Brazil is one of the few important markets with which the U.S. has a surplus in its commercial balance. At the Summit President Clinton hailed the working relationship between the two countries' delegations. Both countries have populations of native Indians, some of whom live in areas that the Federal government has set aside for them. The populations in Brazil and the U.S. are mobile and largely urban. Both Brazilians and Americans have a fascination with modern ideas and accept technological changes very quickly.
Brazil has the largest number of Internet users after the United States.
Social mobility is also an important characteristic of both Brazil and the U.S., quite unlike many European countries. In neither country is one held back because of family background or even country of birth. Immigrants as well as native citizens of both countries become successful through talent, education, and hard work. There are as many different kinds of Brazilians as there are many different kinds of Americans. Aside from the growing numbers of Brazilians living in and visiting the U.S., an increasing number of Brazilians are coming to the U.S. to study.