.....FUNDAP - Fundo de Desenvolvimento das Atividades Portuárias (Development Fund for Port Activities), is a foment to companies performing Foreign Trade operations in the State of Espírito Santo, thereby enhancing profitability of your import processes.

.....Development Incentive System of the State of Espírito Santo aims to diversify the state economic base, by stimulating dynamism of its logistic complex (ports, airports, warehousing and highways) and attracting industrial and service investments.

.....In contrast with its territorial extension, Espírito Santo aggregates some advantages regarding largest states. In only 46.184 km2 - representing 0.54% of the area of the country - it is possible to transit for more than 400 km of coast, which reinforces its trend to Foreign Trade.

.....Its privileged geographic position - with boundary with the States of Bahia, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro - places it as an excellent alternative for several economic activities due to its integration with both domestic and international market, enhanced by an effective port complex and highway transportation network.

.....Its capital, Vitória, is located at 412 km from Rio de Janeiro, 382 km from Belo Horizonte, 742 km from São Paulo and 947 km from Brasília. Regarding industrial growth, Espírito Santo is leader in Brazilian scenery and one of the most promising states of Southeast. Moreover, the influence region of Espírito Santo holds about 70% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).