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Elegantly Brazilian with the Requinte Trio
The new series at the Sheen Center, Jazz on Bleecker Street, concludes the season with Elegantly Brazilian and the Requinte Trio (and Band), featuring Janis Siegel, renowned vocalist and founding member of the brilliant vocal ensemble The Manhattan Transfer, Nanny Assis, the extremely talented percussionist/vocalist/songwriter native to Salvador, Bahia, and John di Martino, one of…
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Two Musical Critiques from Brazil: Marisa Monte and David Feldman
Marisa Monte is not what one would call a conventional performer – despite having a very successful career spanning nearly three decades (yes, her debut was released in 1989), reports suggest she was not very happy with the idea of releasing a compilation of her greatest hits. However, since her contract with Universal Music (which…
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Brazilian Handicrafts
Brazilian culture has been greatly influenced by Portuguese, Indigenous, African, European, and Middle Eastern and Asian settlers. One of its main contributions can be seen in the beautiful and rich arts and crafts markets spread throughout the country. Historically, handicrafts received little recognition as a form of art in Brazil. However, in recent decades, it…
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Brazilian Coconut Water to Sponsor US Volleyball Player
Obrigado Premium 100 Percent Pure Coconut Water has announced its partnership with professional beach volleyball player Brooke Sweat. She and her former partner Lauren Fendrick, who also has a partnership with Obrigado, competed for the US team at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Obrigado 100 percent pure coconut water is coconut water in its purest…
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Skol: The Most Valuable Brand in Latin America
Brazilian beer Skol is the most valuable brand in Latin America for the second consecutive year, according to the BrandZ™ Top 50 Most Valuable Brands in Latin America, in its fifth annual edition. The region faced significant political changes and high inflation that affected budgets and consumer confidence in 2016, resulting in a 22% drop…
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Summit Brasil 2017
Organized for over a decade, the Summit Brasil is one of the most important events on the annual calendar of the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce. Government officials, business leaders, members of the international financial community, and academia will have the opportunity to discuss and assess the key developments affecting the Brazilian economy, as well as…
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Fine Brazilian Chocolate with Growing Demand in San Francisco
tinyB chocolate, a recently established manufacturer of fine Brazilian chocolates known as brigadeiros, was recently featured in the San Francisco Chronicle. tinyB chocolate has recently expanded its facilities to meet the growing demand. “We are thrilled to be featured in San Francisco and share our values with the community. Renata and I are excited to…
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iDISC Opens New Production Office in Brazil
The new production office in Porto Alegre complements and strengthens the iDISC team in Brazil, establishing a distributed and local management and production strategy to meet the growing demand for translation services in Latin American languages. The iDISC Information Technologies was founded in 1987 to help companies publish and distribute their content in any language,…
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Fostering Growth Through Startups
The Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services (MDIC) signed a cooperation agreement with SAP, a multinational company, to encourage the development of startups in Brazil. The software multinational will invest R$ 40 million in the country over five years. The funds will be focused on creating digital services and utilizing Internet of Things (IoT)…
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About 30,000 Foreigners Received Work Permits
The General Coordination of Immigration (CGIg) of the Ministry of Labor granted 28,658 work permits to foreigners residing in Brazil in 2016. Most were granted to men, who received 25,393 permits, compared to only 3,265 for women. In 2016, the majority of work permits were granted to nationals from the USA: 3,952. Other leading countries…