German Desk KPMG Brazil

Brazil and Germany have long been linked by a strategic and close partnership - not only in economic and political matters, but also in the fields of education, science and technology. Due to the historically strong immigration of many Germans to Brazil, the two countries share many common traditions.

Economically, Brazil has become Germany's most important trading partner in South America and - after Mexico - the second most important export and import country in Latin America. Today, around 1,600 companies with German capital are active in Brazil. They generate around ten percent of industrial value added. In São Paulo alone, there are over 800 German companies that have created more than 250,000 jobs. Germany is also playing an increasingly important role as Brazil's largest trading partner in Europe.

While there are numerous economic and cultural peculiarities in Brazil that foreign companies need to be aware of, German companies have developed their own strategies to be successful abroad. The German Desk in Brazil is familiar with the peculiarities of both cultures and is made up of both German experts with many years of expertise in Brazil and Brazilian colleagues who have gained professional experience in Germany.

Based in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, the team provides targeted and comprehensive support to German companies with business activities in Brazil and Brazilian companies planning to invest in Germany. The German Desk offers direct access to local, bilingual experts in the fields of audit, tax and advisory.

You can find more details in our brochure "German Desk KPMG Brazil".