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Missouri Connections: Brazil

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Imports & Exports

$81M

Missouri's Imports from Brazil in 20251
  • Machinery, Except Electrical 21%
  • Transportation Equipment 15%
  • Chemicals 12%
  • Agricultural Product 8%
  • Other 44%

$621M

Missouri's Exports to Brazil in 20251
  • Chemicals 63%
  • Transportation Equipment 11%
  • Minerals&Ores 10%
  • Machinery, Except Electrical 4%
  • Other 12%

By the Numbers

3,056

Missourians Born in Brazil2

7

Educational Institutions with Portuguese Programs

4,851

Missourians Who Speak Portuguese2

6 Brazilian Companies in Missouri

Centro De Tecnologia Canavieira
Iochpe-Maxion
Marfrig Global Foods
JBS
Semeq
Weg

12 Missouri Companies in Brazil

Belden
Build-A-Bear
Bunge
Emerson
Enterprise Holdings
ESCO
H&R Block
Legget & Platt
World Wide Technology

Footnotes

1 International trade administration, 2025

2 American Community Survey, 2024, 1-Year Estimates