Made in Brazil:  State of Minas Gerais Trade Mission visited Florida seeking out opportunities in the American giant market
Friday, July 1, 2005

Turn experience into opportunity and learn how to break into the American market.

TAMPA – What a great team work! The Brazilian Federation of Industries from Minas Gerais, FIEMG, the Brazilian Consulate Trade Bureau, the Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce of Florida, the Brazil Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce and Florida International Business School partnered to assist the Brazilian trade mission from Minas Gerais to come to Florida on June 27th and 28th. Twenty five companies participated in the mission. Fostering new business relationships was the focus of the two day visit in Miami.

Building on the experience of the sponsors listed above the mission participants had the opportunity to develop new business and relationships, as well as gain practical insights on doing business in the United States.  Items on the agenda included tour at the free trade zone, Apex, one-on-one meetings with potential business partners, meetings with key government and industry stakeholders, VIP welcome reception sponsored by Becker and Poliakoff, and a lunch next day sponsored by BACCF.

“The trade mission was very well organized and the experience of traveling to the U.S. combined with the business contacts made it a very worthwhile expenditure of time and money.  Being a part of a high profile trade mission like this opened doors that one could never open without a great deal of work and time investment in advance.” – said one of the Brazilian participants.

"Trade Missions are a great way to break into international markets," says Jefferson Michaelis, BTCC President.  "Especially in the U.S., where the key to success is developing the right professional relationships, such as this one, allowing delegates the ability to leverage key face to face contacts”

Partial List of Brazilian Companies

If you are interested in doing business with these Brazilian companies, please contact BTCC for a detailed company description

Company Name: Atitel Ltda

Contact Name   Túlio Tamietti Prado Galhano

Website            www.ati.com.br

Company Name: Ativa Comercial Importadora e Exportadora Ltda

Contact Name   Victor Castanheira Bartholomeu

Website            www.ativacomex.com.br

Company Name: CAL CAMPEÃO LTDA.

Contact Name   INÊS MARIA DE CASTRO ARANTES

Email    calmax@uai.com.br

Company Name: CAL OESTE LTDA.

Contact Name   ROMULO PEREIRA FILPI

Email    caloeste@caloeste.com.br

Company Name: CALCINAÇÃO MAX LTDA.

Contact Name   RONALDO CARLOS ARANTES

Email    calmax@uai.com.br

Company Name: Calsete Siderurgia Ltda.

Contact Name   Leonidio Pontes Fonseca

Email    leonidio@calsete.com.br

Company Name: Clamper Industria e Comercio SA

Contact Name   Ailton Ricaldoni Lobo

Website            www.clamper.com.br

Company Name: Colortextil Participações Ltda.

Contact Name   Flávio Roscoe Nogueira

Website            www.colortextil.com.br

Company Name: Confecções Fidalga Ltda/  SINDVESF

Contact Name   Paulo César Rodrigues da Costa

Website            www.fidalgauniformes.com.br

Company Name: Confecções Moon River Ltda

Contact Name   Maria Ferreira Barbosa Silva

Website            www.threecorpus.com.br

Company Name: Engetron Ltda.

Contact Name   Marcos P. de Oliveira / Luiz Cláudio Borges

Website            www.engetron.com.br

Company Name: Indusat Ind. E Com. Ltda

Contact Name   Décio Carmona

Website            indusat@indusat.com.br

Company Name: Modline Soluções Corporativas

Contact Name   Elias A. Ribeiro

Website            www.modline.com.br

Company Name: Primo Bambino

Contact Name   Ana Lucia de Lorenzo Laterza

Website            www.primobambino.com.br

Company Name: Raro Brasil

Contact Name   Lucilane Carazza

Website            www.rarobrasil.com.br

Company Name: Rubber Trade Produtos de Borracha Ltda

Contact Name   Rogerio Luis da Cunha

Website            www.rubbertrade.com.br

Company Name: Silvania Joias

Contact Name   Vinicius Jose Rocha

Email    vinicius@silvaniajoias.com.br

Company Name SNC: – Indústria de Cosméticos Ltda. (Kanechomn)

Contact Name   Flávio Perim

Website            www.snc.com.br

About the Brazil-Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce 

            The Brazil-Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce, BTCC, plays an essential role in helping businesses succeed and prosper. BTCC helps entrepreneurs understand how their businesses take part in the International economy. In addition to the global economic education, BTCC assist in the identification and development of strategies that will allow businesses to prosper abroad. 

Contact:          Jacques Abreur, Brazil-Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce, Public Relations

(813)- 601-3329, jabreur@braziltampa.org, www.braziltampa.org