The support network for the economic internationalization of the Sao Paulo region

This report, commissioned by the Brookings Institution and developed by ESADE Business School, describes the existing economic internationalization institutional support system of Sao Paulo. Under its Global Cities Initiative (GCI), Brookings decided to explore how other relevant metros in the world organized their international investment and trade support systems. Sao Paulo was chosen as one of the in-depth case studies. ESADE was contracted by Brookings to identify and analyze the Sao Paulo's support network for economic internationalization and to analyze the comparable system in Los Angeles, U.S. The findings of both reports-highlighting similarities and differences across these two systems-will be used as part of the Global Cities Initiative to help US metropolitan areas extend their global reach. Many of these findings will be shared at the first Global Forum in Sao Paulo in November 2012 and in other forums held in the U.S.