Opportunities in the Leisure Maritime Sector

About Brazil

Due to its climate and geography, Brazil offers one the largest nautical potential markets in
the world. The nautical sector involves a wide diversity of activities, such as construction
services, maintenance, parts sales and nautical support, and is related with tourism sector.

The Brazilian demand for sports and leisure vessels is seasonal, concentrating on periods of
hot weather. Such seasonality is observed to a lesser extent in relation to the demand for
sport fishing vessels, since the increase of this demand occurs even in periods of mild climate
due to the capture of fish in cold waters.

The opening of the nautical market to new consumers has caused resumption in the growth
of the sector in Brazil and 2020 shows significant growth compared to previous years.

Despite the COVID-19 crisis and the economic challenges, the nautical sector has an
unexpected growth during the pandemic. In Rio de Janeiro state, Marina da Glória gained
10% more boats housed in the pandemic, hitting 300 vessels. The Guarujá Yacht Clube in
São Paulo state also won new boats with an increase of 27%.

Geographic distribution of nautical fleet by region

The Southeast and South regions concentrate more than 85% of the shipyards, with emphasis
on the states of São Paulo (35% of the total shipyards), Santa Catarina (21% of the total) and
Rio de Janeiro (14%). The South Region is home to one of the most traditional and active
Nautical Pole in Brazil and stands out for having the second largest concentration of shipyards
and manufacturers of nautical equipment and accessories in the national market.

Leisure Hotspots
In the North region it is very common to use small boats
to practice wakeboarding, due to its extensive navigable
coast and thousand kilometers of lakes. In the Northeast
region jet rides are preferred in the lakes of the states of
Rio Grande do Norte, Maranhão and Alagoas. Fernando
de Noronha is the favorite destination for sailing
practitioners. The Northeast region has around five
thousand leisure boats and a very representative number
of marinas. The boatbuilders operating in states of
Pernambuco and Alagoas have the largest production
capacities in the region and it includes open bow vessels,
medium size cabin vessels and in Ceará the luxury
trawlers are produced for the external market.

In the Central-West region the boating activity has started to strengthen in the region,
mainly in the states of Goiás and Mato Grosso and the emergence of the first organized
marine infrastructurecapable of housing hundreds of vessels. The expansion of agribusiness
and natural characteristics of rivers and reservoirs explains the growth in boating activities.
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Data Opportunities

 The Brazilian market is served by  The cycle of expansion has driven

about 120 formal shipyards that
produce boats from 10 to 120 feet
and the average production is 3,300
boats / year;
 Regarding propulsion, 84% of
vessels are powered by motor and
16% are powered by sail;
 Brazil has approximately 480 regular
nautical support structures, including
yacht clubs, marinas and nautical
garages, which offer approximately
39,000 dry spaces and 7,000 wet
spaces for guarding vessels.
 70% of the shipyards produce only
speedboats, 13% produce only
sailboats and 17% produce other
types such as dinghy, kayaks etc.
not only the demand for vessels and
associated accessories, but also for
nautical support services and
infrastructure. Therehas been a surge
of new marine centresand increased
modernization along the coastal areas.
This is especially true in the interior
regions of the country, where alarge
marine industry is now being
developed in a more organized and
professional manner.
 The development of boatbuilders
in the Northeast of Brazil is a
process with a high degree of
verticalization, due to the lack of
equipment suppliers and service
providers who deal specifically with the
construction and sale of vessels.
 Considering the increase of demand
for leisure boats,
construction,design,accessories,
maintenance, repair and
insurance are opportunities for UK
companies.

UK Export Finance

UK Export Finance (UKEF) is a government department and the UK’s export credit agency. Its
role is to support UK exporters and it does this by providing risk protection insurance, facilitating
finance for exporters and supporting loans to overseas buyers. UKEF helps UK businesses by
supporting their
exports and helping them to expand internationally, working alongside them, and helping them to
access the export finance they need to grow. For more information, please access:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-export-finance
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