So, we all pinch in and start a business together in Paraguay?

Originally posted by Squiddie OK, this accountant guy who helped me get my bank account told me this. You have to have a company in Paraguay and one in Brazil. Then you import into Paraguay and then Paraguay Co. sends goods to Brazil Co. The latter is the part that apparently enjoys a reduced import tax. That's all I know.

So Paraguayan partner, accountant's cousin, slips some bricks of cocaine into the plaster statues of Virgin Mary to make some fast money, whch th PF find and since you are the owner you spend the rest of your life rotting in a Brazilian jail as the gringo drug dealer. A gigantic traficanto o Negao, your cellmate  will make you his wife and call you Fatima.     See the movie about the Aussie in Tailand? A true story...

Edited by GreatBallsoFire - 08 August 2012 at 16:15

Originally posted by mmaser Originally posted by GreatBallsoFire Originally posted by Squiddie OK, this accountant guy who helped me get my bank account told me this. You have to have a company in Paraguay and one in Brazil. Then you import into Paraguay and then Paraguay Co. sends goods to Brazil Co. The latter is the part that apparently enjoys a reduced import tax. That's all I know. So Paraguayan partner, accountant's cousin, slips some bricks of cocaine into the plaster statues of Virgin Mary to make some fast money, whch th PF find and since you are the owner you spend the rest of your life rotting in a Brazilian jail as the gringo drug dealer. A gigantic traficanto o Negao, your cellmate  will make you his wife and call you Fatima.     See the movie about the Aussie in Tailand? A true story...   Delightful!  Much better and easier to make wine in southern brazil.  Trust me, wine making is simple chemistry with good practice in cleaning and drinking beer.  It all boils down to a simple equation:   winemaking = (0.49 lifting heavy sh^t)(0.49 cleaning sh^t)(0.2 drinking beer)   NOTE:Drinking beer is in the business plan!!!   And there is no need to use grapes.  Ferment ANYTHING with flavor, just add sugar.  Hell, I made a rhubarb  (veggie) wine and won a bronze award for it.    I make a maplesugar wine that a regional winery wants me to make and sell in their winery!  Any flavor, any source.     -Marc

You win the Gold Medal for best business plan. Make wine in the South of Brazil...

South African wines are finding themselves on liquor stores' shelves in the US. But then again, you will find well stocked liquor stores there with a variety of wine makes from all over the World. And with store traffic to boot.

On Brazil, there is no such thing as a liquor store. But then again, there are no restrictions in the sale of spirits, wines, and beer, whether it takes place in the supermarkets, neighborhood padaria, the local empório, or buteco. A few adegas specialize in the sale of alcoholic beverages.

I would say you are going to spend a considerable amount of time educating retailers, granted it could lead to untapped oportunities. If any chalenges, Brazil has no tradition on wine making.

Concentrate your sellling efforts into the country's southern regions, including Sao Paulo for a better payoff.

Tony