Area Description- State of Rio Grande do Norte
Tourism & other services (50.2% GDP).
Historically, Rio Grande do Norte has relied upon sugar and cattle for its livelihood. However, since the 1980s, the state government has realized that tourism is a lucrative industry, and more money is being poured into the construction of tourist resorts, and restoring colonial buildings in major cities.
In Natal, beside beaches, there are other tourist attractions, such as the fortress of Reis Magos and the Parque das Dunas, the second largest urban park in the country.
Rio Grande do Norte is dominated by its coastline. The state is famed for its beaches and sand dunes, and the air is, according to NASA, the second-cleanest in the world after Antarctica.
Industry (44.2% GDP).
(Petro)chemicals, woven of cotton
Agriculture (5.6% GDP).
Fish and crustacean, fruits, cashew, sugar, chocolate, sea salt, carnauba wax.
Rio Grande do Norte supplies 70% of Brazil's melons, and the state is famed for its mango and cashew fields. The world's largest cashew tree is located in the state; it has a circumference of 500 centimeters and occupies an area of 7,300cm², making it 70 times the size of average cashew trees. Rio Grande do Norte is also one of three Brazilian states that together produce the world's entire supply of carnauba wax.
The Port of Natal is specialized in cold storage cargo such as fruit, fish and shrimp, among others. It has its own customs facilities and is connected to Europe by direct navigation lines, mainly to the ports of Vigo, Rotterdam and Sheerness, which allows great agility and reduced costs for the shipment of your products. Besides having a modern infrastructure, competitive prices and qualified professionals, the access to the management of the Port is easy, meaning less bureaucracy for your transactions.
Total share of the Brazilian economy: 0.9% (2004)
Property Description
Rio Grande do Norte and the area of Gado Bravo, has enormous capacity (25% of Brazil) for generation of wind energy - after all, the sand is said to come from the Sahara on the wind currents.. Development is unrestricted.
More information is available upon request.
Price: R$ 4,000,000
