Based on the theoretical background generated by the Nordic School of International Business, research on the process of internationalization of the Brazilian firms has been developed, looking for points of convergence between the Swedish and the Brazilian modes of expansion of the firms beyond the borders. The present paper analyses the main ideas of that school, as well as to present empirical evidences extracted from research on the internationalization process of the Brazilian firm, confirming its main points.
Uppsala internationalization model; nordic school of international business; internationalization of Brazilian firms