ilian Workers' Party (PTB), Rodrigues PALMA,
president; Democratic Labor Party (PDT), Leonel BRIZOLA, president;
Brazilian Progressive Party (PPB), Espiridiao AMIN, president;
Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), Artur DA TAVOLA, president;
Popular Socialist Party (PPS), Roberto FREIRE, president; Communist
Party of Brazil (PCdoB), Joao AMAZONAS, chairman; Liberal Party
(PL), Alvaro VALLE, president

Other political or pressure groups: left wing of the Catholic
Church and labor unions allied to leftist Workers' Party are
critical of government's social and economic policies

International organization participation: AfDB, AG (observer),
CCC, ECLAC, FAO, G-11, G-15, G-19, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD,
ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO,
Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, LAES,
LAIA, Mercosur, MTCR, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, PCA, RG, UN,
UNAVEM III, UNCRO, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNPREDEP, UNPROFOR,
UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Paulo Tarso FLECHA de LIMA
chancery: 3006 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 745-2700
FAX: [1] (202) 745-2827
consulate(s) general: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York,
San Juan (Puerto Rico), and San Francisco
consulate(s): Houston

US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador Melvyn LEVITSKY
embassy: Avenida das Nacoes, Lote 3, Brasilia, Distrito Federal
mailing address: Unit 3500, APO AA 34030
telephone: [55] (61) 321-7272
FAX: [55] (61) 225-9136
consulate(s) general: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo
consulate(s): Porto Alegre, Recife

Flag: green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a
blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each
state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the
night sky over Brazil; the globe has a white equatorial band with
the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)

Economy
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Economic overview: With its large and well-developed agricultural,
mining, manufacturing, and service sectors, Brazil has South
America's largest GDP by far and has the potential to become a major
player in the world economy. Prior to the institution of a
stabilization plan in mid-1994, stratospheric inflation rates had
devastated the economy and disco