required report public distribution date 9 13 2005 gain number br5019 brazil kosher foods approved by morgan perkins director us agricultural trade officer prepared fabiana fonseca marketing specialist highlights in the segment still is underdeveloped and fragmented despite significant growth registered last decade ato sao paulo conducted a series of interviews with relevant players to consolidate this bring light opportunities challenges emerging market includes psd changes no matrix unscheduled br3 br usda foreign service global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page 6 unclassified i summary brazilian institute geography statistics ibge 1991 indicates that jewish population totals 86 816 at time 50 percent s community lived 33 rio de janeiro grande do sul 8 other states based on statistical trends professor sergio della pergola ph d from hebrew university jerusalem for 2002 estimated