Strategic Location

Located between two continents

The Meeting Point Between Europe, the Americas and the Atlantic.

Due to its geographical location, the Azores are close to the time zones of the European and American continents. The official time in the Azores differs by only one hour from the UK, two hours from Germany, four hours from the US East Coast and three hours from the Brazilian East Coast. This allows for a greater capacity for interaction between businesses and consumers in different geographical areas.

The Azores represent the first point of entry into Europe and its sea makes Portugal one of the countries with the largest maritime platform in the world.

Good Infrastructures and Support Networks

Air Connections

Direct, weekly flights to major cities in Europe and the USA.

Maritime Transportation

The Azores is a region that covers about half of the European coastline and two of the most productive seas in the world: the North Sea and the northeast Atlantic.

Telecommunications

High-speed 4G Internet, ultrafast fiber optic cable.

USA & UE

Strategic location in the middle of 2 continents: American and European.

Good infrastructure conditions

Development of increasingly emerging areas: Aerospace, Aeronautics, Biological Agriculture (…)

Attractive tax regime

The Azores has the 2nd lowest VAT tax regime in Europe and has the most attractive package of incentives in the European Union.

Unique investment advantages

The Azores is a world leader in terms of good environmental practices and sustainability, while offering an undeniable climate of political and social stability and high levels of security. Leading Renewable Energy Areas, since most of the energy production comes from renewable sources, with the Azores being the national leader in geothermal production.

The Azores is close to the time zones of the European and American continents. The official time in the Azores differs by only one hour from the UK, two hours from Germany, four hours from the US East Coast and three hours from Brazil. Factors that allow for a greater capacity for interaction between companies and consumers from different geographic areas and greater business efficiency.

UNIQUE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR INVESTMENT:

Unique Tax System

Hiring Support

Communitarian Incentives

Life Quality

ESTIMATED FLIGHT TIME TO THE AZORES:

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Madri

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02:00 h.
Lisbon

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04:00 h.
Paris

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04:00 h.
London

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04:00 h.
USA

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05:00 h.
Canada

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