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Rio 2016: Opportunities and Responsibilities

Eternally lain on a splendid cradle, by the sound of the sea and the light of the deep sky, thou shinest, O Brazil, garland of America, illuminated by the sun of the New World! Hino Nacional Brasileiro (Brazilian National Anthem) Brazil certainly h... Read >

First Quarter Outlook for Real, Argentine and Mexican

Our last article reviewed the roller coaster that was 2009 and many of the core themes that influenced FX market pricing and movements throughout the year. Based on further observations our analysis to date indicates that thematic overtones such as liquid... Read >

The Next Malbec

Since 2004 no other country has seen the meteoric rise in volume, value and market share figures that Argentina has in the import segment of fine wine to the U.S. Over the last two years, while all other segments of imported wine have been down in both va... Read >

Global Learning: A Worthy Cause

In our first issue, Alternative Latin Investor profiled the contributing habits of Ultra High Net Worth Philanthropists; in our follow up issue, we would like to take an opportunity to shine a spotlight on one of the many nonprofit organizations that we d... Read >

Finding your Freedom in Latin America

When checking out investments in Latin America, don't miss intangible benefits that might not contribute directly to the bottom line, but that could make you freer, wealthier and happier as a person. Peter Macfarlane investigates the hidden benefits of La... Read >

Brazilian Energy Integration with Peru

November 11th, 2009, Brazil experienced one of its worst blackouts in history. Due to the fall of a transmission line that connects the giant Itaipu Power Plant (the largest operational hydroelectric power plant in the world) to the Brazilian electrical s... Read >

Cuban Mining Explored

Cuba has a history of mining extending over a period of three hundred years. During the period 1900 to 2002, mining was a permanent activity, and during WWII the mining of manganese, some copper, and nickel was most important. The nickel resource comes fr... Read >

Panamian Coffee Production

Coffee is one of the world's biggest export commodities, the top agricultural export for a dozen countries and one of the world's ten largest legal agricultural exports by value. (Source: FAO Statistics Division.) According to John Talbot of the Universit... Read >

Everything You Need to Know About Brazilian Private Equity: Part II

Financial Transparency This is perhaps the mother of all issues when considering the more common challenges in successfully raising private equity capital. And it's not an issue solely relevant to Brazil and/or Latin America, as it is an issue facing ... Read >

Venture Capital Argentina

Venture capital in Argentina, particularly at an early stage, requires an active participation in the running of portfolio companies. One can argue that VCs practically play the role of entrepreneurs. In other words, there is no room for "dumb money". Ven... Read >

LatAm Hedge Outlook

Alternative Latin Investor recently spoke with two high profile hedge fund players in Latin America, Otávio Vieira, Portfolio Manager at Safdié and Carlos Rojas Perla, Chief Investment Officer at Compass Group. We were privileged to hear how both manage... Read >

Economic Revial in Chile

New construction at Chile's stalled Costanera Center, the unfinished 984 foot tall tower in the heart of Santiago's gleaming financial district, is a highly visible reminder that even though the country‘s economy was rocked off course by the 2009 global... Read >

Real Estate Limited Partnerships in Latin America

Real Estate investment for Limited Partners (LPs) in Latin America can really be seen as a tale of two countries, namely Mexico and Brazil, and recent experiences there offer important contrasts between each country's different market practices leading up... Read >

Investment Grade Grapes

In today's market, despite these times of crisis, there is a lot of money looking for a safe home. Given low global interest rates, depressed stock markets, and collapsing property values, fine wine is undoubtedly an interesting investment, and as the top... Read >

The Tribulations of Exporting Argentine Wine

On November 3, 2004, only 36 hours after stepping off a plane from Los Angeles to Buenos Aires, Daniel Karlin met the girl he was going to marry. They just got married in July. In the interim, Karlin, with the help of his wife Lourdes, started Anuva W... Read >