
Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes	GOL	Airline operator. More
Net Servicos de Comunicacao	NETC	Pay-television and Internet provider. More
Perdigao	PDA	Food processing. More
Pretroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras)	PBR	Integrated oil & gas. More
Pretroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) Preferred	PBRa	Integrated oil & gas. More
Sadia	SDA	Food Processing. More
TAM	TAM	Domestic and international airline. More
Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo	TSP	Fixed-line communications provider. More
Tele Norte Celular Participacoes	TCN	Cellular telecommunications. More
Tele Norte Leste Participacoes (Telemar)	TNE	Telecommunications. More
Tele Sudeste Celular Participacoes	TMB	Cellular telecommunications. More
TIM Participacoes	TSU	Cellular Telecommunications. More
Ultrapar Participacoes	UGP	Distributes liquid petroleum gas, produces chemicals and ships bulk cargo. More
Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros (Unibanco)	UBB	Banking, insurance and investment services. More
Vale	RIO	Mining - iron ore and other metals. More
Vivo	VIV	Cellular Telecommunications. More
Votorantim Celulose e Papel	VCP	Paper Pulp Producer. More

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Updated June 18, 2008.