Portfolio of Dividend-Paying 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).

And you can buy dividend-paying Brazilian stocks that trade on United States stock exchanges. Here is a list of 19 Brazilian stocks with dividend yields greater than one percent.

19 Dividend-Paying Brazilian Stocks Traded on U.S. Exchanges
Company & Web Site	Symbol	Annual Dividend & Yield	Industry
Aracruz Celulose	ARA	$2.45 (2.96%)	Paper pulp producer. More
Brasil Telecom	BTM	$1.33 (3.88%)	Telecommunications. More
Brasil Telecom Participacoes	BRP	$3.13 (3.99%)	Telecommunications. More
Braskem	BAK	$0.75 (4.25%)	Petrochemicals. More
Companhia de Bebidas Das Americas (AMBEV)	ABV	$0.86 (1.24%)	Beverage products. More
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (SABESP)	SBS	$1.71 (3.26%)	Water and sewage utility. More
Compania Energetica de Minas Gerais (Cemig)	CIG	$1.04 (4.38%)	Electric & gas utility. More
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN)	SID	$0.97 (2.16%)	Steel producer. More
CPFL Energia	CPL	$5.49 (8.44%)	Electric utility. More
Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica	ERJ	$0.40 (1.27%)	Aircraft producer. More
Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes	GOL	$0.43 (3.46%)	Airline operator. More
TAM	TAM	$0.43 (2.29%)	Domestic and international airline. More
Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo	TSP	$0.60 (2.23%)	Fixed-line communications provider. More
Tele Norte Celular Participacoes	TCN	$0.45 (2.44%)	Cellular telecommunications. More
Tele Norte Leste Participacoes (Telemar)	TNE	$0.50 (1.95%)	Telecommunications. More
Tele Sudeste Celular Participacoes	TMB	$1.26 (2.14%)	Cellular telecommunications. More
TIM Participacoes	TSU	$0.81 (2.84%)	Cellular Telecommunications. More
Ultrapar Participacoes	UGP	$1.46 (3.93%)	Distributes liquid petroleum gas, produces chemicals and ships bulk cargo. More
Votorantim Celulose e Papel	VCP	$0.66 (2.10%)	Paper Pulp Producer. More
Note: Dividend data from reuters.com as of June 15, 2008.

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Posted June 18, 2008.