A publication of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce
July 28, 2009
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Trade Missions, Seminars and Other Events
BCCC Event
1. Brazil: Overview of The Real Estate Market
Rio de Janeiro- Brazil
2. Brazil Hosts Pipeline Exhibition and Conference
Belo Horizonte- Brazil
3. EXPOSIBRAM 2009 and The 13th Brazilian Mining Congress
Sao Paulo - Brazil
Country News
1. Bradesco Chairman Wants Top Brazil Bank Spot-Report
2. Brazil Futures Yields Drop As 12-Month Inflation Forecast Falls
3. Brazil 's Petrobras - Oil and Revolution
4. Less Bolivian Gas Production as Brazilian Demand Falls
5. Brazilian Aircraft Manufacturer Embraer to Have Two Factories in Évora, Portugal
Cultural Events
1. Ciclo de Cinema - Brazil Portugal Film Series
BCCC Internship Program
1. Internship Opportunity with BCCC
Advertising Opportunity
1. ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY - "BRAZIL-CANADA TRADE & INVESTMENT"
Trade Missions, Seminars and Other Events
BCCC Event
Brazil: Overview of The Real Estate Market
Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce invites to the panel presentation “Brazil : Overview of the Real Estate Market”
The real estate market in Brazil offers great potential but to really understand the market it’s critical to compare and contrast real estate in North America to Brazil. This morning briefing will offer insights into market aspects in terms of the legal/existing legislation, market trends, and information on how to participate and structure the investment from a tax perspective .
Date: Tuesday, August 18 from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Location: 40 King Street West, Scotia Plaza. Suite 5800 - Toronto M5H 3S1
Fees: BCCC Members $35.00 Non-Members $50.00
Buy your tickets at http://brazilrealestate.eventbrite.com/
For more information about the event and the complete program visit http://www.brazcan.org/bccc/realestate2009/Invitation_and_agenda.pdfor contact BCCC at bccc@iecanada.com
Rio de Janeiro- Brazil
Brazil Hosts Pipeline Exhibition and Conference
The Canadian Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro is organizing a Canadian pavilion at the 2009 Rio Pipeline Conference and Exhibition, the largest pipeline event in Brazil.
This event will bring together local and international professionals and executives who are looking for state of the-art technologies and management practices in this area.
The conference program will include panels, talks, technical sessions and mini-courses on relevant topics. The concurrently held exhibition allows greater interaction between delegates, visitors and companies active in the pipeline sector.
The main objective of the event is to share technological advances, experiences and to present important ongoing pipeline projects. It also aims to integrate companies from different segments of the pipeline industry like operations, construction, engineering, research and development, training and equipment suppliers.
The last event attracted some 1,400 delegates from 29 countries, 120 exhibitors and 3,200 visitors.
Date: September 22-24, 2009
Location: Centro de Convenções SulAmérica
Av. Paulo de Frontin, S/N (ao lado do prédio da Prefeitura)
Centro - Rio de Janeiro- Brasil
Time: Expo - Tuesday through Thursday, 10:00 - 19:00
Conference - Tuesday through Thursday, 08:00 - 18:00
For further information, click here
Belo Horizonte - Brazil
EXPOSIBRAM 2009 and The 13th Brazilian Mining Congress
Exposibram 2009 – Brazil’s International Mining Exhibition, will be held simultaneously with the 13th Brazilian Mining Congress in Belo Horizonte in the State of Minas Gerais on September 21-24, 2009.
The Event is the largest mining show in Brazil and the ideal place to meet buyers, potential agents and partners, and get a first-hand appreciation of the size of the market and competition.
In 2007, Exposibram attracted 45,000 visitors in to the exhibition, 470 exhibitors from 22 countries and over 1,500 delegates to the mining congress.
There will be a Canadian pavilion and networking event at Exposibram 2009, Brazil's largest and most important mining industry event. Over 400 local and international service, equipment and exploration companies and over 30,000 delegates are expected this year.
SCHEDULE:
September 22 - 24, 2009
1:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m. - opened to participants (wearing badges) and visitors holding special invitation
VENUE: Centro de Feiras e Convenções de Minas Gerais - EXPOMINAS
Av. Amazonas, 6.030 – Bairro Gameleira
Belo Horizonte – MG – Brazil
KEY PARTICIPATING SECTORS: Industry, Government and Services.
TARGET PUBLIC: mining companies, service providers and public administration. Expectation of 50.000 visitors during the period of the show.
INFORMATION AND STANDS RESERVATIONS THROUGH THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT:
Email: etica@uaigiga.com.br
Telephone: (55 31) 3444-4794
CONTACT CANADIAN PAVILLON: Franz Brandenberger, Canadian Trade Commissioner Service in Belo Horizonte, tel: (011-55-31) 3213-1651, fax: (011-55-31) 3213-1647,
For further information, click here
Sao Paulo - Brazil
Futurecom is a Telecom and IT event that gathers Market Strengths, providing corporate customers and professionals an appropriate and stimulating environment for the development of Knowledge, Business and Relationships/Networking.
It has been recognized as the event where the most distinguished executives in the industry have chosen to speak and guide the Telecommunications market.
Futurecom Year 11 will be held in Sao Paulo, Transamerica Expo Center, from October 13th to 16th, and expects to gather more than 15,000 visitors.
For registration please contact Futurecom :
tel.: (55-41) 3314-3200
fax: (55-41) 3314-3202
For further information, click here
Country News
Bradesco Chairman Wants Top Brazil Bank Spot-Report
(
Reuters
)
Banco Bradesco Brazil's second-largest non-government bank, will seek to catch up with bigger rival Itau Unibanco through local expansion and possibly acquisitions, Chairman Lazaro de Mello Brandao told newspaper Valor Economico in an interview published on Monday.
Brandao, 83, told Valor that "it wouldn't be honest to say we will leapfrog (Itau Unibanco)," adding that such goal was not Bradesco's main priority in the short term. Yet, he said Brazil's fast population growth, the expanding role of banking and an increase in formal jobs might give Bradesco an edge to capture new account holders.
For the full story, click here
Brazil Futures Yields Drop as 12-Month Inflation Forecast Falls
(
Bloomberg
)
Summary of the original article by Fabio Alves
Brazil ’s interest-rate futures yields dropped on lower estimates for inflation over the next 12 months, prompting economists to cut forecasts for the benchmark interest rate at the end of next year.
In the overnight interest-rates futures market, the yield on the contract due January 2011 fell four basis points, or 0.04 percentage point, to 9.77 percent at 5:01 p.m. New York time. The yield on the local-currency zero-coupon bonds due in January 2011 dropped four basis points to 9.87 percent, according to Bloomberg data.For the full story, click here
Brazil 's Petrobras - Oil and Revolution
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From The Economist print edition
)
Petrobras has vast oil reserves, commercial clout and excellent Chinese connections. But it faces political uncertainty. As bosses of oil majors go, José Sergio Gabrielli stands out as unusual. The chief executive of Petrobras, Brazil’s part-public, part-private oil and gas giant, Mr Gabrielli took up left-wing politics at the age of 15.
After spending six months in prison under a military dictatorship, he switched to the less contentious field of macroeconomics, obtaining a doctorate from Boston University and a post as a professor at a Brazilian university (from which he is on leave). Returning to left-wing politics in the 1980s, he sought office for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s Workers’ Party. But since 2005 he has run the most ambitious oil company in the world. Petrobras is the main developer of the biggest new oilfield discovered this century, deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean.
For the full story, click here
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Less Bolivian Gas Production as Brazilian Demand Falls
(
MercoPress
)
Brazil has reduced its demand for Bolivian natural gas to 24 million cubic meters per day, prompting a drop in production, according to reports in the La Paz press.
After requiring 30.2 million cubic meters of gas at the beginning of the month, Brazilian demand oscillated between 24-26 million cubic meters in subsequent days falling as low as 21 million cubic meters last weekend, said industry sources.
For the full story, click here
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Brazilian Aircraft Manufacturer Embraer to Have Two Factories in
Évora, Portugal
(
MacauHub
)
Work began on Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Embraer's production centre in Évora, which will have two factories in Évora’s aeronautical industrial estate, one for metallic structures (wings) and another to produce composite materials (tails).
Other uses of the Évora unit will be, in an initial phase, logistical support for executive jets which fly in Europe, the second biggest market in the sector after the United States.
For the full story, click here
Cultural News
Ciclo de Cinema - Brazil Portugal Film Series
This film series presents the Portuguese language as an importan link between the Brazilian and Portuguese cultures by examining different artistic expressions seen in cinema and literature.
The films will be presented in September, October and November at the University of Toronto and York University.
Free admission.
For information about the films and location, please click here or e-mail Rita Rolim at rcrolim@yorku.ca.
BCCC Internship Program
The Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce is currently offering an internship opportunity starting on August 11. The internship is ideal for students or recent graduates who are interested in gaining entry-level experience in a non-profit trade association.
Please click here for more information about the BCCC Internship Program
Please note that this is voluntary internship.
E-mail your application package to bccc@iecanada.com
Attn: David A. Medina
Include “Application to internship opportunity” in the Subject line
Please click here for more information about the BCCC Internship Program
Advertising Opportunity
ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY- "BRAZIL-CANADA TRADE & INVESTMENT"
Report on Business, Canada's #1 read business magazine, has partnered with the Brazilian commerce officials to publish a special national report called "BRAZIL-CANADA TRADE & INVESTMENT". The report will inform Globe readers about Brazil's significant opportunities, illuminating forward-thinking Canadian businesses already active in Brazil and how others can get involved.
Report on Business has designed special rates for Brazilian commerce partners/members interested in advertising that offer rates up to 35% off regular rates. There is also an opportunity to be profiled in the editorial if you are involved.
The rates include the report appearing online at globeandmail.com; it will be prominently featured for a period of 7 days then archived for 3 months.
Richard Deacon
National Business Development Manager
The Globe and Mail
1-604-631-6636
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