Brazil is a large country in terms of geographic land mass and population size. It's position in Latin America means that it contributes to much of the economic development within this area. Despite the importance of Brazil in the global economy, not much research has been highlighted about entrepreneurship in the country. This book aims to change this by focusing on Brazil in terms of entrepreneurial endeavours and pursuits. This includes focusing on the rural and urban areas in terms of entrepreneurial practices. Each chapter in the book will focus on a different aspect of entrepreneurship in Brazil including how culture, ethnicity and wealth influence entrepreneurship. Thereby taking a holistic perspective in terms of including both financial and non-financial forms of entrepreneurship. Interesting topics such as sustainable and environmental forms of entrepreneurship will be examined from a Brazilian perspective together with technological forms of entrepreneurship evident in the growth of smart cities within the region. This book will be amongst the first to holistically examine the contemporary hardships and successes of entrepreneurship in Brazil.

Focuses on Brazil's entrepreneurial climate in both urban and rural regions Highlights debatable topics in Brazil such as the growing inequality caused by entrepreneurship Debates whether entrepreneurship has been good or bad for Brazil's economic and social growth

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João Leitão is an associate professor with habilitation, the director of the UBIExecutive, Business school at the University of Beira Interior (UBI) (Portugal), and a research fellow at the NECE Research Center in Business Sciences at UBI, and associate researcher at the ICS, Instituto de Ciências Sociais, University of Lisbon. He is an external research fellow of the Center for Young and Family Enterprise (CYFE), Università Degli Studi di Bergamo, Italy. He has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Beira Interior (UBI) and a habilitation in technological change and entrepreneurship from the University of Lisbon (Portugal). He is a prolific author and series editor of the Springer book series Studies in Entrepreneurship, Structural Change, and Industrial Dynamics. He is also a member of the editorial boards of several journals such as Sustainability ( MDPI), The International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing (Springer), Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais (APDR), Discover Sustainability (Springer), and International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing (Inderscience).

Vanessa Ratten is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship in the La Trobe Business School at La Trobe University (Australia). She is the Program Director of the Masters of Management course and teaches Corporate Venturing, Managing Innovation and Analyse & Ideate. She has published seven sole authored books including Sport Entrepreneurship: Developing and Sustaining an Entrepreneurial Sports Culture (Springer) and two textbooks including Analyse, Ideate and Grow: The Role of Creativity and Entrepreneurship (Springer). She has also edited more than twenty books including Entrepreneurship and the Community: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Creativity, Social Challenges, and Business (Springer).

Vitor Braga is an associate professor in the School of Technology and Management of Felgueiras at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto (Portugal). He is the director of the bachelor's program in business sciences, head of the business sciences department, and director of the master's program in international management. His main research interests are in entrepreneurship processes such as co-operation, internationalization, and innovation.

Inhalt

The Role of Brazilian Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy.- Microentrepreneurship in Brazil: Mind the Gap.- Surfing the Amazon: Exploring Surf Tourism and Lifestyle Entrepreneurship in Brazil.- Academic Entrepreneurship in Brazilian Universities.- Entrepreneurial Framework Conditions in Brazil.- Toward an Entrepreneurial University: Analysis of the Fluminense Federal University Initiatives and Trajectory.- Celta: Knowledge Building Model for Business Incubators.- Entrepreneurship in Brazil: Geography and History.- Wine Tourism Entrepreneurship in Brazil.- Brazilian Entrepreneurship: Implications for ASEAN Countries.- Learning Intention in Brazilian University Students: Self-Legitimation of Independence and the Search for Entrepreneurial Culture.- Brazilian Entrepreneurship:Future Research Avenues.