May 20, 2013 / 1:17 PM EDT / CBS DetroitBRASILIA, Brazil – The Michigan Brazil Center and Support Office in Brasilia has announced its official opening for Michigan-based companies looking to expand into one of the world’s hottest growth markets.Experience shows that many companies across the U.S. have a greater awareness that an expansion into foreign markets is a great way to grow sales and to become more resilient to domestic economic storms.”The initiative has already gained interest and support, not only from the private sector and dignitaries in Brazil, but from domestic officials as well. Oakland County Executive L.Brooks Patterson remarked that “initiatives such as (The Michigan Brazil Center) are crucial to the continued global expansion of Oakland County-based businesses into key emerging markets, to the strengthening of our economy, and to the attraction of capital into our region.” https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-opening-brazil-economic-expansion-offices/