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May 2014

Brazil, Argentina, and Chile with Faculty Development in International Business program

Meet Argentina Or Should I say Meat Argentina

When I went for a walk this morning, I got really confused; I could not tell whether I was in Vienna, Budapest or Paris.  I had been warned that the city was deceptively European, an impression confirmed later when we walked between our visits through the main square—with statues of San Martin—surrounded by palaces built by … Continue reading »

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Buenos noches from Buenos Aires

Se habla espaniol acqui. We’ve left sao Paulo for Buenos Aires, about a two hours by air from sao Paulo, and crossed the Pope’s line from Portuguese indebted colonies to ones that were once part of Spain’s global empire. The ride in offers a tantalizingly different feel than the city we just left—even in the dark.  It … Continue reading »

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The “real world”

Having a “real” good time in Brazil It’s hard not to have a “real” good time—the currency is the “real.” The day in this overwhelming city was spent at two businesses (or on the highway going between the two) which gave us some interesting views of life in Brazil. The first was with two operations/marketing … Continue reading »

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Hi from Sao Paulo

bom dia from Sao Paulo Just before I left Bloomington, my son David said,”Dad, you’ve never been to Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. I expect I’ll be reading a lot from the Lonely Planet.”  I want to assure him that I don’t have a copy of that standby, so what follows are sleepy observations over 6,000 miles south … Continue reading »

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Introduction – May 2014 trip

Associate Professor of Business Administration Fred Hoyt traveled to Argentina, Brazil and Chile as part of a Faculty and Professional Development in International Business Program to raise U.S. business professional and faculty awareness of the social, political, economic and business environments that exist in South America. The Mercosur program is offered by the Center for International Business Education … Continue reading »

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