Editor’s note: This article was first published in July 2010, six years before the Rio Olympics. The forecasts of a Brazilian property boom and an Olympics-driven new economy are now historical; Brazil went through a deep recession in 2014-2016. The promised follow-up may not exist on this site.
As you all know, Rio de Janeiro has been chosen to host the 2016 Olympics. Since Brazil is one of the countries where a real estate boom is about to take off, holding the 2016 Olympics there will be the push it needed to build a new economy in the country.
Business and job opportunities are appearing as the country gets itself ready. The trick is finding a way to be part of the project. That could mean finding out which companies in your own country have already applied for permission to work in Brazil, or getting your business established in this city.
What’s clear is that the entrepreneurs who see the opportunity in a country in the middle of an economic emergence, and who manage to get their products or services into that fast-growing market, will be well on the road to success.
It’s still too early to know which construction, renovation and service companies have already carved out a niche. We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, take a look at our business ideas in case one of them turns out to be your opportunity, whether in Brazil or in your own country.
Further reading
- Business ideas in tourism and leisure
- Business ideas in body care and personal grooming
- 15 business ideas nobody has ever exploited
- How to become a successful entrepreneur
- 5 ways to grow your business
Featured image: Wilfredor, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
