Pushed to the center of the world stage as one of the most promising destination for capital chasing yields and risk, Brazil has struggled to balance its growth.

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Add to that the fact that New Orleans will be front and center on the world stage for much of the next decade, hosting a series of national and international sporting events, including Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, back-to-back NCAA Men's and Women's Final Fours, and the Bowl Championship Series National Championship in 2012, among many others.

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But now that computers can re-create the sound of just about any instrument, producers are taking center stage and taking over the music world.

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In a world of media fragmentation, social media ubiquity and mobile technology, content has risen to center stage as the focus of many marketing efforts.

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