World Bank2017-05-302017-05-302012https://hdl.handle.net/10986/26788Bridging the Atlantic is a descriptive study of Brazil's involvement with counterparts in Sub-Saharan Africa through knowledge exchange, trade, and investments. The objective of the study is to understand these relations better with the intent to forge concrete and mutually beneficial partnerships between Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa. Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa are natural partners, with at one point a shared geography and later a shared history. Since the turn of the twentieth century, Africa has become one of the major fronts of Brazil's international agenda. Africa is rapidly changing and Brazil has expressed growing interest in supporting and taking part in African development. The study includes a narrative of the shared history between Brazil and Africa, as well as a description of Brazilian foreign direct investment and trade with Africa. It ends with recommendations made by the World Bank to strengthen the cooperation between Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESS TO RESOURCESACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGAGRICULTUREAID EFFECTIVENESSBONDSBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS REGULATIONSCAPACITY DEVELOPMENTCAPITAL ACCUMULATIONCENTRAL BANKSCLIMATE CHANGECLIMATIC CONDITIONSCOLLUSIONCOLONIALISMCOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCOMMODITY PRICESCOMMON MARKETCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYCONNECTIVITYCONSOLIDATIONCORRUPTIONCREDIT LINESCUSTOMS UNIONDEMOCRACIESDEMOGRAPHICDEMOGRAPHIC GROWTHDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRYDEVELOPING ECONOMIESDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT BANKDEVELOPMENT BANKSDEVELOPMENT PROCESSESDEVELOPMENT PROJECTSDIVISION OF LABORE-GOVERNMENTECONOMIC CRISISECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC DYNAMISMECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC POWERECONOMIC RELATIONSECONOMIC RESEARCHECONOMIC TRENDSEMERGING ECONOMIESEMERGING MARKETSEMPIRICAL EVIDENCEEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT POLICIESENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENTENTREPRENEURSEXCLUSIONEXPENDITUREEXPLOITATIONEXPORT EARNINGSEXPORTSFACILITATIONFINANCE CORPORATIONFINANCIAL AIDFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL RESOURCESFLOW OF CAPITALFOOD SHORTAGEFORECASTSFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN TRADEFUTURE GROWTHFUTURE PROSPECTSGDPGDP PER CAPITAGLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTSGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL INTERESTGLOBAL MARKETGLOBAL MARKETSGOVERNANCE INDICATORSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH RATEGROWTH RATESGUARANTEE AGENCYHOUSINGHUMAN RIGHTSINCOMEINDUSTRIALIZATIONINEQUALITIESINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTSINSTITUTIONAL REFORMINSTITUTIONAL REFORMSINTERNATIONAL CAPITALINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINTERNATIONAL ECONOMYINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL MARKETINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVESTMENT CLIMATEJOB CREATIONJOINT VENTURELABOR MARKETLAWSLEGISLATIONLIMITED ACCESSLIVING CONDITIONSLOCAL INSTITUTIONSMARKET DIVERSIFICATIONMARKET ECONOMIESMARKET ECONOMYMARKET SHAREMERCHANTMERCHANTSMETALSMINESMOBILE PHONESMONOPOLYMUTUALLY BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIPSNATIONAL INCOMENATURAL RESOURCESOILOUTPUTSOUTREACHPER CAPITA INCOMEPOLICY MAKERSPOLITICAL SYSTEMSPORTFOLIOPOWER PARITYPRIVATE CONSUMPTIONPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC POLICIESPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITYRACIAL EQUALITYRAPID GROWTHREAL GDPREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKSREGIONAL INTEGRATIONREGULATORY FRAMEWORKSSCHOLARSHIPSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL INEQUALITYSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL SUPPORTTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGETECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTELECOMMUNICATIONSTHIRD WORLDTRADING SYSTEMSTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTURBAN DEVELOPMENTWEALTHWORLD ECONOMYWORLD TRADEWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/26788