Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
$131 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 22 $117.4 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Exchange rates:
reals (BRL) per US dollar - 1.77 (2010), 1.9976 (2009), 1.8644 (2008), 1.85 (2007), 2.1761 (2006)
Communications ::Brazil
Telephones - main lines in use:
41.497 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 6
Telephones - mobile cellular:
173.959 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 5
Telephone system: