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Things you used today that were probably made in Brazil:
The coffee you drank this morning. Brazil has been the world's #1 producer for over 150 years. It grows more than the next two countries combined.
The orange juice at breakfast. Brazil supplies about 75% of the world's oranges used for orange juice. Florida's production has declined 92% in two decades.
The chicken in your lunch. Brazil is the world's largest chicken exporter. Approximately one out of every three pieces of chicken traded internationally comes from a Brazilian processing plant.
The steak at dinner. Brazil is the world's largest beef exporter. $18 billion in revenue in 2025. Up 40% in a single year.
The sugar in your drink. Brazil is the world's largest sugar exporter. It also converts that sugar into ethanol and blends it into fuel.
The paper towel you threw away. Suzano, headquartered in São Paulo, is the world's largest pulp producer. Brazilian eucalyptus grows to harvest in 7 years. Scandinavian pine takes 25.
The leather in your shoes. Brazil has approximately 232 million head of cattle. More cattle than people in every country in Europe.
The iron in the steel frame of the building you're sitting in. Brazil is one of the largest iron ore exporters on earth. It shipped over 400 million tonnes in 2025.
The niobium in the alloy that makes your car lighter and stronger. Brazil controls 94% of global niobium reserves. Primarily from Minas Gerais.
The soy meal that fed the animal you ate. Brazil exported 108.2 million tonnes of soybeans in 2025. More than any country in history has ever exported in a single year.
The airplane you flew on last week. Embraer E-Jets make up about half of all regional jets flying for American, Delta, United, and Alaska. Built in São José dos Campos, Brazil.
The phone in your pocket might have been assembled in Manaus, where Samsung, LG, and Panasonic operate factories inside the Amazon rainforest.
Brazil is in your morning coffee. Your lunch. Your dinner. Your clothes. Your buildings. Your car. Your airplane. Your phone.
It touches your life a dozen times a day.
You just never see the label.
The most influential country in your daily life is the one you think about the least.

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