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Why Exhibit?*

	Fastener Fair Brasil as the only exhibition dedicated to the whole Fastener and Fixing industry
	Brazil – a growth market
	Brazil has the seventh largest GDP in the world (estimated at US$ 2.19 trillion – for 2011)
	GDP growth in 2010: 7.6%
	GDP growth forecast for 2011: nearly 5.5%
	Leading Latin American aircraft exporter
	Fourth largest market worldwide for car consumer and sixth for car production
	Fifth largest market worldwide for computer sales
	198 million mobile handsets in operation
	Industrial construction will increase by 16% in 2011
	Demand for domestic air traffic will increase by 15% in 2011
	* Figures for 2010 onwards, include some estimates

	São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil and the seventh largest metropolitan area in the world, is the ideal location to exhibit for the fastener and fixing industry.
	São Paulo is the foremost industrial and business centre in Latin America. It is also the biggest and most important city in the Mercosul/Mercosur economic territory.
	The São Paulo Stock Exchange (BM&F Bovespa) is the largest stock exchange in Latin America and the third largest in the world
	São Paulo is South America's trade fair capital, hosting 90 000 events each year
	São Paulo accounts for 41% of the domestic industrial production
	São Paulo's five refineries represent 42% of the total refining capacity of the country
	40% of the automotive plants and 59% of the car parts manufacturers are located in or around São Paulo
	IBGE/2010
	BBVA Research/2010