Brazil Global

Collapse(s) in Rio. A sad tradition

Hildete Vodopives — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:34:46 +0000

This week 3 buildings collapsed in the heart of Rio de Janeiro. So far, 4 people died. 14 are missing. The tragedy could be much worse if it had not happened at 20:40 in the evening. But I can’t help … Continue reading →

The Economist on Race in Brazil

josephrobustellini — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:49:03 +0000

Race in Brazil Affirming a divide Black Brazilians are much worse off than they should be. But what is the best way to remedy that? The shadow of the past IN APRIL 2010, as part of a scheme to beautify … Continue reading →

Good news on the internationalization of Brazilian pharmaceutical

Hildete Vodopives — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:02:42 +0000

A partnership between the Brazilian Association of Pharma Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Raw Material (Abiquif) and Apex-Brazil plans to advance the internationalization of the industry and increase exports of their products. The plan is to invest over three million dollars in … Continue reading →

Colombian equity fund getting to Europe. A lesson to Brazilians

Hildete Vodopives — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:20:43 +0000

Citywire today brings the news that Colombian asset manager Bolsa y Renta (ByR), has brought its “flagship domestic equity offering” to Europe in response to growing demand among institutional investors for local country specialists. The group says it is the first to offer singular access … Continue reading →

Brazil Global’s top posts of 2011

Hildete Vodopives — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:10:22 +0000

Thanks to our readers and contributors, we have grown in size and depth of discussion. A blog is hard work and we’d like to share our stats with you. Here are our top posts and pages of the year. Title Views Home … Continue reading →

Keep walking, Brazil

Edson Warren Soares — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:57:49 +0000

2011 was a good year for Brazilian advertising. Among some very interesting campaigns, it is worth mentioning NeoGamaBBH’s for Johnnie Walker. It was the first time that the famous whisky house produced a campaign exclusively for a country. The interest of … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas “à la brésilienne”

Hildete Vodopives — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:00:16 +0000

http://youtu.be/sGDO99gmb1Q

wishing you all an inspiring holy Christmas.

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Brazilian Industrias Romi acquires 3rd factory in Italy

Hildete Vodopives — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:38:41 +0000

Industrias Romi SA, leader in machinery and equipment, announced the acquisition of Italian company Fertigungssysteme Burkhardt + Weber GmbH for 20.5 million euros. This will be Romi’s third factory in Italy. “This acquisition will complement the business of the Romi … Continue reading →

L’Oréal’s lab in Rio

Hildete Vodopives — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:43:06 +0000

L’Oréal will invest 70 million reais in a research and innovation facility on the island of Bom Jesus, in Rio de Janeiro. Emerging markets focus The laboratory will intensify the development of products adapted to the Brazilian and Latin American markets. … Continue reading →

Dilma Rousseff in The World in 2012, The Economist

josephrobustellini — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:56:31 +0000

The Americas The Brazilian model Dilma Rousseff, president of Brazil, argues that her country’s policies have lessons for the wider world Nov 17th 2011 | from The World In 2012 print edition The world is changing fast. We … Continue reading →