Cover Story: How China Inc. Is Discovering Its New World in Brazil

For Duan, a Portuguese-speaking professional who moved from China to Brazil 12 years ago, the change is palpable. “There are clearly more Chinese people in São Paulo in 2025,” he said. “Chinese restaurants have been opening up one after another. There are at least 10 times as many as when I first arrived”.

The buzz is spreading. “Even people in my home village in Hebei province are asking me if it’s possible to make money here in Brazil.”