2026 SelectUSA South America Roadshow

Join the 2026 SelectUSA South America Roadshow

Attract Brazilian & Colombian companies to invest in your region!

The 2026 SelectUSA South America Roadshow is an investment mission organized to promote the U.S. as a destination for foreign direct investment (FDI).  This program will be composed of a series of events that will connect Economic Development Organizations (EDOs) and U.S. service providers (sponsors) to potential investors in 2 different locations in Brazil and 1 in Colombia.  The 2026 SelectUSA South America Roadshow will also offer matchmaking meetings with pre-screened potential investors for EDOs.

Brazilian FDI stats:

• Brazil is the largest source of FDI to the U.S. market from South America.
• U.S. affiliates of majority Brazilian-owned firms support almost 105 thousand jobs in the U.S. – largest employer from Latin America.
• Brazilian companies operate in over 40 U.S. States and territories.
• U.S. affiliates of majority Brazilian-owned firms operate in the U.S. not only to access the local market, but also to use the U.S. as a platform to export globally (USD 7.8 billion were exported compared to USD 2.1 billion by Mexican-owned U.S. affiliates in 2022).
• Number of Brazilian greenfield investment announcements in the U.S. grow 220% in 2023 compared to 2022.
• Top sectors: Software & IT Services, Financial Services, Food & Beverages, Business Services, Chemicals, and Plastics.

Colombian FDI stats:

• The U.S. Commercial Service Colombia Team is currently tracking billions of dollars of greenfield and brownfield Colombian investment projects to the United States this year.
• Colombia is the ninth fastest-growing source of FDI in the U.S. market in 2023.
• U.S. affiliates of majority Colombian-owned firms support almost 10 thousand jobs in the U.S. market.
• Colombia was the source of the second largest delegation of international investors from South America at the 2025 SelectUSA Investment Summit.
• Top sectors: Business Services, Building Materials, Plastics, Software & IT Services, Food & Beverages, Consumer Products.