Brazil: One of the Top Performing Stock Market So Far This Year

Brazil is the top performing market in the world so far this year. The Bovespa has shot up by 41% year-to-date,

The Olympics and more importantly the ousting of the Dilma Roussef government a while ago by a more pro-growth conservative administration made foreign investors turn their attention to Brazilian equities again.

Bovespa year-to-date return chart:

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bovespa-1-year-returns

Source: Google Finance

The iShares Brazil ETF(EWZ) is a simple way to invest in Brazil. For investors looking to invest directly in individual companies a list of ADRs trading on the markets can be found here.

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