In terms of fashion and accessories, major brands have had tobecome more consciousof increasing consumer sophistication in top-tier cities by boosting the quality and selection of products offered while taking account of the fact that a significant number Chinese consumers of a certain income level often prefer to purchase luxury goods outside the mainland to sidestep high luxury taxes.
As Brazil has grown economically, it has become self-conscious of its ability tobecome politically influential, not merely in the region but also in the world.