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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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About the BACCF
Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida (BACCF) P.O. Box 310038 Miami, Florida 33231 305-579-9030 954-965-1184
Ambassador’s Letter 2018 President’s Letter 2017 President’s Letter Board of Directors Former Presidents About the Chamber Event Photos Trustee Members Patron Members
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About Brazil 22-26
Publisher: BACCF Editor-in-Chief & Project Manager: J. Bradford Williamson Editors Mary B. Arnaud Mayra Souza Project Consultants South Florida Economic Services LLC Graphic Design Brad T. Bowman
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Florida & The Tri-County Region 27-32
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Entrevista: Expandindo Negócios nos EUA e na Flórida
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Special Report: Green Energy in Brazil
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Reference Directories Brazilian Trade Agencies Country Government Agencies US Consulates and Brazilian Chambers Brazilian Consulates in the US International Assistance
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Membership Directory Membership Directory Index of Advertisers
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Ambassador’s Letter Dear Members of the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida,
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uring the last year, we have continued to witness the strengthening and diversification of the links between Brazil and Florida. Despite some adverse conditions that affected the Brazilian economy, Brazil continues to be among Florida’s top partners. In fact, in terms of trade, Brazil is the Number 1 partner of the state of Florida, with a bilateral trade flow exceeding US$ 18 billion last year. In addition, Brazilians continue to be very important players in Florida’s real estate market. Brazil’s participation also remains strong in Florida’s tourism industry, one of the state’s most important sectors. The latest statistics confirm that more than 1 million Brazilian tourists visited Florida in 2016. At a time of important reforms taking place in Brazil, international partnerships will have a significant role in the economic recovery of the country during the next couple of years. I am certain that the relationship between Brazil and Florida will keep growing, bringing people and business from both regions closer, especially as we strive to update the mutual perception about the scope and strategic relevance of this relationship. With a community of around 300,000 Brazilians, the creation of a friendly environment for Brazilian companies in Florida is of great importance. The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida has been playing a very important role in that regard, converging with the Consulate General’s goal of facilitating the internationalization of Brazilian companies and the expansion of Brazilian products in the Florida market. Therefore, the Consulate General of Brazil in Miami fully supports the Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce of Florida in its mission to increment bilateral trade and investment flows. Sincerely,
Adalnio Senna Ganem Consul General
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President’s Letter Dear Members, Partners, and Friends:
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t is a great honor to be appointed President of the BrazilianAmerican Chamber of Commerce of Florida – BACCF, for the year 2018. The BACCF is a highly relevant and supportive organization that has been promoting the business relationship between Brazil and Florida for more than 37 years. 2018 has a lot going on: new technologies, new ways of doing business, and continuous changes in consumer behavior that are re-shaping traditional trade protocols, bringing uncertainty to the business environment and posing challenges to all stakeholders. Indeed, traditional businesses today may become outdated in the very near future. “Disruption” is one of the most spoken words in these times. This year, entrepreneurs are successfully developing and operating spaceships while location-based APPs are disrupting the way we move (to drive one’s own car is not so essential nowadays) or buy things (why go out for dinner if you can have a quick delivery and enjoy the comfort and high-end amenities at home?). Online sale portals are impacting brick and mortar department stores while digital currencies are challenging the sovereignty of physical money. Although uncertainty is ever present in the business environment, we can no longer be distracted and not pay attention to what is happening in the economies of our respective countries. The tax overhaul in the US requires a better understanding of its impacts on trade and what would be the best format for doing business in this country. The US economy has been booming and is fully recovered from the mortgage/banking crises of 2008. In Brazil we foresee the economy gaining traction as evidenced by the improvement in the country’s key economic and financial indicators. The 2018 general elections that will choose a new president as well as senators and federal deputies, may generate some volatility in the short term, but the country’s strong and independent institutions, together with its solid democracy, will preclude possible negative impacts that could hinder the economic recovery over the mid- to long-term. Given this scenario, the support and guidance of the BACCF will be critical to navigating the year ahead. The Chamber’s diversified, experienced, and well positioned membership can provide relevant and precise knowledge in an uncertain and disruptive operating environment. We at the BACCF understand that the promotion and expansion
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of the trade relationship between Brazil and Florida needs to be done on a solid and consistent basis and follow the proper rules and best practices in order to strengthen the stakeholders, create wealth, and perpetuate our businesses. As we manage the present, we also try to understand and anticipate future events to better position our businesses, create a safe and sound trade architecture, protect our environment, and build a better place for all of us as well as for future generations. In a world without borders, never has Buzz Lightyear’s phrase looked more precise to me: “To Infinity and Beyond!” See you! We’re all in this journey together.
Antonio Cassio Segura Bright Capital
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2017 President’s Letter Dear Chamber Members:
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t was an honor to serve as the Chamber’s president during 2017. The Chamber is pleased to present the 2018 Business Directory, which not only lists our members, but serves as a valuable tool in assessing the business operating environment both in Brazil and in South Florida while providing guidance for greater cooperation in terms of bilateral trade and investment. Over the course of 2017, the Chamber continued to expand and enhance its array of events and initiatives. The BACCF Road Show visited nine Brazilian cities, reaching more Brazilian entrepreneurs than at any time over its history, offering intensive seminars on key aspects of doing business in the US. Last year, the Chamber initiated a series on emerging technologies which featured presentations by Livox, the augmentative communication app developer, and by PriceWaterhouseCoopers on artificial intelligence (AI). The Chamber also partnered with the City of Doral at an onsite event which included discussions on new business opportunities, business permitting issues, and how the City operates to promote and benefit business location and expansion. Capping off the year was the 2017 Independence Gala, the Chamber’s premier annual event. Although delayed by Hurricane Irma, the Gala was a tremendous success and featured for the first time several celebrities who greatly enhanced the festivities. This year, we look forward to a recovering economy in Brazil and the investment opportunities that the return of economic growth brings to our membership. Meanwhile, South Florida’s economy continues to grow by leaps and bounds, ensuring that the region remains a key destination for Brazilian investment and business expansion. Within this enhanced business operating environment, I encourage all members to become more actively engaged in the Chamber’s events including volunteering to work on one of its committees. The mission and the success of the Chamber depend on your active involvement. On behalf of the Board of Directors and Chamber staff, I convey to all of you my best wishes for a prosperous and successful 2018. Sincerely,
Ericson Reis
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Board of Directors HONORARY PRESIDENT H.E. Amb. Adalnio Senna Ganem Consulate General of Brazil in Miami
DIRECTORS
Edison Antonelli Banco Bradesco S.A.
Carla Perroni Embraer
PRESIDENT
Tereza Raquel Costa Banco do Brasil Americas
Alexandre Piquet Piquet Law Firm
Maria do Carmo Fulfaro Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Thaís Reiss JeffreyGroup
Carlos Mariaca Center Group Corp.
Marco Antonio Sadalla Banco Itaú International
Murilo Mello KPMG LLP
Mauricio Gomm dos Santos GST LLP
Paulo Miranda Paulo Miranda, P.A.
Renato Scaff BBS International
Antonio Cassio Segura Bright Capital
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Guilherme Gatti FedEx Express Latin America & Caribbean
SECRETARY
Luiz David Azambuja Insigneo Financial Group
TREASURER
Eduardo C. Santos
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Thomas J. Skola, Esq. Thomas J. Skola, Attorney at Law Manoel Suhet Business Traveler Deals Inc. Greta Trotman Shutts & Bowen, LLC
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Mary B. Arnaud
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Former Presidents 2017
Ericson Reis
2005
Aloysio Vasconcellos
1992
Luiz Ernesto Gozzoli
2016
Marilyn Blanco-Reyes
2004
Eduardo C. Santos
1991
Julio M. Rodrigues
2015
Marilyn Blanco-Reyes
2003
Paulo Rocha
1990
Nelson Slosbergas
2014
Felipe Berer
2002
Paulo Rocha
1989
Rene C. Duvekot
2013
Carlos Mariaca
2001
Louana Oliveira
1988
Paulo Pacheco Pereira
2012
Saulo Ferraz / Claudio Cury
2000
Paulo Miranda
1987
Marinus D. Otte
2011
Saulo Ferraz
1999
Flavio Carvalho
1986
Hilary Langen
1998
Paulo Ehlers
1985
Bruno Borghini
1997
Francisco Ruiz
1984
Paulo Afonso Pena
1996
Robert A. Porter
1983
Thomas J. Skola
1995
Renato Scaff
1982
Thomas J. Skola
1994
Eduardo C. Santos
1993
John H. Friedhoff
2010 Claudio Almeida / Eduardo Santos 2009
Claudio Cury
2008
Jose Sampol
2007
Marilyn Blanco Reyes
2006
Robert LondoĂąo
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About the BACCF
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members informed with timely information on economic, political, social and technological developments that impact trade and investment in both countries.
The mission of the BACCF is to foster business relations and partnerships in order to promote and increase trade and investment between Brazil and South Florida. This mission is underpinned by the Chamber’s objective of forging closer ties between the Brazilian and South Florida business communities and by keeping its
The Chamber is celebrating its 37th year in 2018 and with a membership of nearly 300 companies, multinationals and individuals, it is the largest binational chambers of commerce in the Southeast. Founded In 1981, the BACCF was established in response to the growing number of Brazilian businesses in South Florida that began in the late 1970s. This rapidly brought about the need for a Miami-based business exchange forum between Brazilian and American firms. The BACCF also maintains close ties with
he Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida, Inc. (BACCF) is an independent non-profit business organization governed by a volunteer board of directors composed of representatives from member companies. As a nongovernmental association, the Chamber is supported primarily by membership dues and income from fund-raising events.
other chambers of commerce and business associations across the US and Brazil. During the 1980s, the Chamber initiated of monthly luncheons featuring prominent speakers involved in Brazilian-American business issues. The luncheons quickly became popular venues for the exchange of ideas within the Brazilian-American business community. Throughout its 30plus years of operation, the BACCF has expanded its range of activities to trade seminars, specialized workshops, sporting events, business card exchanges, and black-tie social events.
Membership BENEFITS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
MEMBERSHIP REWARDS PROGRAM
Networking opportunities, business referrals, and listings.
Rewards members through price discounts and special promotions. All businesses are welcome to join.
EVENTS Monthly events – complimentary or special rates for members.
THE “CHAMBER NEWS” Monthly online newsletter featuring Chamber activities, members in the news, articles of interest, special web banners and more.
Opportunity to participate in various committees.
SPECIAL MAILINGS Information on current events and special invitations.
BACCF HOME PAGE
PARTNERSHIPS
Listing on the BACCF website linking your firm to the global community.
The BACCF partners with local and international organizations creating greater business and networking opportunities.
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY Annual directory with over 550 firms listed. Distributed to all members, consulates, embassies, trade bureaus and other key agencies in the US and Brazil.
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COMMITTEES
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Membershp Categories
Description of Events
TRUSTEE - 10 REPRESENTATIVES
BACCF FEIJOADA
The most prestigious membership category. Business referrals and business listing by company name, including logo in the annual Business Directory. Trustee companies have an online description of the business, logo, and link to the company’s website in a specially-designated online section, as well as featured promotions in “Chamber News” online. Annual workshops are available to present the trustee’s services and/or products. One reserved seat at the head table during monthly business luncheons. Exclusive access to special meetings and private events.
The Feijoada is one of the most important annual events organized by the Chamber where we welcome the new Board of Directors for the upcoming year and thank our members for their participation. An informal, but festive luncheon held on a Saturday in January, BACCF members and friends gather to celebrate the New Year.
PATRON - 5 REPRESENTATIVES Business referrals and business listing by company name, including a separate listing for Patron Members in the annual Business Directory and Chamber website. Patron members have an online company description of its business, logo and link to its company website in a specially designated online section. Featured promotions in the “Chamber News” online as well as invitations to special meetings and private events.
CORPORATE - 3 REPRESENTATIVES Large Corporate – 26 or more employees Small Corporate – 25 or fewer employees Business referrals and business listing by company name in the annual Business Directory and on the Chamber’s website. Corporate members have an online description of their business and link to their company’s website plus featured promotions in “Chamber News” online.
INDIVIDUAL - 1 REPRESENTATIVE Listing by member name in the annual Business Directory. This category is ideal for persons interested in Brazilian and American business relations.
INSTITUTIONAL - 1 REPRESENTATIVE This category is designed for non-profit entities such as associations, trade groups, or chambers of commerce. Institutional membership is based on a reciprocal relationship and is exempt from dues.
ACADEMIC - 1 REPRESENTATIVE A low-cost membership for undergraduate and full-time graduate students. Must provide copy of current class schedule and student ID card. Valid in the US only.
BACCF TRADE CONFERENCE Regardless of your international experience, the BACCF Trade Conference offers a unique opportunity to become more knowledgeable about expanding your company’s reach in the US. Among the topics covered are economic and political overviews; US tax and accounting procedures; acquisitions; joint ventures and restructuring in the United States; financing operations; cultural similarities and differences; exporting from Brazil; and visa requirements.
BACCF SUMMER EXTRAVAGANZA The BACCF Summer Extravaganza was created to celebrate Brazil’s gourmet cuisine at the height of South Florida’s summertime. Each year a different Brazilian region is chosen as the festival’s theme: food, drinks, folk and local curiosities are showcased during an informal afternoon in late July where a large number of Chamber members and friends gather. BACCF SPORTS EVENTS The BACCF Sports Events was created to bring the Chamber’s athletes, friends and families together for a day of great competition and networking. A barbeque or gourmet dinner follows at the end of the day at the fun-filled Awards ceremony. BACCF LUNCHEONS The Chamber provides regular opportunities to network with other members in the Brazilian-American business community by hosting business luncheons, providing the opportunity to exchange information, ideas and expertise with leading companies involved in US-Brazil business. BACCF WORKSHOPS The Chamber’s workshops are held for small groups of individuals. Designed to focus on issues of interest to a specific segment, the workshops are an important educational experience for all. BACCF BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGES These popular events provide opportunities for business people to meet socially, exchange cards, discuss business, make new contacts at a professional level, discuss problems and meet potential customers and suppliers from a wide range of business sectors. BACCF BREAKFASTS The Chamber’s breakfasts attract professionals and executives looking to expand their business and increase their network. Each attendee introduces him or herself and their company to the group. This is a great way to make the morning the most productive part of your day! 11
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2017 Independence Gala The BACCF Independence Gala Dinner celebrates Brazil’s independence and is the landmark event as the largest social gathering of the Brazilian community in South Florida. Held close to September 7th, the celebration features a black-tie dinner dance with a live orchestra at one of Miami’s premier hotels, especially decorated for the occasion.
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2018 Gala
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Trustee Members AcheiUSA Newspaper 816 SE 9th St., Suite E Deerfield Beach, FL 33441 Tel: (954) 570-7568 Fax: (954) 419-9717 www.acheiusa.com Trustees: • Ana Paula Franco • Esterliz Mayer-Nunes • Jorge Moreira Nunes AcheiUSA is the largest newspaper and website in the Portuguese language for the Brazilian community in Florida since October 2000.
Akerman LLP Three Brickell City Centre 98 SE 7th St., Suite 1100 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 374-5600 Fax: (305) 374-5095 www.akerman.com Trustees: • Christine Welstead • Daniel Jacobson • Felipe Berer • Pedro Freyre • Luis Perez Akerman serves clients throughout the U.S. and overseas. Our team is recognized for its market-leading practices in corporate, banking, finance, bankruptcy, litigation, real estate, environmental, insurance, healthcare, taxation, and labor & employment law. Akerman is one of the leading law firms in Florida representing global corporations in connection with establishing and developing their U.S. presence. We also advise multinational clients on cross-border transactions and international disputes.
Avianca Brasil Av. Washington Luís, 7059 São Paulo, SP 04627-006 Tel: (5511) 2828-1252 www.avianca.com.br Trustees: • Frederico Pedreira • Jose Efromovich • Joyce Rego • Rebecca Meadows • Rodrigo Napoli Operating since 2002, Avianca Brasil is the fastest-growing airline in Brazil. We fly to 4 international & 24 domestic destinations, with over 250 daily flights. In 2017, Avianca transported more than 11 million passengers in its fleet of 55 Airbus aircraft. Avianca Brasil is renowned for products & services, with onboard meals & individual entertainment systems. It is the only Brazilian airline to receive an A classification from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) for space between seats, which means more leg room for all passengers. Business Class seats on Intl. flights are full flat beds & all aisle seats providing more comfort to our passengers.
Baker & McKenzie 1111 Brickell Ave., 17th Floor Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 789-8900 Fax: (305) 789-8953 www.bakermckenzie.com Trustees: • Ceci Hassan • Daniel Hudson • Daniela Fonseca Puggina • Jennifer Wioncek • Kimberly Prior • Steven Hadjilogiou • Stewart Kasner • William Roppolo
Founded in 1949, Baker & McKenzie advises many of the world’s most dynamic and successful business organizations through our 12,000 staff in 77 offices in 47 countries. The Firm is known for its global perspective, deep understanding of the local language and culture of business, uncompromising commitment to excellence, and world-class fluency in its client service. (www.bakermckenzie.com)
Banco do Brasil Americas 1221 Brickell Ave., 22nd Floor Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 350-1100 www.bbameric as.com Trustees: • Edilson Baccarin • Fernando Vasconcellos • Frank Fernandez • Gabriela Rondanin • Rodrigo Paiva • Rosana Cammarano • Samuel Barbosa • Tereza Raquel Costa Banco do Brasil Americas is a Florida chartered commercial banking financial institution engaged in the general commercial banking business. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Banco do Brasil S.A., a Brazilian state-controlled bank. With branches located in different cities in South Florida, Banco do Brasil Americas provides financial products and services to domestic and foreign customers such as: personal and business checking, savings, and money market accounts; CDs; debit, prepaid, and credit cards; domestic and international funds transfers; a full line of residential and commercial loans.
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Banco Bradesco SA 1001 Brickell Bay Dr., Suite 2000 Miami, FL 33131 (786) 471-5860 (786) 678-5804/5806 http://www.bradesco.com.br Trustees: • Edison Antonelli • Luiz Attarian Banco Bradesco SA is authorized to transact business in Florida as an international representative office since 17th day of August 2017. The primary purpose is to serve as a liaison between Banco Bradresco and its existing and potential customers. Solicit business for Banco Bradesco and its subsidiaries and affiliates.
Banco Itaú International 200 S Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2200 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 579-9766 Fax: (305) 577-8483 www.itauprivatebank.com Trustees: • Ana Dutra • Carlos Albertotti • Marco Antonio Sadalla • Rogerio Souza With headq uarters in Miami, Florida, this unit offers wealth management services and a complete range of banking services and products to high net worth Latin American clients. It provides the convenience, confidentiality and variety of alternatives offered by the US financial market. The International Private Bank services are structured under Banco Itaú BBA International S.A., an investment financial institution with headquarters in Lisbon and subsidiaries in Zurich, Nassau and Cayman.
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Bright Capital 1001 Brickell Bay, Suite 3200 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 264-4111 Trustees: • Cassio Segura • George Zac Zac • João Dupui • Leo Paiva • Tyler Piercy Bright Capital LLC is a residential mortgage lender operating in Florida, Georgia and Colorado. It was founded in 2012.
Burson Cohn & Wolfe 601 Brickell Key Drive, Suite 900 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 347-4300 Fax: (305) 347-4301 www.bm.com Trustees: • Abril Barba • Jonathan Stern • Lucia Zazueta • Maria Isna Areco • Rodrigo Castro Burson-Marsteller is a leading global public relations and communications firm. It provides clients with strategic thinking and program execution across a full range of public relations, public affairs, reputation and crisis management, advertising and digital strategies. The firm’s seamless worldwide network consists of 73 offices and 85 affiliate offices, together operating in 110 countries across six continents. Burson-Marsteller is a part of Young & Rubicam Group, a subsidiary of WPP, the world’s leading communications services network.
Cirque du Soleil 8400 2nd Avenue, Montréal, QC H1Z 4M6 Tel: (514) 723-7646 Fax: (514) 723-7861 www.cirquedusoleil.com Trustees: • Ariane Grégoire • Emilie Laberge • Maria Jose Benavente Cirque du Soleil is a major Canadian organization providing high-quality live entertainment.
Confiança Logistics, LLC 6700 NW 77th Court, Suite 140 Miami, FL 33166 Tel: (305) 635-4949 Fax: (305) 635-3525 www.confiancamoving.com Trustees: • Fabrizio Petecof • Ricardo Balcker • Rodrigo Stegani Confiança Logistics, LLC specializes in corporate and household moves within the United States and between the U.S. and other countries. Since the beginning, Confiança has provided professional, safe and reliable moving services, working with a global network of more than 450 agents. This is why Confiança is recognized as one of the leading transportation companies in the world.
Diageo 396 Alhambra Circle, Suite 750 Miami, FL 33134 Tel: (305) 476-7761 Fax: (305) 476-6572 www.diageo.com Trustees: • Alberto Gavazzi • Patricia Ferreiro Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks business with an outstanding
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collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, wine and beer categories. There brands include: Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Captain Morgan, Baileys, J&B, JosÈ Cuervo, Tanqueray, Navarro Correas and Guinness. Diageo is a global company (listed on both the London and New York Stock Exchanges), trading in over 180 markets around the world. We employ over 22,000 people worldwide with offices in around 80 countries
• David Ballof • Gary Spulak • Luciano Froes • Timon Huber Embraer is the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial jets up to 130 seats, and one of Brazil’s leading exporters. Embraer’s headquarters are located in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, and it has offices, industrial operations and customer service facilities in Brazil, China, France, Portugal, Singapore, and the U.S. Founded in 1969, the Company designs, develops, manufactures and sells aircraft and systems for the commercial aviation, executive aviation, and defense and security segments. It also provides after sales support and services to customers worldwide.
DLA Piper LLP (US) 200 South Biscayne Boulevard Suite 2500 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 423-8500 Fax: (305) 437-8131 www.dlapiper.com Trustees: • Arianne Plasencia Four Seasons Hotel & Edge Steak and • Craig Rasile Bar • Elaine dos Santos 1435 Brickell Ave. • Greg Weigand Miami, FL 33131 • Michael Silva Tel: (305) 358-3535 • Ryan Coyle Fax: (305) 358-7758 • Pedro Fragoso Pires www.fourseasons.com Global law firm providing legal services Trustees: • Andrew Miele in Miami, FL with offices in 33 countries • Cristina Martins throughout Latin America, Asia, Europe • Dan Normandin and US. The Miami office has particular • Javier Munoz expertise in advising Brazilian clients in • Stephanie Cardelle their investments in US business and real • Tatiana Lugo estate projects. Also, we assist US and European companies operating in Brazil Located in Brickell, Four Seasons Hotel through our cooperative relationship Miami offers 221 guest rooms and suites, with Campos Mello Advogados which a two-acre, tropical oasis on the 7th floor, has over 88 lawyers located in SP and RJ. complete with resort-style pools and private cabanas, a nationally recognized culinary program which includes the modern steakhouse, EDGE Steak & Bar, and Bahía, the poolside restaurant Embraer Holding, Inc. and lounge, and complimentary 276 SW 34th St. access to Equinox, located on the 4th Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315 floor. 15,000 sq. ft. of function space Tel: (954) 359-3700 is befitting for intimate or large scale Fax: (954) 359-3701 meetings, galas and celebrations. www.embraer.com Trustees: • Aloisio Lopes • Alyssa Eyck • Carla Perroni • Chris Appleton • Cinthia Pistone
Hayman Woodward 1010 Vermont Avenue, Suite 810 Washington, DC 20005 Tel: (350) 515-8095 www.haymanwoodward.com Trustees: • Gabriela Kaplan • Judit Toth • Leonardo Freitas • Luiz Caseiro • Miguel Risch HAYMAN-WOODWARD, in more than two decades of operation, offers professional and personalized advice to clients and partners, in areas such as expatriation, international trade, tax and fiscal consulting and government liaison and business development services. HAYMANWOODWARD assists different target groups such as big and small companies, families, and individuals with every step of the expatriation and relocation process.
LATAM Airlines 6500 NW 22nd St. Miami, FL 33122 Tel: (866) 435-9526 Fax: (305) 263-6735 www.tamairlines.com Trustees: • Alexandra Garcia • Ciro Correa • Jeniffer Von Schoettler Paz • Joseph Stone • Megan Kat Williams • Pablo Chiozza LATAM Airlines Group is Latin America’s leading airline group with one of the largest route networks in the world, offering air services to around 140 destinations in 25 countries, and is present in six domestic markets in Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, in addition to its international operations in Latin America, Europe, the United States, the Caribbean, Oceania and Africa. The Group employs over 44.000 people worldwide, operating more than 1,400 flights per day and transporting 67 million passengers per year. 17
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mastercard 801 Brickell Ave., Suite 1200 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 539-2372 Fax: (305) 539-2333 www.mastercard.com Trustees: • Cati Dias • Cinthia Guevara • Felipe Rincon mastercard (NYSE: MA), www. mastercard.com, is a global payments and technology company. It operates the world’s fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. MasterCard’s products and solutions make everyday commerce activities, such as shopping, traveling, running a business and managing finances easier, more secure and more efficient for everyone.
Mercantil Bank 220 Alhambra Circle Coral Gables, FL 33134 Tel: (305) 460-4024 www.mercantilbank.com Trustees: • Fernando Mesia • Stephanie Aragon Mercantil Bank is one of the largest banks in South Florida since 1981. Headquartered in Coral Gables, FL, with 22 Banking Centers,15 located in South Florida, 7 in Houston, TX, & 1 loan production office in Manhattan, NY. Mercantil is committed to business in Broward County with 5 locations; Weston, Parkland, & Pembroke Pines & 2 in Fort Lauderdale. We offer a wide variety of domestic, international, personal & commercial banking services, including investment, trust, & estate planning.
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Piquet Law Firm 1000 Brickell Ave., Suite 201 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (786) 558-8054 Fax: (786) 558-8572 www.piquetlawfirm.com Trustees: • Alexandre Piquet • Fernanda Guariba Costa • Indyara Piquet • Janini Almeida Piquet Law Firm offers legal services locally and internationally in real estate, corporate, tax, immigration, and business law. We have extensive experience assisting investors from Brazil, Latin America, and Europe who wish to establish a business, invest in real estate, and obtain work visas to live in the United States. Headquartered in Miami, and with affiliate offices in New York, Sao Paulo, and Paris our team of legal professionals is able to find the best solution and strategy to a variety of clients, custom tailored to both corporate and personal needs.
Shutts & Bowen, LLP 200 S Biscayne Blvd., Suite 4100 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 358-6300 Fax: (305) 381-9982 www.shutts.com Trustees: • Bryan Wells • Greta Trotman Shutts & Bowen LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 260 attorneys in eight offices throughout Florida. For more than 100 years, we have offered our clients across the state and the world sophisticated, cutting-edge legal talent. Our attorneys focus on more than 30 distinct practice areas, including litigation, financial services, corporate, hospitality, real estate, taxation and trust and estates. We work tirelessly with businesses and individuals to promote our clients’ goals.
Wild Fork Foods 8200 NW 41st St., Suite 450 Doral, FL 33166 Tel: (786) 915-3800 www.wildforkfoods.com Trustee: • Oseas Santos At Wild Fork Foods, we want you to love what you cook and eat and we’re committed to helping you find a product that you’ll love. Our team of Personal Chefs and Friendly Butchers are on hand to answer your questions on the source of the meat you are selecting, why and how it was cut, and the availability of new cuts. Need inspiration? We can help with that, too! We have dozens of recipe ideas to help you get the most out of your meats.
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Patron Members 1 Hotel South Beach
2341 Collins Ave Miami Beach, FL 33139 Tel: (305) 604-1000 www.1hotels.com/southbeach Patrons: • Dilip Mukundan • Gabriel Rivera • Idalmis Hernandez • Michelle Marchetti • Milton Sgarbi 1 Hotel South Beach is a socially responsible, ecofriendly, luxury lifestyle resort inspired by nature. This 425-room hotel boasts four pools, seven food and beverage outlets, first-ever Spartan Gym, first U.S based Bamford Haybarn Spa and endless ecoconscious activities encouraging travelers to live well, do better and connect with the world around them.
American Airlines
901 Ponce de Leon Blvd. - Suite 800 Coral Gables, FL 33134 Tel: (305) 520-3487 Fax: (305) 520-3084 www.aa.com Patrons: • Alina Menendez • Domenico Matinata • Lina Santiago • Luis Montano • Rafael Gruenbaum American serves more than 260 airports in more than 50 countries and territories. American’s fleet of nearly 900 aircraft fly more than 3,500 daily flights. American is a founding member of oneworld®, its members serve more than 900 destinations with more than 9,000 daily flights to 150 countries and territories.
APEX Brasil
201 S Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1200 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 704-3500 Fax: (305) 704-3505 www.apexbrasil.com.br Patrons: • Fernando Spohr • Gustavo Loreto The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad, and to attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. Apex-Brasil North America office assists Brazilian companies with the internationalization process, offering services as market intelligence, participation in trade promotion events, US business address via physical and virtual offices, etc.
Atlantic American Partners
101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 3300 Tampa, FL 33602 Tel: (407) 535-3834 www.atlanticamericanpartners.com Patrons: • Brad Snyder • Gar Lippincott • Rosie Roden Based in Tampa, Florida, Atlantic American Partners assists individuals and families immigrate to the United States through the EB-5 Investor Visa Program. Atlantic American offers a unique private equity fund approach to EB-5 investing, where investors own a portfolio of assets, not just one. This provides a higher level of investment security through diversification – much like a mutual fund.
Azul Brazilian Airlines
526 SW 34th St., Building 6 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315 Tel: (786) 298-6024 www.voeazul.com.br Patrons: • Ana Christina Almeida • Carol Archer • Gaston Rodriguez At Azul we do everything to make you feel special. The Azul Experience is a result of the hard work and dedication of our crewmembers. Our service features individual entertainment screens incorporating personal free LiveTV on our jets, extensive legroom, two by two seating, complimentary beverages with an assortment of snacks, free bus service to key airports (including between São Paulo and Campinas airports). Competitive airfares; a comprehensive route connecting more than 100 cities in Brazil and a frequent flier program: TudoAzul. We are the fastest growing airline in Brazil since 2008 and the largest airline network in the country. Our operations include selected non-stop service to the United States.
Bauducco Foods Inc.
1705 NW 133rd Ave, Suite 101 Miami, FL 33182 Tel: (305) 477-9270 www.bauducco.com Patrons: • Erik Volavicius • Kleber Borba • Magdalena Lopez • Stefano Mozzi Bauducco Foods established in the USA in 2005 located in Miami, Florida, is a distributor of baked goods, such as Panettones, Wafers, Cookies and Toasts. It has a partnership with brands like Sun Maid and Hershey’s. Bauducco is a subsidiary of Pandurata, founded in Sao Paulo (Brazil) in 1952, is the largest manufacturer of baked goods in Brazil and the largest producer of Panettone in the world, it has 5 manufacturing plants in Brazil, producing more than 240 tons annually.
Bilzin Sumberg
1450 Brickell Ave., 23rd Floor Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 374-7580 www.bilzin.com Patrons: • Anthony de Yurre • Dora Acherman • Gessimbergue Monteiro • Javier F. Aviñó • Jose Sariego Bilzin Sumberg’s experienced International Team has a strong emphasis on Latin American markets but our reach is decidedly global, with practices ranging from International Inbound and Outbound Transactions International Taxation, Mergers & Acquisitions, International Estate Planning, International Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolutions, and Real Estate Development and nstruction.
Boeing International | Latin American Region 6601 NW 36th Street M/C 7207-5709 Miami, FL 33166-6922 (786) 465-4734 www.boeing.com Patrons: • Carlos Barrea • Dex Guzman • Donna Hrinak • Jimmy Zuidema • Martin Schaff
When Boeing established an office in Brazil in October 2011, it began a new cycle in a relationship that started more than 80 years ago, with the delivery of F4B-4 fighters to the Brazilian government. In 1960, Boeing delivered its first commercial airplane to Brazil. Boeing’s two largest commercial customers in Brazil are GOL Airlines, the fifth-largest 737 operator in the world, and TAM, part of Santiago, Chile-based LATAM Airlines Group, which operates 777s and 767s. Boeing has also been involved with the Brazilian satellite communications industry since the early 1970s. Boeing has established offices in São Paulo, São José dos Campos and Brasília and is committed to expanding its presence in Brazil through industrial participation, research and development, and community engagement.
Boston Scientific
2700 S. Commerce Pkwy, Suite 105 Weston, FL 33331 Tel: (954) 306-4700 www.bostonscientific.com Patrons: • Juan Felipe Ramirez • Maria Johnson • Mariano Linares • Mauricio Ortiz • William Krinickas Our products and technologies are used to diagnose or treat a wide range of medical conditions, including heart, digestive, pulmonary, vascular, urological, pelvic health, and chronic pain conditions. We continue to innovate in these areas and are extending our innovations into new geographies and high-growth adjacency markets.
Brickell Bank
1395 Brickell Avenue, 4th Floor Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 347-8300 www.brickellbankmiami.com Patrons: • Christian Batalha • Frederico Moura • John Zulueta Brickell Bank meet’s the challenges of today through comprehensive, personalized and unparalleled service. We offer a full array of banking products for individuals and corporations, both international and domestic. Brickell Bank is headquarted in Miami’s financial district and our services are provided in Portuguese, Spanish and English. Member FDIC - Equal Housing Lender.
Center Group Corp.
3901 NW 79th Ave., Suite 113 Doral, FL 33166 Tel: (305) 471-4870 Fax: (305) 675-2467 www.centergroup.com Patrons: • Carlos Mariaca • Miguel Mariaca • Ubirajara Marques Curto Center Group Corp. provides international and management consulting services assisting foreign companies in establishing and managing the operating and day-to-day activities of their subsidiaries in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Spain and the US.
Choaib, Paiva e Justo Advogados Associados Rua Padre Joao Manuel, 755, 8 Andar Sao Paulo, SP 01411-001 Tel: 5511 3065-0006 Fax: (5511) 3065-0001 www.choaibpaiva.com.br
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ABOUT THE BACCF | SECTION 1 Patrons: • Marcela Rodriguez • Marcos Ferraz de Paiva • Roberto Justo • Samir Choaib Law offices - active in all areas of law practice, focusing mainly on tax, corporate, commercial, family and estate planning as well as real estate areas.
Duane Morris LLP
200 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3400 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 960-2200 Fax: (305) 960-2201 www.duanemorris.com Patrons: • Charles Shields • Harvey Gurland • Hector Chichoni • Miriam Hyman Duane Morris LLP, a full service law firm devoted to serving the Brazilian and Latin American communities in Miami and throughout Florida.
Ferrari, Maserati of Fort Lauderdale 5750 N Federal Hwy Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 (954) 493-5000 www.ferrarifl.com Patrons: • Garret Hayim • John Vogel • Ronnie Vogel • Silvio Luz
FedEx Express Latin America & Caribbean
701 Waterford Way, Suite 1000 Miami, FL 33126 Tel: (786) 388-2600 Fax: (786) 388-9940 www.fedex.com Patrons: • Claudia Rostagno • Francisco Santeiro • Guilherme Gatti • Marilyn Blanco-Reyes FedEx Express is the world’s largest express transportation company, providing fast and reliable delivery to more than 220 countries and territories. FedEx Express uses a global air-and-ground network to provide customers and businesses a broad portfolio of transportation, logistics, e-commerce and business solutions.
Fowler, White, Burnett P.A.
1395 Brickell Ave., 14th Floor Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 789-9200 www.fowler-white.com Patrons: • John Friedhoff • Laura Ross • Richard Razook Fowler White Burnett is a full-service law firm with 4 offices located in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach and Naples. For 75 years, we have skillfully combined traditional values with innovative practices to ensure our clients receive the trusted legal counsel reflective of our rich heritage. The firm’s lawyers provide a wide variety of client-focused, proven legal strategies and business solutions to domestic and international clients across a wide spectrum of practice areas.
GAA Investments
1820 N. Corporate Lanes Blvd. Suite 205 Weston, FL 33326 www.gaainvestments.com Patrons: • Alcides Ferreira • Eduardo Karrer • Geraldo Jacob
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• Ivan Avila • Steve Chen GAA Investments and a US-based Private Investment Clubs Manager, which identifies and invests in startups with funds pooled from a highly-qualified investor base. We seek companies with a proven track record of high growth, scale, a proven business model, and differentiated management. We add value, networking, internationalization, and business support.
Globenet
200 East Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1700 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Tel: (561) 314-0500 Fax: (561) 314-0510 www.globenet.net Patrons: • Bruno Giovenazzi • Erick Contag • Luiz Alonso GlobeNet provides international wholesale capacity and network transport solutions between North and South America over a dual ring-protected submarine cable system serving Brazil, Bermuda, Colombia, the U.S.A., and Venezuela. Globenet is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brazilian full service telecommunications company Oi. GlobeNet’s headquarters is located in Boca Raton, FL.
Holland and Knight LLP
701 Brickell Ave., Suite 3000 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 349-2258 www.hklaw.com Patrons: • Brian Toth • George Mencio • Joe Mamounas • Norberto Quintana • Vivian De las Cuevas Diaz The firm’s Miami lawyers advise clients on corporate law and securities, wealth planning and preservation, litigation, Latin America, cross border instructing and integration, white collar crime, immigration, labor and employment, real estate and land use, the environment and sustainability and project finance.
JBJ Partners, Inc.
333 SE 2nd Ave., Suite 2000 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (786) 329-5543 www.jbjpartners.com Patrons: • Jorge Botrel • Luciana Stradioto • Paola Irribara JBJ Partners is a consultancy company specialized in Entrepreneurship, Business Consulting and Expatriation to the US. Partners with over 10 years of experience, both in the Brazilian and the American markets, to help you get the most of its international business. We offer an array of services such as business plans, company incorporation, Market Intelligence and Expatriation projects.
Kawa Capital Management
21500 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 700 Aventura, FL 33180 www.kawa.com Patrons: • Felipe Lemos • Luciano Lautenberg • Walter Wilms Kawa Capital Management is an independent asset manager with an opportunistic. diligent, and creative approach to investing. Kawa Products include a flagship credit hedge fund and club deals. The firm deploys capital with focus on long-term growth and capital preservation for its clients. Founded in 2007, the firm is headquartered in Miami, FL.
KPMG LLP
200 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2000 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 358-2300 www.kpmg.com Patrons: • Adriano Mucelli • Alfonso Pallete • Devon Bodoh • Ivan Velez • Murilo Mello KPMG LLP, the audit, tax, and advisory firm, is the U.S. member firm of KPMG Int’l Cooperative. KPMG Intl’s member firms have 155,000 professionals, including more than 8,600 partners in 155 countries. For more info, visit us at www.kpmg.com/us/en.
Lopez Levi Lowenstein Glinsky
201 Alhambra Cir, Suite 701 Coral Gables, FL 33134 Tel: (305) 774-2945 Fax: (305) 774-1504 www.lllpa.com Patrons: • Ray Lopez-Levi • Rosangela De Morais Lopez Levi Lowenstein Glinsky P.A. is a CPA firm specializing in International Taxation, Pre-immigration plans, and Tax Structures focusing on wealth servation.
Miami Downtown Development Authority
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2929 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 579-6675 www.miamidda.com Patrons: • Alyce Robertson • Ilona Vega Downtown Miami is the business, social and cultural epicenter of the Americas, which capitalizes on its unique position as a major world city in a tropical waterfront environment. The Miami DDA supports corporate and retail business development, attracts real estate investment, strengthens industry clusters, encourages innovation, assists with expansion or relocation in Downtown Miami, and provides reports and presentations to support business growth and investment.
Miami-Dade Aviation Department
P.O Box 025504 Miami, FL 33102-5504 Tel: (305) 869-1670 Fax: 305-876-7615 www.miami-airport.com Patron Miami International Airport is the leading economic engine for Miami-Dade County and Florida, supporting more than 282,000 direct and indirect jobs and business revenues of $33.7 billion. Long known as the Gateway of the Americas, MIA offers more flights to more destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean than any other U.S. airport through its expansive network of passenger and cargo routes.
Motor-Services Hugo Stamp Inc.
3190 SW 4 Ave. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315 Tel: (954) 763-3660 Fax: (954) 763-2872 www.mshs.com Patrons: • Alicia Booth • Priscila Cardozo • Alberto Cordero • Are Friesecke • Rodrigo Quilula Motor-Services Hugo Stamp, Inc. (MSHS) provides turnkey solutions for the maritime and stationary power industries. MSHS specializes in diesel engine products and services. MSHS sells and services the finest products in their
ABOUT THE BACCF | SECTION 1 class. Our staff is factory trained and with many years of experience. Our facilities are equipped with the latest in repair and test equipment. Global and Local Support 24/7.
Odebrecht USA
201 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1000 Coral Gables, FL 33134 Tel: (305) 341-8800 Fax: (305) 569-1500 www.odebrecht.com Patrons: • Gonçalo Reis Founded in 1944, Odebrecht is a company of Brazilian origin with a global presence. Odebrecht is Latin America’s leader in engineering and construction, chemicals and petrochemicals, and also operates in the areas of bioenergy, water utilities, defense, real estate, oil & gas, shipbuilding, and transportation and logistics. Odebrecht USA opened in 1990, delivering projects throughout the U.S. with a focus on public-sector infrastructure projects. Landmark projects in Miami-Dade County include the South & North Terminals at Miami International Airport the MIA Mover, American Airlines Arena and Arsht Center, generating more than 103,000 jobs (2013 data).
Pathways EB-5
1835 Main Street, Suite 101 Weston, FL 33326 (855) 999-4772 www.pathwayseb5.com Patrons: • Brigitte Marquis • George Hervot • Jeff Campom • Jeremy Copeland • Maria Gonzalez Pathways own and operates a family of 10 Regional Centers with USCIS approved geography in over 30 states to include most of the major metropolitan areas throughout the United States. In its family, Pathways has over 493 I-526 approvals. Its EB-5 portfolio consists of active projects representing proven developers across US. Past closed projects include a historic hotel in downtown Dallas, a historic in New Orleans, as well as a multi-family project outside of Dallas.
Paulo Miranda, P.A.
1001 Brickell Bay Drive, Suite 2406 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 456-3752 Fax: (305) 456-6342 Patrons: • Livia Vieira • Luiz Miranda • Paulo Miranda Business, consultants, Brazilian Law Attorneys.
Planner Redwood Asset Management
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3.900 10º andar, Itaim Bibi Sao Paulo, SP 04538-132 (5511) 2172-2600 www.planner.com.br Patrons: • Artur Figueiredo • Mario Serpa Planner Redwood is an Asset Management firm formed in 2011, whose main focus is to develop and manage investment vehicles specially tailored to Institutional Investors, F. Offices, H.N.W.I., with a keen strategy based on political and macroeconomic scenarios. Redwood has a well-experienced team to fulfill investor needs, using proprietary models of both management and risk assessment.
Raya3 Propoganda
201 S Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1200 Maimi, FL 33131 Tel: (877)917-6640 www.raya3.com.br Patrons: • Thais Raya Advertising agency located in São Paulo, Brazil and Miami, USA. Our expertise is creative development, media buying, social media, communication strategies, branding and graphic design.
Reis e Souza Advogados
Rua Iguatemi, #192, 5º andar São Paulo, SP 01451-010 Brazil Tel: (11) 2613-9155 www.reisesouza.com.br Patrons: • Guilherme Takeishi • Marcos Hokumura Reis • Sidney Souza Jr. Reis e Souza Law Firm offers legal services locally (Brazil) and internationally. We have extensive experience assisting investment companies, banks and funds who wish to have a business in Brazil or anywhere around the world.
Reis, Ericson
Tel: (305) 523-4150 Patrons: • Ericson Reis
Rohlig USA LLC
10400 NW 21st St., Suite 100 Doral, FL 33172 Tel: (305) 716-0884 Fax: (305) 402-0251 www.rohlig.com Patrons: • Thomas Hansen • Juliana Rivi • Christian Schubert • Rafael Ueltschi Röhlig is an international logistics specialist that has been operating in the areas of air and sea freight, project logistics and individual logistics solutions since 1852. Rohlig USA LLC offers logistics services and multi-modal transportation on all continents and in over 50 countries. The aim of Röhlig is to be the most trustworthy and most reliable partner of its long-term customers, and to assist them through customized solutions with the development of new logistics concepts and the opening up of new markets.
Sunstate Bank
2901 S. Le Jeune Road Coral Gables, FL 33134 Tel: (305) 567-0600 Fax: (305) 567-1331 www.sunstatefl.com Patrons: • Christopher Bell • Elenice Dobrikow • Ines Rodriguez • Marcos Pereira Full service commercial bank offering personalized loan and deposit services and products to business and individual customers located in Miami Dade County, as well as to international customers through its Premier Banking Department in Coral Gables.
Board Certified in International Law by the Florida Bar, Mr. Skola has considerable experience in all aspects of transnational law, including licensing, taxation, franchising, gaming and entertainment projects, intellectual property rights and cross-border litigation.
VFS Global, Inc.
1625 K. Street NW Suite 103 Washington, DC 20036 www.vfsglobal.com Patrons: • Edward Palmer VFS Global is the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for Diplomatic Missions and Governments Worldwide. We offer administrative and non-judgmental tasks related to visa, passport, identity management and citizen services for 48 governments.
VIDA Development Group, LLC
16850 Collins Ave., Suite 105 Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 Tel: (305) 944-8181 www.vidaatthepoint.com Patrons: • Ana Ribeiro • David Koster • Gabriel Markovich • Gabriel Souza VIDA Development Group is a real estate developer of luxury condominiums and multi families. Our partners have over 40 years of experience in the south Florida real estate market. Our goal is to create solid investment opportunities for the South American investor seeking to diversify their portfolio.
Wells Fargo Capital Finance
2200 N Commerce Parkway, Suite 206 Weston, FL 33326 Tel: (954) 548-3282 www.wellsfargocapitalfinance.com Patrons: • Claudio Cury • Elisa Vila • Franco Zayas Wells Fargo Capital Finance - Channel Finance Division provides innovative, worldwide channel financing solutions to resellers in the technology industry. Using a highly flexible, customer-friendly distribution finance model, we customize lending to fit your needs-giving you liquidity to grow and manage your business.
Western Union
333 Southeast 2nd Ave., Suite 3420 Miami, 33131 Tel: (786) 857-5000 www.westernunion.com Patrons: • Marilia Maya • Odilon Almeida • Paula Barifouse Sobral The Western Union Company is a leader in global payment services. Along with its Vigo, Orlandi Valuta, Pago Facil and WU Business Solutions branded payment services, Western Union provides consumers and businesses with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money in more than 200 countries and territories, to send payments and purchase money orders.
Thomas J. Skola, Attorney at Law 511 Perugia Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33146 Tel: (305) 577-3988 Fax: (305) 722-2001 www.skolalaw.com Patrons: • Thomas Skola Esq.
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ABOUT BRAZIL | SECTION 2
Bolsonaro’s Win Heralds a New Beginning and Prospects for Greater Economic Growth `
Selected Economic and Financial Indicators 2014 6,755.2 0.5%
2015 6,500.6 -3.8%
2016 6,266.9 -3.6%
2017 6,329.6 1.0%
2018F 6,424.5 1.5%
GDP Growth by Component Personal Consumption Business Fixed Investment Exports of Goods & Services Imports of Goods & Services Government Expenditures
2.3% -4.2% -1.1% -1.9% 0.8%
-3.9% -13.9% 6.3% -14.1% -1.1%
-4.2% -10.2% 1.9% -10.3% -0.6%
0.9% -1.9% 5.7% 5.5% -0.6%
2.3% 3.8% 3.3% 7.4% -0.2%
Industrial Production, Total Consumer Goods Capital Goods
-3.0% -2.3% -9.3%
-9.4% -10.5% -27.0%
-5.2% -4.4% -8.5%
2.5% 3.2% 6.0%
2.1% 3.3% 9.2%
Capacity Utilization: Manufacturing, %
81.1%
78.7%
77.0%
77.3%
77.9%
6.2%
11.3%
6.6%
3.0%
4.1%
92,004 1,372
92,216 212
90,539 -1,677
90,495 -44
91,800 1,305
Gross Domestic Product (bil. 2016 R$)
Consumer Prices (INPC) Employment, All Industries and Net change (thousands) Consumer Credit Outstanding and Net Change (billions)
R$ 758.9 R$ 792.9 R$ 802.3 R$ 823.4 R$ 887.0 R$ 42.9 R$ 34.0 R$ 9.4 R$ 21.1 R$ 63.6
Unemployment Rate
6.8%
8.3%
11.3%
12.7%
11.9%
Merchandise Exports (bil. US$ fob)
$225.1 -7.0%
$191.1 -15.1%
$185.3 -3.1%
$217.8 17.6%
$241.8 11.0%
Merchandise Imports (bil. US$ fob)
$229.1 -4.4%
$171.5 -25.2%
$137.6 -19.8%
$150.7 9.6%
$179.4 19.0%
($4.0)
$19.7
$47.7
$67.1
$62.4
2.35
3.34
3.48
3.19
3.72
11.6%
14.2%
13.7%
7.0%
6.5%
$97.18 39.5%
$74.72 -23.1%
$77.79 4.1%
$70.69 -9.1%
$65.00 -8.0%
$363.6
$356.5
$365.0
$374.0
$387.0
Trade Balance (bil. US$) R$/US$ Exchange Rate Interest Rates (SELIC, Effective Rate, year-end) Foreign Direct Investment, Net Inflows (bil. US$) International Reserves (bil. US$, year end)
Sources: Banco Central do Brasil; IBGE; Associação de Comércio Exterior; Confederação Nacional da Indústria; Comitê de Datação de Ciclos Econômicos; South Florida Economic Services LLC F=Forecast
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razil’s US$3.2 trillion economy is the 8th largest in the world according to the IMF and the largest in Latin America, accounting for nearly 40 percent of the region’s economic output. The country is a magnet for international investment given its huge domestic market comprising nearly 210 million consumers, easy access to abundant raw materials, its economic diversification making it less vulnerable to international crises, and a strategic location that allows easy access to other South American countries. Geographically, Brazil is larger than the landmass of the contiguous United States, and borders every country of the South American continent except Ecuador and Chile. Defining the country’s geography are the Amazon Basin, a vast tropical rain forest; the Cerrado, a tropical savannah and Brazil’s main agricultural region; and the Brazilian highlands, a narrow strip of land between the mountains and the coast and home to the majority of the country’s population and economic activity. Brazil is the world’s largest producer of both sugar cane and soybeans, and the third largest of iron ore, which together form the pillars of Brazil’s commodity exports. It possesses the world’s 15th largest crude oil reserves and was the world’s 9th largest crude oil producer in 2017 at 3.1 million barrels per day. Brazil is also home to aviation giant Embraer, the third largest manufacturer of commercial aircraft in the world and one of the country’s most profitable exporters. Brazil’s São Paulo Stock Exchange ranks 19th in the world with over $US1 trillion in market capitalization while its benchmark Bovespa Index has been one of the world’s top performers over the past two years. Following a nearly three-year recession that ended in December 2016, Brazil embarked on an economic recovery at the beginning of 2017, but which has gained little momentum thus far in 2018. A combination of external forces – an investor retreat from emerging markets, global trade war fears, and a strong US dollar – combined with election year uncertainty, all signaled caution for Brazilian businesses and investors. This prompted some businesses to put their spending plans on hold while investors awaited clarity on the election outcome, both of which materially slowed the pace of the economic recovery. Additionally, over much of this year, rising interest rates and strong economic growth in the US funneled global investment away from emerging markets, including Brazil, and into dollar-denominated assets. Nevertheless, the upswing in Brazil’s economy has become more widespread this year with a modest resurgence in consumer spending and business investment. The acceleration in these sectors is being reinforced by falling interest rates, low inflation and a modest rebound in commodity prices. Lower interest rates in particular are underpinning consumer spending and fueling renewed demand for consumer credit. Industrial production is on an upward path, especially output of consumer durables, such as automobiles, and capital goods such as business equipment and industrial machinery. The current economic recovery is being further underpinned by the government’s pro-business reforms, especially labor reforms, which took effect late last year. The improved economic operating environment
ABOUT BRAZIL | SECTION 2 is lifting sentiment among both businesses and consumers, a positive sign pointing to future increases in consumer spending and business investment. After several years of hiatus, improved economic conditions in Brazil are leading to a renewed focus on and investment in the country’s infrastructure. This effort is being led, in part, by part by one of Brazil’s most comprehensive reform programs in nearly 20 years, including plans to revamp airports, roads, railroads, ports, and electricity infrastructure. This initiative will be critical in a country that depends heavily on infrastructure and its implementation will be key to firmly propel the current economic recovery forward. And because infrastructure investment has lagged behind in recent years, there are now many attractive projects available with the potential for large capital deployments and high returns. Brazil’s regulatory framework in terms of financial and capital markets is also helpful as compared to other emerging economies, as Brazil more closely resembles a developed market. Additionally, the private sector is being encouraged to become more directly involved in infrastructure projects as BNDES, Brazil’s development bank, begins winding down its subsidized loans and shifts its focus to public works projects. The government has announced plans to privatize nearly 60 state-owned enterprises, including Eletrobras, Brazil’s largest electric producer. Should the Electobras sale be completed, it will follow a long line of high profile and mostly successful privatizations such as Embraer, Vale, Petrobras, an array of steel and telcom companies among others. The new privatizations, aside from attracting foreign investment, will help to reduce the government’s budget deficit and have a positive impact on competitiveness. Much of Brazil’s infrastructure investment is being channeled to the country’s vast agricultural sector. Brazil’s breadbasket is centered in the Cerrado, the fertile Midwestern highlands with a subtropical climate conducive to growing soybeans and corn. Agriculture represents nearly a quarter of Brazil’s GDP and more than 45 percent of its exports. Total Brazilian agricultural production grew by about 30 percent in 2017, reaching over 240 million tons. Brazil is now the world’s largest producer and exporter of soybeans and a major producer of corn. However due to distance and geography, Brazil has historically faced daunting challenges in getting agricultural commodities to international markets. Poor infrastructure connecting those grain-producing regions with major northeastern ports has meant corn and soybeans often do not follow the most efficient route to export destinations. Now, both government and private action on transportation infrastructure in the agricultural sector is taking center stage. Over the next year Brazil’s government will auction construction rights for two major railways that would connect the country’s grain-exporting regions with northern ports. Private companies are involved, too, in a series of projects including roads, railways, and port expansions to support significantly improved production and transportation, which is lowering costs and increasing efficiency to deliver Brazil’s crops around the globe. Aside from merely easing bottlenecks in getting agricultural commodities to port, the drive toward greater efficiency is also helping Brazil compete more effectively with its competitors and gain market share. In addition, Brazil’s agricultural sector, which heavily supported Bolsonaro’s presidential campaign, stands to gain under his administration. Significant strides have been made to improve the infrastructure required to deliver greater amounts of commodities to port, but it is widely agreed that the pace of investment in infrastructure needs to increase to
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ABOUT BRAZIL | SECTION 2 accommodate ever larger production of soybeans, corn, and other farm products. One of the areas of increased investment recently has been on Brazil’s rivers where the construction of barge ports are now helping take millions of tons of soybean and corn up rivers to coastal ports such as the ones in Barcarena, Pará, where they are loaded on oceangoing vessels. Investments have also been made in a number of barge terminals to facilitate the export of the increasing production in northern Mato Grosso and to improve export competitiveness for markets in Europe, Mexico, the Middle East, and Asia. The new and improved terminals are estimated to have handled 4.5 million tons of corn and soybeans during 2017 by barge to ocean ports, volumes which are expected to more than double to 11 million tons by 2021. One of the most important infrastructure projects, Ferrogrão (translation: “Grain Train”) is a 621-mile railroad from the heart of Brazil’s farming region in Mato Grosso to the northern port of Miritituba in Pará. Trains on this route could carry up to 42 million tons of grains and other commodities while reducing the price of a ton of soybeans by US$30 via lower transportation costs. These critical infrastructure projects, including the improvement of existing highways, particularly federal highway BR-163, will spur investors to develop more farmland and plant more crops thus expanding Brazil’s already burgeoning agricultural sector.
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The reforms instituted by the Temer government and the prospect of an incoming and business-friendly Bolsonaro administration are making Brazil a more attractive destination for foreign investment. Although the aftermath of the nearly three-year recession reined in foreign direct investment (FDI) 10 percent last year to US$ 70.33 billion, Brazil remains, as the Financial Times put it, “too big to ignore” in terms of the country’s attractiveness among multinationals. Indeed, in 2017, net inflows of FDI to Brazil just as it was emerging from recession, were the seventh highest in the world. Brazil is the largest recipient of FDI in Latin America and remains attractive for international investors due to its domestic market of nearly 210 million, its easy access to raw materials, a diversified economy that is less vulnerable to international crises, and its strategic geographic position that allows easy access to other South American countries. These advantages underpinning Brazil’s economy remain the basis for long term investor confidence and the key reason for continued strength in FDI. The resilience of Brazil as a destination for FDI is partly due to large inflows into mergers and acquisitions and the offloading of assets by recession-distressed companies, which were often snapped by investors. Also, Brazilian companies and assets have been more attractive in recent years resulting from the devaluation of the real since its 2011 highs. Merger and acquisition investment continues to be dominated by foreign corporations, with China being the biggest source of investment, followed by the US and Canada. Approximately 20 to 25 percent of FDI inflows into Brazil are Greenfield investment, primarily for the building of factories, ports, and airports. Although businesses are poised to bet on Brazil this year, there exists the potential for volatile shifts in investor sentiment as the general election approaches. While markets appear to have priced in an expectation that fiscal reforms will be put on hold this year ahead of the elections, there remains uncertainty over the investment climate a new administration will bring. This uncertainty will likely limit net inflows of FDI to around US$65 billion this year. Going forward, improving economic prospects post-election into 2019, low levels of inflation, and a clearer view of government policy will positively impact FDI over the near term. In addition, the privatization package proposed by Paulo Guedes, Bolsonaro’s economic minister, will likely prove attractive to foreign investors.
ABOUT BRAZIL | SECTION 2 One of the brightest prospects for FDI this year and next will be in Brazil’s oil and gas sector, where the potential lies for what could become the biggest oil boom in Latin American history. Brazil’s pre-salt oil fields are rated among the largest in the world and estimated to contain massive reserves of 50 billion barrels. Although difficult and costly to extract, major foreign energy companies – ExxonMobil, StatOil, Chevron, and Shell among them – flocked to Brazil’s latest oil auction in March of this year investing over US$2.4 billion. This foreign interest is being driven in part by a scaling back of regulations for foreign majors, removing Petrobras’ right to operate exclusively in the pre-salt area, and relaxing local content rules. The incoming Bolsonaro administration is committed to easing foreign participation in the oil and gas sector. The lower costs resulting from these changes and improvements in drilling technology now place the break-even price for pre-salt fields at less than US$40 per barrel compared to US$45 less than 10 years ago. By comparison, US shale oil producers aren’t breaking even at less than US$50 per barrel. All of this is making Brazil’s pre-salt fields an extremely attractive investment for foreign energy majors. Analysts are forecasting that production from pre-salt alone could comprise up to nearly three-quarters of Brazil’s oil output by 2021. The coming bonanza in production will also have the positive effect of bringing in sorely needed funds to the State of Rio de Janeiro via royalty income and boosting the state’s GDP by over 6 percent or almost double the GDP growth of the rest of the country next year, according to Tendências Consultoria Integrada, the São Paulo-based economics consultancy. Brazil produced an estimated 3.14 million barrels of crude oil per day (b/d) in 2017 making it the ninth-largest producer of petroleum in the world and the largest in Latin America, surpassing Venezuela. Production in offshore, pre-salt oil deposits totaled over 1.0 million b/d last year, nearly a third of Brazil’s total crude output. The Oil & Gas Journal estimates that as of January 2017, Brazil had 13 billion barrels of proved oil reserves. This amounts to the second-largest level in South America after Venezuela and almost 1 percent of the world›s total reserves. More than 94 percent of Brazil›s oil reserves are located offshore, and 80 percent of all reserves are found offshore near the state of Rio de Janeiro. China will continue to be a major player in Brazil both in terms of investment and as a key buyer of Brazil’s commodities. China has invested more than $54 billion in Brazil since 2003 and announced plans earlier this year for an additional $71 billion in coming years. Currently, Brazil is the largest supplier of agricultural commodities to China (as well as the European Union). Reflecting this close trade relationship, China has invested heavily in Brazil by funding projects such as a new “super port” in Rio de Janeiro and a US$245 million expansion of the port of São Luís in the northeast state of Maranhão. Brazil supplies approximately 56 percent of China’s soybean imports, which during the 2017-2018 period, represents 54 million tons. This figure is expected to rise to at least 65 million tons in the 2018-2019 marketing year according to the Brazilian Association of Soybean Producers (APROSOJA). But with the end of the commodity boom earlier this decade, China’s commercial relationship with Latin America’s biggest economy is shifting away from commodities and towards infrastructure, banking, and some manufacturing. Over the first four months of 2017, Chinese investors invested US$5.7 billion in Brazilian mergers and acquisitions, about 37.5 percent of total investments in Brazil, according to Dealogic. Economists note that China has been diversifying investments in Latin America away from Venezuela and
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ABOUT BRAZIL | SECTION 2 Ecuador into more financially stable economies such as Brazil. Last year, for example, Chinese companies completed 17 acquisitions in Brazil, involving electricity companies and those involved in oil, ports and other infrastructure. Chinese investors even invested in 99 Taxi, a São Paulo company that competes with Uber. China’s growing commercial engagement with Brazil, as well as elsewhere in the region, is only belatedly drawing the attention of the United States with whom Brazil has historically enjoyed close and substantial commercial ties. Increasingly, the Chinese see Brazil and Latin America as open for business and through its growing trade and investment is firmly establishing both a geoeconomic and geopolitical stake throughout the region which is causing Brazil and its neighbors to reorient their foreign and trade policies. This comes at a time when the US is looking increasingly inward as evidenced by its current protectionist disposition, giving the Chinese a distinct advantage in the region. This presents a challenge to Washington to invest in a more sophisticated effort if it is to compete economically with China in Latin America. Should it succeed, the result would be a much more ideal trade and investment scenario which would benefit Brazil and other Latin nations. Brazil’s efforts to maintain a steady value of the real over the near term will require a high degree of vigilance in order to limit impacts from rising US interest rates, and any downside from the precipitous drop in the value of the Chinese yuan versus the real (BRL/CNY) over the past year. Brazil has ample resources in the form of foreign reserves and monetary policy tools to protect the real’s value. Supporting the stability of the real will also be key to attracting foreign investment by maintaining a favorable capital inflow/outflow relationship that is so vital to long term planning by investors and corporations. Brazil has largely weathered the turmoil over the past year in terms of emerging market volatility. Now, with the election behind it and with the business and investor class finding much to like with Bolsonaro’s economic agenda, the outlook for Brazil’s economic recovery appears set to accelerate. Politically, the prospects for hitherto contentious economic reforms including revised pension spending and increased privatization activity are materially improved given impressive gains by Bolsonaro’s PSL party in Brazil’s senate, an especially favorable prospect in financial markets. Bolsonaro’s election will also benefit the US, which will gain market access with the privatization of state companies, possibly including Petrobras. In addition, Bolsonaro has expressed hope in forging closer ties to Washington, a sign that his presidency could prompt a new, more friendly era for US-Brazil relations which has been a low priority among both nations in recent years. Going forward, Brazil appears well positioned to enjoy a continuation of economic recovery over the balance of the year and into 2019 and beyond. Business and investor optimism surrounding Bolsonao’s economic agenda reinforce this view and sets the stage for a reactivation of the economy that can broadly benefit the Brazilian population. Economically and politically, Bolsonaro’s election heralds a potential renewal for Brazil, a sweeping away of the old political guard, and a sense of beginning anew. New beginnings are always hopeful.
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ABOUT FLORIDA & THE TRI-COUNTY REGION | SECTION 3
About Florida & the Tri-County Region The State of Florida ranks fourth in the nation and first in the Southeast in terms of the size of its economy and population. Florida’s gross state product (GSP) totaled just over $967 billion in 2017 and is forecast to surpass $1 trillion in GSP this year. Florida’s population of 21 million is one of the fastest growing in the nation with approximately 1,000 people moving into the state daily. South Florida, which includes Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties comprise the largest economic and population center of the state. During 2017, total economic output in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan statistical area (MSA) totaled an estimated $343 billi on, accounting for over a third of Florida’s GSP and ranking 12th among the nation’s metropolitan areas in terms of gross regional product. Economically and demographically, the three counties comprise a large and dynamic regional area that is dominant in the Southeast and is a vital international hub as well. The region is strategically located at the epicenter of the Western Hemisphere, is easily accessible to North and South America and the rest of the world, and is a critical trading partner of nearly every nation in Latin America and the Caribbean. As a result, goods, people and investments flow into the area, taking advantage of the region’s exceptional connectivity to global markets and its favorable business operating environment. South Florida is home to more than 1,450 multinational companies and 45 foreign consulates, a testament to the region’s global status. The tri-county also boasts seven Foreign Trade Zones which are essential to the rapid movement of imported and exported goods free of duties and without being subject to federal entry procedures or federal taxes while minimizing involvement from other regulatory compliance agencies. Both Florida and the tri-county region are more closely associated with Brazil than any other US state or region. Bilateral trade between Florida’s ports and Brazil totaled $19.8 billion in 2017, representing 30 percent
Selected Economic Indicators MACROECONOMY
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Gross State Product (bil. $) Nominal % change Real % change
794.6 4.0% 2.1%
834.1 5.0% 2.8%
890.9 6.8% 4.2%
930.4 4.4% 2.6%
967.3 4.0% 2.2%
Tri-County Gross Regional Product (bil. $) ¹ Nominal % change Real % change
268.2 0.6% -1.2%
292.2 9.0% 6.6%
314.3 7.6% 4.8%
328.5 4.5% 2.6%
342.6 4.3% 2.4%
State Personal Income (bil. $) % change
798.9 0.7%
856.5 7.2%
920.0 7.4%
947.2 3.0%
983.3 3.8%
Tri-County Personal Income (bil. $) ¹ % change
264.4 -0.1%
285.7 8.0%
308.9 8.1%
316.7 2.5%
329.1 3.9%
Florida Nonfarm Payroll Employment (000s) % change
7,582.5 2.5%
7,824.8 3.2%
8,107.7 3.6%
8,387.5 3.5%
8,566.8 2.1%
Tri-County Nonfarm Payroll Employment (000s) % change
2,349.2 2.7%
2,428.3 3.4%
2,510.8 3.4%
2,586.1 3.0%
2,629.4 1.7%
7.1%
6.3%
5.5%
4.9%
4.3%
6,381 31.6%
5,694 -10.8%
6,861 20.5%
6,577 -4.1%
6,494 -1.3%
13,687 98.2%
10,261 -25.0%
15,050 46.7%
11,939 -20.7%
12,375 3.7%
68.2%
64.3%
68.7%
64.5%
65.6%
Median Sales Prices, Existing Single-Family Homes, Tri-County, 000s$; % change
$248.9 23.3%
$265.0 6.5%
$283.0 6.8%
$306.6 8.3%
$332.0 8.3%
Brokerage Sales, Existing Single-Family Homes Tri-County, % change
42,519 8.1%
44,729 5.2%
48,898 9.3%
47,659 -2.5%
45,739 -4.0%
Median Sales Prices, Existing Condos & Townhomes, Tri-County, 000s$; % change
$128.3 24.6%
$144.0 12.2%
$154.1 7.0%
$166.2 7.9%
$179.4 7.9%
Brokerage Sales, Existing Condos & Townhomes, Tri-County, % change
48,295 3.4%
46,027 -4.7%
46,722 1.5%
43,251 -7.4%
42,488 -1.8%
85.49 -5.3%
81.78 -4.3%
73.30 -10.4%
67.83 -7.5%
70.20 3.5%
Florida Exports to Brazil, (bil $) % change
16.19 2.5%
15.88 -1.9%
13.08 -17.6%
11.96 -8.6%
13.37 11.8%
Brazil as % of Total
18.9%
19.4%
17.8%
17.6%
19.0%
73.17 1.8%
71.23 -2.6%
73.80 3.6%
74.72 1.3%
77.49 3.7%
4.37 14.0%
5.12 17.2%
5.52 7.7%
6.14 11.3%
6.43 4.8%
6.0%
7.2%
7.5%
8.2%
8.3%
7.87 -4.1%
7.75 -1.6%
8.72 12.6%
8.87 1.7%
9.31 4.9%
Port Everglades Cargo Tonnage (mil. tons) (excludes refined petroleum products) % change
7.29 4.8%
8.22 12.8%
8.37 1.8%
8.60 2.8%
8.67 0.8%
Miami International Airport Cargo Tonnage (mil. tons) % change
2.11 0.6%
2.17 3.3%
2.17 -0.1%
2.18 0.4%
2.25 3.0%
Tri-County Unemployment Rate
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE Tri-County Residential Building Permits, Single-Family (units) % change Condo/Multi-Family (units) % change Condo/Multi-Family as % of Total Permits
INTERNATIONAL TRADE Florida Merchandise Exports, Total (bil $) % change
Florida Merchandise Imports, Total (bil $) % change Florida Imports from Brazil (bil $) % change Brazil as % of Total PortMiami Cargo Tonnage (mil. tons) % change
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ABOUT FLORIDA & THE TRI-COUNTY REGION | SECTION 3 Selected Economic Indicators, Cont'd.
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
14,219 2.2%
14,563 2.4%
15,496 6.4%
15,724 1.5%
15,860 0.9%
Visitor Expenditures (bil.) % change
$22.8 4.7%
$23.9 4.4%
$24.4 2.3%
$25.5 4.5%
$26.0 1.8%
Brazilian Visitors to Miami-Dade County (000s) % change
775.6 12.4%
732.9 -5.5%
747.5 2.0%
553.2 -26.0%
525.5 -5.0%
MIA Airline Passenger Traffic (millions) % change
40.54 2.7%
40.94 1.0%
44.35 8.3%
44.58 0.5%
44.13 -1.0%
Greater Miami Hotel Room Rates % change
$175.4 8.1%
$183.4 4.5%
$194.0 5.8%
$190.0 -2.1%
$188.8 -0.6%
Greater Miami Hotel Occupany Rates
77.9%
78.5%
78.2%
75.7%
76.7%
TOURISM Visitors to Miami-Dade County (000s) % change
Note: Tri-County = Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Census Bureau; Florida Realtors; World Institute for Strategic Economic Research; PortMiami; Port Everglades; Miami International Airport; Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau; South Florida Economic Services ¹ Annual estimates based on latest available data
of total US-Brazil merchandise trade during the year. Approximately two-thirds of that trade passed through the Miami Customs District, which stretches from Fort Pierce to Key West and includes the major trade hubs of Port Everglades, PortMiami, and Miami International Airport. Brazil was Florida’s largest export trading partner in 2017, with $13.4 billion in merchandise representing a strong 11.8 percent advance from 2016 and the first increase in four years. The resumption in growth of US exports to Brazil through Florida ports primarily reflected a turnaround in Brazilian demand for US-made aircraft and parts and business machinery and equipment. These commodities comprised just over two-thirds of Florida’s exports to Brazil during 2017. In terms of imports, Brazil was Florida’s third largest import trading partner, behind China and Japan, in 2017 with imports totaling $6.4 billion, a 4.8 percent increase over 2016’s level. Last year’s rise in imports was concentrated in precious metals, wood products, and prepared agricultural goods. Imports of aircraft and parts, the largest import commodity representing 29 percent of all Florida imports from Brazil, totaled $1.9 billion in 2017, a 1.1 percent increase from the previous year’s level, but still below the $2.1 billion recorded in 2015. Florida’s economic expansion, now in its seventh year, accelerated during 2017, with gross state product (GSP) expanding 2.9 percent following a 2.4 percent advance the previous year. GSP growth was led by expanding activity in real estate services, professional and business services, 28
construction, and health care services. Gross regional product in the tri-county area advanced an estimated 3.1 percent during 2017, outpacing the state as a whole for the fifth consecutive year. The robust economic environment has spurred strong employment growth in South Florida and across the state. Payroll employment in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach MSA advanced 1.7 percent during 2017 as employers added over 43,000 employees to their ranks, pushing down the region’s unemployment rate to 4.3 percent from 4.9 percent the previous year. Construction and real estate are together one of the key engines of economic activity in South Florida and one of the most visible signs of its rapid growth. Expanding population, an abundance of foreign investors, and a high share of cash purchases are propelling South Florida’s residential real estate market upward. Foreign investment in South Florida’s real estate has been fundamental to the recovery of the market since 2010 with the bulk of that investment coming from Latin America. But broker activity in recent months points to an easing of Latin American investment given the rising value of the US dollar and attendant currency weakness in the Argentine peso, the Brazilian real and other currencies. Indeed, for
Brazilian buyers in Miami, housing prices are up nearly 20 percent from a year ago versus 5.1 percent in US dollar terms; for Argentines, costs are up over 30 percent. Meanwhile, domestic buying remains strong, in part a response to favorable climate and the lack of a state income tax. Domestic strength is now being reinforced by changes in federal tax law that limits the ability of taxpayers to deduct state and local taxes from their federal taxable income, potentially driving them to no-income tax states like Florida. This trend is being led particularly by high-end buyers. The current cycle of new residential building began in 2010 with a recovery in both single family and multifamily homes. By 2012, the multifamily segment, comprised of condominiums and townhomes, embarked on a rapid level of activity to quickly surpass single-family home construction. Unlike the previous construction cycle of the early 2000s when single-family and multifamily homes were being built in relatively equal numbers, multifamily construction has surged in recent years, averaging 66 percent of all new residential construction since 2013. Residential building permits (a proxy for new construction starts) in the condo/multifamily sector totaled 12,375 across the tri-county region last year, a 3.7 percent increase over the previous year. Single-family permits totaled 6,494 last year, down 1.3 percent from 2016 levels. Together the combined segments represented $4.6 billion in new construction spending in 2017, an 8.6 percent advance over 2016. The strong levels of construction activity (including nonresidential building) over the past year through August 2018 also buoyed construction employment, which surged 10.5 percent in the tri-county area to a level of 144,700 workers Thus far in 2018, permitting
ABOUT FLORIDA & THE TRI-COUNTY REGION | SECTION 3 peak of the previous cycle set in early 2004, very low in historical context, especially given the long duration of this economic expansion combined with a low interest rate environment. The slow but steady pace of new single-family construction is also responding to the oversupply of new houses that were built in the early to mid-2000s (much of it financed by sub-prime mortgages and encouraged by intense global demand for mortgage-backed securities) as well as the trend of increasing housing tenure with owners remaining in their homes over longer periods of time.
for single-family homes and condos is rising. Through August of this year, single-family permits rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 6,917, or 6.5 percent over 2017’s levels, marking a high for the co nstruction current cycle. Permitting for condos and townhomes meanwhile advanced 9.7 percent, SAAR, through August and appears set to achieve its highest level in five years for 2018 as a whole, a robust performance which is raising fears of oversupply. But even as condo permitting rises, prices too continue to rise as sales become concentrated in highpriced luxury properties. Through August 2018, prices were up at an annual rate of 7.5 percent, just slightly lower than the 7.9 percent pace in prices in both 2016 and 2017. Look for condo sales prices and new construction to ease over the balance of 2018 as sellers strive to lower inventory and future condo projects are cancelled or put on hold. Existing single-family home sales through August of this year were running at an annual rate of 46,760, up at a 2.5 percent annual rate after declining in both 2016 and 2017, while prices were up at an annual rate of 4.8 percent, somewhat slower than the 8.3 percent advance in both 2016 and 2017. Despite a slight upswing in permitting and sales this year, permitting for new singlefamily homes remains 76 percent below their
In the commercial construction sector, the value of new building totaled $5.7 billion in South Florida last year, a robust 27 percent increase from 2016, according to Dodge Data & Analytics, as contractors were engaged in an array of projects from office buildings to warehouses, and seaport and airport facilities. Miami’s central business district is now the ninth most active in the U.S. in terms of construction after adding two million square feet to the city’s urban core inventory over the past five years. This activity is likely to continue as studies show Miami has 12 acres of buildable potential in the downtown area which has the potential to produce another spike in building activity and density in coming years. But a second spike in new construction is more likely occur in the next construction cycle as South Florida’s once-booming office market is slowing following many consecutive quarters of growth. Net absorption of office space turned negative across
the tri-county region as supply surpassed demand in the second quarter of this year leading to a rise in vacancy rates through the first half of 2018. South Florida’s industrial real estate market is experiencing both robust construction and strong rates of absorption as thriving international trade, buoyant tourism, and continuing residential development drive industrial demand across the region. In 2017, more than 60 midsize to large lease transactions were recorded in South Florida, totaling more than 4 million square feet. This was down from 6.1 million square feet leased in 2016, but in line with the strong leasing activity seen in 2015. Approximately 5 million square feet of new inventory was under construction throughout South Florida at year-end 2017. Just under three-quarters of that is taking place in Miami-Dade County placing it in a strong position this year as demand is likely to outstrip supply this year and into 2019. South Florida is home to PortMiami and Port Everglades, two of the largest ports in the nation and together forming one of the key drivers of the region’s economy. PortMiami, which exclusively handles containerized cargo, saw its tonnage volume advance 4.9 percent in 2017 to 9.3 million tons, its highest
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level since 2004. This increase reflects a 4.1 percent rise in exports which was buoyed by strong Asian demand and recovering demand from Latin America as well as a 5.6 percent gain in imports driven by an acceleration of US consumer and industrial demand. According to PortMiami, the port is Miami-Dade County’s second most important economic engine, contributing $41.4 billion annually to the local economy and supporting, directly and indirectly, more than 324,352 jobs in South Florida. PortMiami’s unique geographic position at the center of the Western Hemisphere makes it easily accessible to Caribbean and Latin American markets, as well as those of Europe, and Asia via the Panama Canal. Recent capital improvements at PortMiami, particularly the installation of Panamax gantry cranes (which can fully load and unload containers from large Panamax-class containers ships capable of passing through the Panama Canal) and the Deep Dredge Project have materially enhanced the port’s ability to handle larger vessels and greater cargo volumes as well as compete with West Coast ports for Asian trade. PortMiami is also the world’s leading cruise port. During 2017, the port berthed 22 cruise lines and embarked over 5 million passengers. 30
Port Everglades in Broward County handles containerized as well as bulk, and breakbulk cargo. Outbound and inbound cargo tonnage (excluding petroleum products) at the port rose 1.4 percent in 2017 to a level of 8.72 million tons with all the growth resulting from a strong 5.7 percent rise in containerized cargo volumes. The Port’s fiscal year 2017 was the strongest in its history in terms of containerized cargo finishing the year with nearly 1.1 million TEUs and placing the Port as the Number 1 container port in the state of Florida and 10th in the US. Most of Port Everglades’ trade is with Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. Port Everglades, along with Port Tampa Bay, are the two principal terminals for inbound refined petroleum products in the State of Florida, receiving tankers and barges primarily from US Gulf refineries. Last year, Port Everglades offloaded more than 122 million barrels of refined petroleum products for distribution across the southern part of the state, including the tri-county region. The Port is currently undergoing $437.5 million in capital improvements in order to accommodate larger ships to and capitalize on nascent Asian trade, currently at just two percent of its cargo volume. Additional capital expenditures are also being allocated for larger gantry cranes, port dredging, a new berth, and added rail infrastructure which together will comprise the most costly capital spending in the Port’s history. The Port is also looking to diversify its cargo space to include automobiles as well as aerospace modules in response to Central Florida’s growing aerospace
industry. The boost in cargo volumes that these investments are intended to bring will position Port Everglades to better compete with PortMiami and Jaxport. Miami International Airport (MIA) is Florida’s global air hub in terms of passengers and cargo activity and generates over $31 billion in annual revenues. The airport ranks first in the nation as an international freight center and is the second busiest in terms of international passengers. Total passenger embarkations and debarkations totaled 44.13 million in 2017. Although this was 1.0 percent below the previous year’s levels, passenger volumes through May of this year are running at an annual rate of 46.0 million thanks to a surge in domestic passengers. MIA’s cargo tonnage advanced 3.0 percent last year to 2.25 million tons, its largest gain in four years as stronger trade between the US and Latin America firmly lifted cargo activity. The acceleration in MIA’s cargo volumes that began last year is gaining momentum thus far in 2018 as cargo tonnage advanced at an average annual rate of 3.9 percent through August. At Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) cargo volumes, although less than 5 percent of MIA’s tonnage, are experiencing a surge in activity which was given a big boost by the opening of the south runway in the fall of 2014.
ABOUT FLORIDA & THE TRI-COUNTY REGION | SECTION 3 The greater number of passenger flights the new runway makes possible is a key driver behind significantly higher cargo volumes. They increased from 81,000 tons in 2013 before the new runway opened to 107,000 tons in 2017 – a 32 percent increase. Through August of this year, cargo tonnage was running at an annual rate of 117,110 tons, a strong 9.6 percent above its year ago levels. Tourism is one of the key economic drivers of South Florida’s economy, employing nearly 330,000 people across the region with MiamiDade County accounting for nearly half of the sector’s employment and activity. Although tourism enjoyed record levels in Miami-Dade County in 2017 with nearly 16 million visitors and $26.5 billion in visitor expenditures, hotel room and occupancy rates came under downward pressure during the latter half of 2016 through the spring of last year as a bulge of new hotel room inventory came on line. The weakness was compounded by the drop in tourism in the wake of Hurricane Irma in September 2017 although this was mitigated somewhat by a rise in occupancy rates during the fourth quarter resulting from post-hurricane lodging for workers, especially in south Miami-Dade.. These events resulted in a 0.6 percent decline in room rates in 2017
following a 2.9 percent decline the year before. Occupancy rates fell in 2016 by 2.5 percentage points to 75.7 percent but recovered to 76.7 percent during 2017 as lodging inventory was quickly absorbed. But these events belie the otherwise favorable conditions of the industry. Hotel inventory is expanding due to robust tourism and convention demand as well as the growing appeal of the region as a vacation and business destination. Through August of this year, both occupancy rates and room rates were recovering strongly and are set to reach their highest levels of the current cycle over the course of 2018. Last winter’s high season was the best in five years in terms of occupancy rates. Tourism is also getting a boost from a resumption of MIA passenger traffic, which was up at a 4.2 percent annual rate through August of this year following a 1.0 percent drop in 2017. Going forward, strong underlying fundamentals – rising incomes, employment, and consumer confidence plus accelerating growth in Latin America and elsewhere – will continue to underpin the region’s tourism industry.
increased number of direct flights from Brazil to Miami via American Airlines, LATAM, and Avianca Airlines. Last year the airlines increased the number of seats by 17 percent while the number of direct flights between Miami and Brazilian cities rose to 84 flights weekly. Overall, the key pillars of South Florida’s economy – trade, tourism, construction, and real estate – remain firmly in place thus far in 2018 and are being reinforced by accelerating economic growth in the US and rising economic activity across Latin America, including Brazil. The outlook for more robust growth in tourism and international trade will more than offset the cyclical easing taking place in construction and real estate and will propel the region’s economy through the current expansion over the balance his year and into 2019.
Although the total number visitors to Miami-Dade County reached a record during 2017, the number of Brazilian visitors declined for the second consecutive year in 2017 to just over 495,000 as Brazilians continued to rein in vacation and business travel to South Florida in the wake of the country’s protracted economic recession. However, Brazil is South Florida’s fourth largest market for visitors, which is being reinforced by the 31
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FLORIDA -BRAZIL BILATERAL TRADE Florida Exports to Brazil
millions US$ All Commodities Aircraft and parts Electrical machinery and equipment Industrial machinery, incl. computers Scientific, laboratory & industrial instruments Fertilizers Pharmaceutical products Miscellaneous chemical products Motor vehicles and parts Plastics and plastic products Special classification commodities (1) All other commodities
Florida Imports from Brazil
millions US$ All Commodities Special classification commodities (1) Aircraft and parts Precious metals, stones, pearls, jewelry Wood and articles of wood; chacoal Industrial machinery, incl. computers Prepared vegetables, fruits, nuts, etc. Woodpulp and wastepaper Arms, ammunition and related parts Essential oils, perfumery, and cosmetics Electrical machinery and equipment All other commodities
2016
11,958.7 3,602.5 2,172.2 1,919.2 1,074.9 625.8 641.1 303.5 180.4 179.3 109.5 1,150.6
2016
6,142.1 2,562.2 1,874.6 88.8 182.4 182.3 151.5 126.3 104.3 92.8 62.5 714.4
2017
% chg.
2017
% chg.
13,369.1 4,193.5 2,530.1 2,172.2 1,087.3 650.4 595.8 335.7 253.2 186.4 168.7 1,195.8
6,434.5 2,506.3 1,895.5 217.8 211.7 190.6 188.3 164.0 132.0 93.7 84.8 749.9
11.8% 16.4% 16.5% 13.2% 1.2% 3.9% -7.1% 10.6% 40.4% 4.0% 54.1% 3.9%
4.8% -2.2% 1.1% 145.2% 16.0% 4.5% 24.3% 29.9% 26.5% 1.0% 35.6% 5.0%
Note: Exports and imports recorded at Florida Customs District Ports Source: World Institute for Strategic & Economic Research (1) Commodities that were previously exported; imports that fall under special trade agreements; commodities that may receive special treatment for whatever reason, or commodities that are not elsewhere specified or indicated.
FLORIDA'S TOP TRADING PARTNERS in 2017 Export Trading Partners Brazil Colombia Chile Argentina Dominican Republic Costa Rica Peru Paraguay Honduras Panama
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bil US$ 13.37 4.20 3.89 3.56 3.02 2.41 2.40 2.26 1.88 1.85
Import Trading Partners China Japan Brazil Mexico Chile Germany Colombia Dominican Republic France Honduras
Note: Exports and imports recorded at Miami and Tampa Customs District Ports Source: World Institute for Strategic & Economic Research
bil US$ 9.56 6.98 6.43 4.52 3.74 3.70 3.05 2.86 2.64 2.51
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Entrevista: Os Desafios para Expandir Seus Negócios para os Estados Unidos Um guia para empresários brasileiros O jornal AcheiUSA entrevistou o empresário Carlos Mariaca, Presidente 2013, membro do conselho da BACCF e palestrante do seminário “Como Ingressar no Mercado Norte-Americano” desde sua primeira edição em 2004. A entrevista oferece orientações para empresários brasileiros que buscam expandir seus negócios nos Estados Unidos e na Flórida. Carlos Mariaca é Managing Partner da Center Group Corporation em Miami, uma empresa de consultoria com mais de 25 anos de experiência no mercado internacional com escritórios no Brasil, Argentina, Austrália, México e Estados Unidos. AcheiUSA: Como o pequeno e médio empresário brasileiro pode expandir seus negócios para a Flórida através de franquias e filiais? Carlos Mariaca: A nossa recomendação é que o empresário Brasileiro invista corretamente, antes de iniciar o projeto de expansão, na aquisição de informações de fontes estabelecidas e confiáveis para entender as diferenças e peculiaridades dos EUA e em como conduzir seus negócios aqui. Quando for escolher os especialistas locais que vão o assessorar, recomendamos averiguar a quais associações de classe esses profissionais pertencem, seu histórico e experiência profissional nos EUA e pedir por referencias. Além disso, foi justamente com o intuito de assessorar os Brasileiros de pequenas e médias empresas Brasileiras que desejam expandir seus negócios para a Flórida que a BACCF criou os Workshops e o Seminário “Como Ingressar no Mercado Norte-Americano” que em 2018 terá sua 14ª Edição. Os Workshops são eventos de 3 á 4 horas, com 4 palestrantes, que são realizados por 8 á 12 cidades do Brasil
em parceria com associações de classe locais, como associações comerciais ou federações das indústrias. Em 2018 esses workshops serão realizados em Abril e Maio. O Seminário, que é um evento de 3 dias em Português, é realizado todos os anos no final de Setembro ou inicio de Outubro, no Sul da Flórida (já foi feito em Miami e Coral Gables porém recentemente o transferimos para a Cidade de Doral). Ele conta com aproximadamente 15 palestrantes de diversas áreas além de visitas técnicas para empresas e órgãos do governo. AcheiUSA: O estado da Florida oferece incentivos? Linha de credito? Carlos Mariaca: Para o empresário Brasileiro interessado em expandir seus negócios para cá, a Flórida tem muito para oferecer: Abrir e fechar uma empresa na Flórida é um processo ágil e fácil; O Estado da Flórida não cobra imposto de renda da pessoa física (o indivíduo paga apenas os impostos Federais); No caso de uma Corporation (similar a uma S.A. no Brasil), o imposto de renda estadual da pessoa jurídica é uma porcentagem fixa e uma das mais baixas do país; O maior parceiro comercial do Estado da Flórida é o Brasil; O total de comércio entre o Brasil e a Flórida atingiu US$18,22 Bilhões em 2016 (Mais que o dobro dos US$8,99 Bilhões entre a Flórida e o segundo maior parceiro comercial, a China); O Comércio entre a Flórida e o Brasil representa aproximadamente 32% de todo o comércio entre os EUA e o Brasil; A Flórida tem mais de 1000 sedes para a América Latina de empresas multinacionais; A maior zona franca privada do mundo, o Miami Free Trade Zone, esta na Cidade de Doral, na Flórida;
De 2010 a 2016 as exportações do Brasil para a Flórida cresceram mais de 186%; A Flórida é um dos maiores destinos turísticos do mundo, não somente pelos turistas que visitam a região de Orlando, mas também porque Miami e Fort Lauderdale têm os dois maiores portos de navios de cruzeiros do mundo; O nível de desemprego na Flórida (Outubro de 2017) é um dos mais baixos da sua história (3,6%), e está abaixo da média dos EUA (4,1%); Além disso, existem varias organizações, governamentais e privadas, como o Setor Comercial (SECOM) do Consulado Geral do Brasil em Miami, Enterprise Flórida, The Beacon Council, APEX, a própria BACCF, entre varias outras, que oferecem assessoria e informação. Quanto a incentivos fiscais, tanto o governo estadual como alguns governos locais podem oferecê-los, no entanto normalmente estes são avaliados por projeto e baseados no escopo e abrangência do mesmo. Crédito e financiamento geralmente são oferecidos por instituições privadas nos EUA. AcheiUSA: As leis são favoráveis a franquias e filiais? Carlos Mariaca: Os EUA é muito “próBusiness” e quando comparado com o Brasil iniciar um novo negócio é mais ágil e fácil, reportar-se ao governo é menos burocrático, a carga tributária é mais baixa, o sistema fiscal é mais simples, e a contratação e demissão de funcionários, ou mesmo a terceirização de trabalho, é menos regulamentada. No entanto, é muito importante entender todas as regras e cumpri-las porque o governo americano é muito rígido quanto ao cumprimento de suas normas. No caso das franquias, tanto o governo federal como os governos estaduais tem uma série de normas e regras que os franqueadores devem seguir, incluindo um alto nível de detalhamento sobre a 33
ACHEI INTERVIEW | SECTION 4 franquia, resultados financeiros, entre outros que devem ser apresentados. O intuito disso não é burocratizar o processo, mas sim proteger os franqueados/novos investidores. O resultado é que investir em uma franquia nos EUA é considerado um investimento relativamente “seguro” uma vez que aproximadamente 97% das franquias nos EUA seguem abertas depois de 6 anos do inicio de suas operações. Quanto a franquia Brasileira que deseja expandir sua marca para os EUA, é muito importante que analisem e entendam as normas e regras para que possam oferecer sua franquia aqui. Existem casos de marcas internacionais que para evitarem as regras das leis de franquia nos EUA optaram por “Licenciar” suas marcas apenas para descobrirem depois que as leis de franquia daqui se aplicavam as suas operações. AcheiUSA: No caso de exportação? É difícil exportar para a Florida? Carlos Mariaca: A complexidade/facilidade vai depender da experiência em comércio exterior da empresa no Brasil, os termos da exportação, e o produto que será exportado. Uma empresa Brasileira que nunca exportou, primeiramente, terá que obter um Registro e Rastreamento da Atuação dos Intervenientes Aduaneiros (conhecido como RADAR) da Receita Federal no Brasil. Para obter o RADAR a empresa Brasileira deve apresentar documentos que comprovem sua existência física e capacidade financeira. Além do RADAR, a empresa deve se familiarizar com os Termos Internacionais de Comércio, conhecido como Incoterms, antes de negociar sua primeira exportação. O Incoterm negociado define quem é o responsável pelos custos de frete, seguro da carga, impostos de importação, etc... e em qual momento a carga “troca” de mãos. Por exemplo, no caso do Incoterm Ex Works (EXW), o exportador oferece o produto na porta do seu armazém, e o comprador (o importador Americano) assume todas as responsabilidades no momento que o produto sai do armazém. Já no Incorterm Delivered Duty Paid (DDP), é o exportador Brasileiro que é responsável por todos os custos, inclusive os impostos de importação, se aplicáveis, até que o 34
produto seja entregue no armazém do importador Americano. Entre esses dois extremos existem vários Incoterms, e como esses custos podem influenciar em muito a lucratividade da exportação, é muito importante que o exportador Brasileiro tenha domínio sobre o assunto. Quanto a importação nos EUA, vale observar que o sistema é diferente do Brasil, uma vez que não existe o equivalente ao RADAR Brasileiro nos EUA. Ou seja, uma empresa que quer importar nos EUA não precisa de nenhum registro ou autorização da Receita Federal Americana para poder importar, o equivalente ao CNPJ Americano da empresa (o FEIN - Federal Employer Identification Number) é o suficiente. No entanto apesar da Receita Federal aqui não regulamentar a empresa para que ela seja uma importadora, existem vários órgãos do governo Americano que regulamentam vários tipos de produtos e, estes sim, podem requerer certos registros ou licenças, tanto da empresa importadora nos EUA como da exportadora no Brasil. Antes de exportar/importar os produtos, é muito importante verificar com estes seis
órgãos do governo se existe algum tipo de restrição ou requerimento referente ao produto: CBP – Customs and Border Patrol FDA – Food and Drug Administration USDA – United States Department of Agriculture EPA – Unites States Environmental Protection Agency FWS – Fish & Wildlife Services ATF – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives AcheiUSA: Quais as dicas da BACCF para o empresário brasileiro de médio porte que quer expandir do Brasil para a comunidade brasileira na Florida? A comunidade brasileira suporta a abertura de novos negócios brasileiros? Ou o empresário brasileiro deveria visualizar mais o mercado americano? Carlos Mariaca: A resposta depende muito do tipo de negócio. A princípio, nossa recomendação é focar no mercado mais abrangente possível, desde que possível
ACHEI INTERVIEW | SECTION 4 dentro das limitações do projeto. Um projeto de expansão internacional deve incluir uma análise de mercado que inclua, entre outras coisas, a região geográfica e o perfil do cliente da empresa. Portanto, vamos assumir que uma empresa tenha identificado que a Flórida é a região geográfica para o inicio de seu projeto. A Flórida tem aproximadamente 20 Milhões de habitantes, destes, de acordo com a estimativa do Consulado Geral do Brasil em Miami, aproximadamente 300 Mil são Brasileiros, apenas 1,5% da população do estado. Ou seja, um projeto de expansão que foca somente na comunidade brasileira na Flórida deixa de fora 98,5% dos residentes do estado. No entanto, isso não quer dizer que não existem oportunidades de negócios ou que não é possível ter sucesso focando nesse mercado. Apesar de não termos números específicos, sabemos que o numero de Brasileiros se mudando para a Flórida tem aumentado, e que existem certas regiões geográficas com uma concentração maior de Brasileiros. Os desafios que esses Brasileiros tem ao chegar nos EUA gera oportunidades para aqueles que já estão aqui, falam as duas línguas, entendem as duas culturas, e tem a experiência profissional e licenças adequadas para assessorá-los. AcheiUSA: Na opinião da BACCF quais seriam os 10 passos que todo empresário brasileiro deveria ter cuidado em seguir antes de investir suas economias trazendo sua franquia, filial ou abrindo seu próprio negócio na Florida? Carlos Mariaca: Passo 1 – Definir o motivo do projeto/Identificar a motivação da empresa: A motivação da empresa pode ser um simples aumento do faturamento, ou expansão para novos mercados para não ser dependente do mercado doméstico, como globalizar a marca, ou até a mudança de residência do dono. É extremamente importante definir isso no inicio porque cada motivo tem uma estratégia. Passo 2 – Definir o formato em que a empresa irá trabalhar: A empresa pode trabalhar com a exportação direta ao cliente final,
estabelecer distribuidores nos EUA, estabelecer uma filial nos EUA, investir em uma franquia, ou comprar uma empresa já existente. Cada um destes formatos tem prós e contras que devem ser avaliados. Passo 3 – Definir quem será responsável pelo projeto: A empresa deve avaliar se ela tem dentro da sua estrutura uma pessoa capacitada para liderar esse projeto ou se será necessário capacitar uma pessoa para isso ou buscar uma nova pessoa. Passo 4 – Definir o cronograma do projeto: A empresa deve estipular quando esse projeto deve ter inicio, meio e fim. Um projeto que requer uma implementação rápida pode precisar de investimentos iniciais elevados que devem ser levados em consideração. Se existe um intuito imigratório, é importe também entender os períodos e requerimentos para a aplicação e renovação do mesmo e reconciliar com o cronograma do projeto. Passo 5 – Análise de Mercado: Essa análise deveria incluir uma avaliação da região geográfica, concorrentes, clientes e fornecedores, assim como uma avaliação dos requerimentos, restrições, ou licenças necessárias para a venda do produto ou serviço. Passo 6 – Plano de Negócios: Após a análise do mercado, a empresa deveria preparar um plano de negócios mais completo que incluía: Plano de Marketing com pelo menos uma descrição dos principais produtos e serviços, preço, e estratégias de vendas e marketing;
de Negócios: Submeter cada detalhe do plano de negócios a análise SWOT que avalia pontos fortes e fracos da empresa (análise interna), e as oportunidades e ameaças à empresa (análise externa). Passo 8 – Preparar versões comparativas: Em função da análise SWOT, normalmente é necessário fazer várias versões comparativas do plano de negócios, para que seja possível analisar fatores como taxa de câmbio diferenciada, inflação projetada, restrições imigratórias, benefícios fiscais, custos operacionais diferenciados, produtos e serviços customizados ou adaptados, etc... Passo 9 – Tomada de Decisão A tomada de decisão é feita normalmente sobre o plano de negócios que mais agrada o empreendedor. A decisão é tomada em função da capacidade que o empreendedor ou a empresa tem de investimento, de assumir riscos, e do prazo que ela está disposta a obter o retorno. É muito comum que o plano de negócios aceito no final, não tenha nada a ver com o plano de negócios original (Ponto 6). Passo 10 – Revisão Contínua do Plano de Negócios Durante e após a implantação do projeto, a empresa sempre terá que promover reuniões internas de análise e revisão do plano de negócios e da comparação dos números projetados vs. os reais, assim como aplicar a Matriz SWOT e rever com muito cuidado as ameaças e as oportunidades.
Plano Operacional que contenha uma descrição do espaço físico que será necessário, necessidade de pessoas (organograma), capacidade produtiva/ co mer cia l/ ser viç os , e pr oc ess os operacionais; Plano Financeiro com estimativa de investimentos fixos, capital de giro, investimentos pré-operacionais, e projeções mensais de perdas e lucros. Passo 7 – Análise SWOT (também conhecido como FOFA no Brasil) do Plano 35
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Brazil’s Green Energy Robust investment drives renewables development as energy demand expands in tandem with economic recovery Brazil is Latin America’s largest renewable energy market, owing not only to the country’s status as the world’s 10th largest energy producer, but to its strong commitment to alternative green energy technology and investment in hydropower, wind and solar capacity. Today, Brazil generates nearly 76 percent of its electricity from renewable resources. While wind and hydropower have been the major source of Brazil’s renewable energy expansion, investment in new solar energy developments over the past few years is gaining momentum and could potentially rival investments in wind power. Currently, Brazil is expecting to see about 27 billion reais ($8.2 billion) invested into the country’s energy infrastructure over the next six years, the result of a recent flurry of auctions aimed at boosting its electricity capacity. The success of the auctions and plans of investment reflect both growing demand for power and increasing confidence as Brazil’s economy recovers. Brazil’s drive toward the development of renewable energy sources has been evolving for more than 40 years. The oil price hikes of the 1970s led to research and development into ethanol fuel derived from sugarcane, which was native and abundant. Brazil’s success with sugarcane ethanol has made the country the second largest producer in the world today and with over 90 percent of the country’s automobiles running on sugarcane ethanol. In recent years, periods of drought that have rendered hydroelectric power unreliable have triggered a drive toward greater diversification of Brazil’s renewable energy mix. The first wind energy auctions began in 2009 followed by the building of first solar energy plant in 2011. Hydroelectric plants, which have been the mainstay of Brazil’s renewable energy sources, continue to be the primary source of the nation’s electric power. Brazil is poised to take on a leading role on renewable energy in the global arena this year and beyond. The enormous potential and rapid spread of renewable energy in the country has fueled hope of a global 36
transition to a low-carbon economy and with it, the economic opportunity that extends into the rest of Latin America and beyond. Although development of renewable energy essentially came to a halt during Brazil’s recent recession which precipitated generation overcapacity, the country now expects 27 billion reais (US$8.2 billion) to be invested into its energy infrastructure over the next six years. This is triggering a revival of auctions to contract new wind and solar plants aimed at boosting electrical capacity. Technological innovations have increased efficiency and reduced costs boosting the grid competitiveness of renewable energy. According to a World Economic Forum report in December 2016, Brazil’s solar and wind energy are outcompeting fossil fuels. Bloomberg New Energy Finance predicts solar energy in Brazil may be cheaper than coal within the next ten years given its limited coal deposits and a carbon tax. According to the latest International Energy Agency report, as demand grows over the next five years, renewables will remain the fastest-growing source of electricity. With approximately 75 percent of generating capacity accounted for by renewables, Brazil is already leading the global green energy movement. Indeed, Brazil is ranked among the top performers in Ernst & Young’s renewable energy country attractiveness index. The ranking features the countries’ ambitious clean energy targets, fiscal incentives, and legislation which are designed to create a favorable business climate and boost investor confidence in the long-term market for renewables. On 2009, Brazil began a series of successful reverse auctions to govern and facilitate the deployment of renewable energy technologies. Through the reverse auction system, which has since been duplicated in other markets around the world, developers seeking to build renewable energy projects compete against other developers in blind auctions to deliver projects at the lowest cost per kilowatt hour. The auctions thus reduce the price paid by the Brazilian consumer for renewable energy, as developers are incentivized to offer the lowest possible cost.
Currently, auctions and infrastructure projects now come with greater opportunities for foreign investment, although Brazil has some requirements regarding minimum local content for developers. As home to Latin America’s most promising, untapped market for renewable energy, Brazil is well positioned for investment. With growth occurring in almost every energy subsector, large hydropower still accounts for the vast majority of Brazil’s energy capacity. Large hydropower dams account for 93 gigawatts (GW) of Brazil’s total energy capacity. Other renewable energy technologies include 86 GW for biomass and waste-to-energy; 4.77 GW for small hydropower; and 8.99 GW of installed wind power. Brazil’s total non-hydro renewable capacity stood at an estimated 28.3 GW in 2017, a 14.2 percent increase from 2016, while generation reached about 89.4 TeraWatt hours (TWh) representing an advance of 9.6 percent, year-over-year. By 2026, nonhydro renewables capacity and generation are forecast to reach 41.4 GW abd 130.2 TWh, respectively, which translates into an annual growth rate averaging 4.3 percent for both. The long term outlook for renewables looks robust. With global oil demand forecast to peak (according to BP and Chevron) within the next two decades, renewables are set to surge to make up a greater share of the world’s energy needs. In this scenario, renewable sources of energy would increase five-fold to provide about 14 percent of primary energy globally, contributing to the most diversified energy mix ever – and with most of that increase coming from developing economies like Brazil.
BRAZIL’S GREEN ENERGY | SECTION 5 Hydropower a diminishing source, but still dominant Despite the emphasis on wind and solar by Brazilian policymakers, they have not completely abandoned large hydro, which currently generates about two-thirds of the country’s electricity. According to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil will attempt to increase hydropower capacity by 27 GW by 2024. Historically the country has been investing heavily in hydroelectric plants, mainly due to the abundance of water resources. Currently, about 196 hydroelectric plants operate in the country and the trend is that this number will increase in the coming years. Some export opportunities will result from changes in Brazil’s hydropower market. The lack of production from some of Brazil’s largest hydropower dams due to recent droughts increased the awareness in the Brazilian energy sector, both private and public, that Brazil must diminish its dependence on large hydropower. The resulting shift in perception could open Brazil’s existing market to the expertise of engineering firms that can increase efficiency and generation capacity in existing dams through technological and engineering services. Small hydropower, an area where U.S. technology is often highly competitive, has also been steadily increasing in Brazil. Abundant winds offer vast renewable potential Brazil’s arid northeast has some of the best winds in the world for electricity generation. Wind capacity in Brazil, the largest in Latin America with nearly 9 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity, should continue to underpin renewable energy growth for the near future. As an established power source in Brazil, wind has been removed from the renewable specific energy auctions. It is now sold in the conventional energy auctions alongside hydropower and energy from fossil fuels, a sign of its maturity in the market. The Brazilian government claims wind is now a cheaper energy producer than hydroelectric power plants. Brazil has the 9th largest installed wind capacity in the world at 10,740 MW in 2016, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. In 2017, this increased to 11,670 MW spread over 466 wind farms. The first wind turbine began operating in 1992 as part of a project involving the state electricity company of Pernambuco, with foreign funding.
Wind energy has the greatest potential in Brazil during the dry season, so it is considered a hedge against low rainfall and the geographical spread of existing hydro resources. In 2015, a drought in Brazil that cut water to the country’s hydroelectric dams prompted severe energy shortages. This crisis, which ravaged the country’s economy and led to electricity rationing, underscored Brazil’s pressing need to diversify away from water power. Brazil held its first wind-only energy auction in 2009 with strong foreign investor participation, in a move to diversify its energy portfolio. Brazil’s technical potential for wind energy is 143 GW due to the country’s blustery 4,600 mile coastline where most projects are based. The Brazilian Wind Energy Association and the government have set a goal of achieving 20 GW of wind energy capacity by 2020. The wind-energy sector already accounts for 70% of the total in all of Latin America. The average capacity factor of the country’s wind farms – a measure of how much they actually produce compared to what they could produce if the wind blew 100 percent of the time – is more than 50 percent, double the global average according to Abeeólica, a wind energy association in Brazil. This places Brazil in a distinct position in global wind power generation. Installed capacity is estimated to have increased by nearly 25 percent in 2017 compared to 2016 to 13,330 MW and is forecast to increase to 17,978 MW by 2020. Meanwhile, wind energy investment in the country is expected to reach US$24.5 billion by 2020, according to the US Trade Administration in a report on Brazil’s wind power potential. In 2016, the wind sector presented a 55 percent increase in electricity production compared to the previous year, comprising 5.4 percent of the Brazilian electricity matrix. For investors in Brazil’s wind industry, the country’s regulatory framework is generally supportive although local companies must use local content of 65 percent in building their projects to qualify for a subsidized loan from BNDES, Brazil’s development bank, which provides much of the financing. The wind energy investment in the country is expected to reach a robust US$24.5 billion by 2020. Opportunities for US companies exist in the areas of resource mapping, turbine design, environmental impact assessment, and other related consultancy services.
Solar in its infancy, but growing rapidly Brazil’s solar power accounts for only 0.02 percent of the country’s total installed electricity generation, at about 27 MW. However, a further 2.2 GW has already been tendered. Upon installation, the tendered power will represent a 750 percent increase of installed solar power capacity. Late last year a total of 574 megawatts of new solar farms and 1,387 megawatts of new wind parks won contracts to sell electricity, as the government sought to increase installed clean-energy capacity by 19 gigawatts by 2026 to diversify the local grid. Brazil’s solar resources could yield impressive medium-term growth opportunities. By 2024, Brazil forecasts that it could bring up to 7 GW of solar generation capacity online. BNDES alone is currently investing US$2.5 billion through the end of this year in solar development. With a solar distributed generation regulation already in place, investments in this area alone could reach US$25 billion by 2030. Solar energy recently reached the 1 GW mark of installed capacity in Brazil’s energy matrix. According to the calculations of the Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy (Absolar), responsible for measuring, this volume of energy is enough to supply 500 thousand homes and serve the consumption of 2 million Brazilians. This positions Brazil among the 30 countries that have more than 1GW of solar source, but this level is vastly below its potential, according to industry experts. Indeed, industry forecasts for the solar sector are being revised upward this year on account of new capacity being commissioned from previous energy auctions. Solar capacity is now expected to average a 15.7 percent annual expansion during 2018-2026, reaching nearly 3.9 GW by the end of the period. Brazil’s solar sector holds a number of opportunities for US investors. As BNDES local content mandates increase over time and as Brazil does not have a complete solar supply chain in the country, imports will be required over the short term. Polysilicon producers, wafer manufacturing, and solar cell providers should all find opportunities. Solar project developers and other service providers may find more long term opportunities as the market expands.
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Brazilian Trade Agencies ABRASIVES Sindicato das Indústrias de Abrasivos do Estado de São Paulo Tel: (5511) 3283-2622 www.sinaesp.com.br
CHEMICALS Associação Brasileira da Indústria Química e Produtos Derivados Tel: (5511) 2148-4700 www.abiquim.org.br
ELECTRICAL ENERGY Sindicato da Indústria de Energia Elétrica no Estado de São Paulo Tel: (5511) 3081-1120 www.siesp.org.br
AGRICULTURE Confederação Nacional da Agricultura e Pecuária do Brasil Tel: (5561) 2109-1400 www.cna.org.br
CONSTRUCTION Associação Brasileira da Construção Metálica Tel: (5511) 3816-6597 www.abcem.org.br
FIBERS Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Fibras Artificiais e Sintéticas Tel: (5511) 3823-6161 www.abrafas.org.br
ALCOHOL UNICA - União da Agroindústria Canavieira de São Paulo Tel: (5511) 3093-4949 www.unica.com.br
Sindicato da Indústria da Construção Civil de Grandes Estruturas no Estado de São Paulo Tel: (5511) 3334-5600 www.sindusconsp.com.br
FOOD Associação Bras. das Indústrias da Alimentação Tel: (5511) 3030-1353 www.abia.org.br
ALUMINUM ABAL - Associação Brasileira do Alumínio Tel: (5511) 5904-6450 www.abal.org.br
Sindicato Nacional da Indústria da Construção Pesada Tel: (5521) 2210-1322 www.sinicon.org.br
Associação Brasileira dos Exportadores e Importadores de Bebidas e Alimentos Tel: (5511)5571-7290 www.aabba.org.br
AUTOMOTIVE SINDIPEÇAS – Sindicato Nacional das Indústrias de Componentes para Veículos Automotores Tel: (5511) 3848-4848 www.sindipecas.org.br AUTOMAKERS ANFAVEA – Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores Tel: (5511) 2193-7800 www.anfavea.com.br BEVERAGES Associação Brasileira das Indústrias de Refrigerantes e de Bebidas Não Alcoólicas Tel: (5561) 3364-4544 www.abir.org.br CEMENT Sindicato Nacional das Indústrias do Cimento Tel: (5521) 2 CERAMICS Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica Tel: (5511) 3768-7101 www.abceram.org.br 38
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD Associação Brasileira do Papelão Ondulado Tel: (5511) 3538-2276 www.abpo.org.br DAIRY PRODUCTS Sindicato da Indústria de Laticínios e Produtos Derivados Tel:(5551)3211-1111 www.sindilat.com.br DENTAL, MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT Assoc. Bras. Ind. de Artigos e Equipamentos Odontológicos, Médicos e Hospitalares e de Laboratório Tel: (5511) 3145-0490 www.abimo.org.br ELECTRICAL AND ELETRONIC EQUIPMENT Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Aparelhos Elétricos e Eletrônicos Tel: (5511) 2175-0000 www.abinee.org.br
FOUNDRIES ABIFA - Associação Brasileira de Fundição Tel: (5511) 3549-3344 www.abifa.org.br IRON Sindicato da Indústria de Artefatos de Ferro, Metais e Ferramentas em Geral, no Estado de São Paulo Tel: (5511) 3251-5411 www.sinafer.org.br PRECIOUS STONES Sindicato da Indústria de joalheria, bijuteria e lapidação de gemas do estado de São Paulo Tel: (5511) 3016-5850 www.ibgm.com.br LEATHER Sindicato da Indústria de Artefatos de Couro do Estado de São Paulo Tel: (5511) 3259-3251 www.sinacouro.org.br
REFERENCES DIRECTORY | SECTION 6 MACHINES Associação Brasileira de Máquinas e Equipamentos Tel: (5511) 5582-6311 www.abimaq.org.br
PHAMACEUTICALS Sindicato da Indústria e Produtos Farmacêuticos de São Paulo Tel: (5511) 3897-9779 www.sindusfarma.org.br
SECURITY Sindicato da Indústria de Material de Segurança Tel: (5511) 3361-9355 www.sindiseg.com.br
OILS Associação Brasileira das Inds. de Óleos Vegetais Tel: (5511) 5536-0733 www.abiove.com.br
PLASTICS Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Plástico Tel: (5511) 3060-9686 www.abiplast.org.br PRINTING Associação Brasileira da Indústria Gráfica Tel: (5511) 5087-7777 www.abigraf.org.br
TOYS Associação Brasileira de Fabricantes de Brinquedos Tel: (5511) 3238-1950 www.abrinq.com.br
PAINTS Associação Brasileira dos Fabricantes de Tintas Tel: (5511) 4083-0500 www.abrafati.com.br PAPER Sindicato da Indústria de Artefatos de Papel, Papelão e Cortiça de São Paulo Tel: (5511) 3238-1953 www.siapapeco.com.br
Indústria Brasileira de Árvores Tel: (5511) 3018-7800 www.bracelpa.org.br
RAILWAY AND HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT Sindicato Interestadual da Indústria de Materiais e Equipamentos Ferroviários Tel: (5511) 3289-9166 www.simefre.org.br RUBBER Sindicato de Artefatos de Borracha no Estado de São Paulo Tel: (5511) 3251-2999 www.borracha.com.br
TRADE AEB – Associação do Comércio Exterior do Brasil Tel: (5521) 2544-0048 www.aeb.org.br
CNC – Confederação Nacional do Comércio de Bens, Serviços e Turismo Tel: (5521) 3804-9200 www.cnc.com.br Associação Brasileira das Empresas Comerciais Exportadoras Tel: (5511) 3938-9400 www.abece.com.br
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Country Government Agencies PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLLIC Palácio do Planalto Brasília/DF 70150-900 Tel: (61) 3411-1221 Fax: (61) 3411-1222 www.planalto.gov.br pr@planalto.gov.br MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, PECUARY AND SUPPLY Esplanada dos Ministérios - Bl. D Brasília/DF 70043-900 Tel: (61) 3218-2828 www.agricultura.gov.br MINISTRY OF CITIES Esplanada dos Ministérios - Bl. A Brasília/DF 70050-901 Tel: (61) 2108-1000 www.cidades.gov.br MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Esplanada dos Ministérios Bl. E - 4º andar- sala 496 Brasília/DF 70067-900 Tel: (61) 3321-8886 www.mct.gov.br MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS Esplanada dos Ministérios - Bl. R Brasília/DF 70044-900 Tel: (61) 3311-6000 www.mc.gov.br MINISTRY OF CULTURE Esplanada dos Ministérios Bl. B - 3º andar Brasília/DF 70068-900 Tel: (61) 3316-2000 www.cultura.gov.br MINISTRY OF DEFENSE Esplanada dos Ministérios - Bl. Q Brasília/DF 70049-900 Tel: (61) 3312-4000 www.defesa.gov.br MINISTRY OF AGRARIAN DEVELOPMENT Esplanada dos Ministérios Bl. A - Ala Norte 40
Brasília/DF 70054-900 Tel: (61) 3411-7474 www.mda.gov.br MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE Esplanada dos Ministérios - Bl. J Brasília/DF 70056-900 Tel: (61) 3329-7000 www.desenvolvimento.gov.br MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND HUNGER COMBAT Esplanada dos Ministérios Bl. C - 5º andar Brasília/DF 70046-900 Tel: (61) 3313-1822 / 3313-1553 www.assistenciasocial.gov.br MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Bl. L -Gabinete Brasília/DF 70047-900 Tel: (61) 3410-3618 www.mec.gov.br MINISTRY OF SPORT Esplanada dos Ministérios - Bl. A Brasília/DF 70054-906 Tel: (61) 3217-1800 www.esporte.gov.br MINISTRY OF TREASURY Esplanada dos Ministérios - Bl. P Brasília/DF 70048-900 Tel: (61) 3412-3000 www.fazenda.gov.br MINISTRY OF NATIONAL INTEGRATION Esplanada dos Ministérios - Bl. E Brasília/DF 70062-900 Tel: (61) 3322-9216 www.integracao.gov.br MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Esplanada dos Ministérios - Bl. T Brasília/DF 70062-900 Tel: (61) 3429-3000 www.justica.gov.br
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT Esplanada dos Ministérios - Bl. B Brasília/DF 70053-900 Tel: (61) 3317-1000 www.mma.gov.br MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY Esplanada dos Ministérios - Bl. U Brasília/DF 70065-900 Tel: (61) 3317-1000 Fax: (61) 3226-4345 www.mme.gov.br MINISTRY OF PLANNING, BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT Esplanada dos Ministérios - Bl. K Brasília/DF 70040-900 Tel: (61) 3429-4343 Fax: (61) 3224-4032 www.planejamento.gov.br MINISTRY OF SOCIAL WELFARE Esplanada dos Ministérios - Bl. F Brasília/DF 70059-900 Tel: (61) 3317-5000 www.previdencia.gov.br MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS Esplanada dos Ministérios - Bl. H Brasília/DF 70170-900 Tel: (61) 3411-6161 www.mre.gov.br MINISTRY OF HEALTH Esplanada dos Ministérios - Bl. G Brasília/DF 70058-900 Tel: (61) 3315-2425 www.saude.gov.br MINISTRY OF LABOR Esplanada dos Ministérios - Bl. F Brasília/DF 70059-900 Tel: (61) 3317-6000 www.trabalho.gov.br MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTS Esplanada dos Ministérios - Bl. R Brasília/DF 70044-900 Tel: (61) 3311-7000 www.transportes.gov.br
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Brazilian Consulates, Brazilian Chambers Consulate General of United States in Brazil U.S. Embassy SES - Av. das Nações, Quadra 801, Lote 03 70403-900 - Brasilia, DF Phone: (55-61) 3312-7000 Fax: (55-61) 3212-7676 http://www.embaixada-americana.org. br/ Recife Consulate Rua Gonçalves Maia, 163 Boa Vista 50070-060 - Recife, PE Phone: (55-81) 3416-3050 Fax: (55-81) 3231-1906 Rio de Janeiro Consulate Av. Presidente Wilson, 147- Castelo 20030-020 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ Phone: (55-21) 3823-2000 Fax: (55-21) 3823-2003 São Paulo Consulate General Rua Henri Dunant, 500, Chácara Santo Antônio, São Paulo- SP, 04709-110 Mailing address: Rua Henry Dunant, 700, Chácara Santo Antônio, São Paulo- SP, 04709-110
Chambers of Commerce BRAZILIAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF FLORIDA P.O. Box 310038 Miami, FL 33231 Tel: (305) 579-9030 / (954) 965-1184 Fax: (305) 579-9756 / (954) 965-1187 www.brazilchamber.org BRAZILIAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF SOUTHEAST, INC Georgia (Headquarters) P.O. Box 93411 Atlanta, GA 30377 Tel: 404-880-1551 http://www.bacc-ga.com/ BRAZILIAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF NEW YORK 509 Madison Avenue - Suite 304 New York, NY 10022 Tel: (212) 751-4691 / Fax: (212) 751-7692 www.brazilcham.com BRAZILIAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF TEXAS 10700 Richmond Ave., Suite 315 Houston, Texas 77042 Tel: (713) 454-7954 www.braziltexas.org
BRAZIL - CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 8484 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 515 Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Tel: (310) 598-7502 www.brazilcalifornia.com BRAZIL-TAMPA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE www.braziltampa.org BRAZIL – US BUSINESS COUNCIL C/O CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE US 1615 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20062- 2000 Tel: (202) 463-5729 / Fax: (202) 4633126 www.brazilcouncil.org CENTRAL FLORIDA BRAZILIAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 4630 South Kirkman Rd., Suite 183 Orlando, FL 32811 Tel: 407-610-7158 www.cfbacc.com
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Brazilian Consulates in the US Consulate General of Brazil in Miami, FL 3150 SW 38th Ave., Suite 100 Miami, FL 33146 Tel: (305) 285-6200 Fax: (305) 285-6240 E-mail: cg.miami@itamaraty.gov.br http://miami.itamaraty.gov.br/en-us/ Consulate General of Brazil in Atlanta, GA 3500 Lenox Road, Suite 800 Atlanta, GA 30326 Tel: (404) 949-2400 Fax: (404) 949-2402 Email: cg.atlanta@itamaraty.gov.br http://atlanta.itamaraty.gov.br/en-us/ Consulate General of Brazil in Boston, MA 175 Purchase Street Boston, MA 02110 Tel: (617) 542-4000 Fax: (617) 542-4318 E-mail: cg.boston@itamaraty.gov.br http://boston.itamaraty.gov.br/en-us/ Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago, IL 401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1850 Chicago, IL 60611 Tel: (312) 464-0244/464-0245 Fax: (312) 464-0299 E-mail: central.chicago@itamaraty.gov.br http://chicago.itamaraty.gov.br/en-us/ Consulate General of Brazil in Hartford, CT One Constitution Plaza, First Floor Hartford, CT 06103 Tel: (860) 760-3100 E-mail: cg.hartford@itamaraty.gov.br http://hartford.itamaraty.gov.br/en-us/
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Consulate General of Brazil in Houston, TX Park Tower North 1233 West Loop South, Suite 1150 Houston, TX 77027 Tel: (713) 961-3063 Fax: (713) 961-3070 E-mail: cg.houston@itamaraty.gov.br http://houston.itamaraty.gov.br/en-us/
Consulate General of Brazil in Washington, DC 1030 15th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Tel: (202) 461-3000 Fax: (202) 461-3001 E-mail: cg.washington@itamaraty.gov.br http://cgwashington.itamaraty.gov.br/ en-us/
Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles, CA 8484 Willshire Boulevard, Suite 711/730 Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Tel: (323) 651-2664 Fax: (323) 651-1274 E-mail: cg.langeles@itamaraty.gov.br http://losangeles.itamaraty.gov.br/en-us/
Embassy of Brazil in Washington, DC 3006 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20008 Tel: (202) 238-2700 Fax: (202) 238-2827 http://washington.itamaraty.gov.br/en-us/
Consulate General of Brazil in New York, NY 225 East 41st. Street New York, NY 10017 Tel: (917) 777-7777 Fax: (212) 827-0225 E-mail: cg.novayork@itamaraty.gov.br http://novayork.itamaraty.gov.br/en-us/ Consulate General of Brazil in San Francisco, CA 300 Montgomery Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94104 Tel: (415) 981 8170 Fax: (415) 986-4625 E-mail: cg.saofrancisco@itamaraty.gov.br http://saofrancisco.itamaraty.gov.br/ en-us/
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International Assistance FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE Division of Corporations www.dos.state.fl.us www.sunbiz.org ENTERPRISE FLORIDA www.eflorida.com
FLORIDA LICENSES www.myfloridalicense.com FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION www.fda.gov
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE www.florida-agriculture.com U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION www.usatrade.gov
EXPORT IMPORT BANK (EXIM) www.exim.gov
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS www.mbdcsouthflorida.org
FLORIDA IMMIGRANT COALITION www.fiacfla.org/coalition.php Tel: (305) 571-7254
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION www.sba.gov
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives www.atf.gov
FLORIDA CENSUS DATA http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/ states/12000.html
THE BEACON COUNCIL www.beaconcouncil.com (305) 579-1300
U.S. EXPORT ASSISTANCE CENTER www.ita.doc.gov
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT www.fdle.state.fl.us
THE OFFICIAL PORTAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA www.myflorida.com
U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES www.uscis.gov
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/
U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE www.customs.ustreas.gov
WORLD TRADE CENTER www.worldtrade.org
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Membership Directory 1 Hotel South Beach 2341 Collins Ave Miami, Beach, FL 33139 (305) 604-1000 www.1hotels.com/southbeach Patron Idalmis Hernandez Michelle Marchetti Dilip Mukundan Gabriel Rivera Milton Sgarbi 3hree Comunicação Alameda Guaramomis, 145 São Paulo, SP 04076-010 (5511) 2667-1159 3hreecomunicacao.com.br/ Small Corporate Allan Abranches
A A-1 Fargo Van & Storage 3353 NW 74th Ave. Miami, FL 33122 (305) 670-9501 a1fargo.com Small Corporate Tiago Moreira AB Catering & Food Services, LLC 4827 SW 196th Lane Southwest Ranches, FL 33332 (954) 499-7171 www.abcatering.net Small Corporate Deborah Rosalem Felipe Santos Aballi Milne Kalil, P.A. 1 SE 3rd Ave., Suite 2250 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 373-6600 www.aballi.com Small Corporate Megan Campos Gustavo Oliveira Carlos Osorio
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ABBA - Associação Brasileira dos Exp/Imp de Alimentos e Bebidas R. Machado Bitencourt 361, conj. 409 São Paulo, SP 04044-001 (5511) 5082-3862 www.aabba.org.br Institutional ABICAB Av. Paulista, 1313, 8º andar, conj. 809 São Paulo, SP 01311923 (5511) 3266-4366 www.abicab.org.br Institutional AcheiUSA Newspaper 816 SE 9th St., Suite E Deerfield Beach, FL 33441 (954) 570-7568 www.acheiusa.com Trustee Ana Paula Franco Esterliz Mayer-Nunes Jorge Moreira Nunes Acontece Magazine/ACM Productions 221 NW 1st Ave Miami, FL 33128 (305) 493-1217 www.acontece.com Small Corporate Ana Martins Antonio Martins Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts 1300 Biscayne Blvd.,3rd Floor Miami, FL 33132 (786) 468-2000 www.arshtcenter.org Large Corporate Andrew Goldberg Tyrone Manning Craig Stedman Advanced US LLC 601 Brickell Key Drive, Suite 901 Miami, FL 33131 (786) 498-2510 https://www.advancedusbr.com
Large Corporate Gibran Klein Leandro Araujo Thiago Belloni Air Projects Travel 1110 Brickell Ave., Suite 508 Miami, FL 33131 (888) 298-6203 www.brazilprojects.com Small Corporate Bruno Borghini Nathalie Borghini Thiago Braga Akerman LLP Three Brickell City Centre98 SE 7th St., Suite 1100 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 374-5600 www.akerman.com Trustee Felipe Berer Pedro Freyre Daniel Jacobson Luis Perez Christine Welstead Alliance Trust Investments, LLC 7100 W Camino Real, Suite 203 Boca Raton, FL 33433 (561) 405-6053 www.alliancetrustinv.com Small Corporate Marcus Barsotti Mauricio Scoz Allstate Insurance Company 1110 Brickell Ave., Suite 105 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 379-3666 https://agents.allstate.com/ eduardo-ferraz-miami-fl.html Large Corporate Eduardo Ferraz Alonso & Garcia, P.A. 5805 Blue Lagoon Dr., Suite 200 Miami, FL 33126 (305) 448-3898 www.alonso-garcia.com/ Small Corporate
Domingo Alonso Federico Bregni Stephanie Moura Alpha KG Company 800 Brickell Ave, Suite 1107 Miami, FL 33131 (786) 773-3673 alphakgcompany.com/ Small Corporate Alberto Suanes Alice Milagre Jose Gimenez Amcham - Rio Praça Pio X, 15, 5º andar Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20040-020 (5521) 3213-9212 www.amchamrio.com.br Institutional Amcham - SP Rua da Paz, 1431 Chácara Santo Antônio São Paulo, SP 04713-001 (5511) 4688-4102 www.amcham.com.br Institutional American Airlines 901 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 800 Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 520-3487 www.aa.com Patron Domenico Matinata Rafael Gruenbaum Alina Menendez Luis Montano Lina Santiago Americas Society/Council of the Americas 2655 Le Jeune Road, 5th Floor Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 779-4816 www.as-coa.org Institutional
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APEX Brasil 201 S Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1200 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 704-3500 www.apexbrasil.com.br Patron Gustavo Loreto Fernando Spohr Ascendo Resources 2 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1220 Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 423-1221 www.ascendo.com Large Corporate Evelyn Alonso Joan Sturge Mandie Haugse Associação Comercial de São Paulo Rua Boa Vista 51 São Paulo, SP 01014-911 (5511) 3244-3322 Institutional Associação Comercial do Rio de Janeiro Palácio do Comércio Rua Candelária, 9, 11º e 12º Andares Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20091-904 (21) 2514-1229 www.acrj.org.br Institutional Associação Comercial e Industrial de Florianópolis Rua Emílio Blum, 121, Centro Florianópolis, SC 88020-010 (5548) 3084-9440 www.acif.org.br Institutional Associação das Empresas de Comércio Internacional R. Alberto de Oliveira Santos 59 conj. 701 Vitória, ES 29010-250 (5527) 3223-2213 www.aeci.com.br Institutional Atlantic American Partners 101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 3300 Tampa, FL 33602 (407) 535-3834 www.atlanticamericanpartners.com
Patron Gar Lippincott Rosie Roden Brad Snyder Avianca Brasil Av. Washington Luís, 7059 São Paulo, SP 04627-006 Brazil (5511) 2828-1252 www.avianca.com.br Trustee Frederico Pedreira Jose Efromovich Joyce Rego Rebecca Meadows Rodrigo Napoli Avila Rodriguez Hernandez Mena & Ferri LLP 2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd., PH 1225 Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 779-3560 www.arhmf.com Large Corporate Patricia Hernandez Mauricio Rivero AXA Advisors LLC 9130 S. Dadeland Blvd., Suite 1400 2 Datran Center Miami, FL 33156 (305) 670-8587 www.heliomrocha.com Large Corporate Helio Rocha Cristine Dos Santos Azul Brazilian Airlines 526 SW 34th St., Building 6 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315 (786) 298-6024 https://www.voeazul.com.br/ Patron Ana Christina Almeida Carol Archer Gaston Rodriguez
B B&T Global Asset Management, LLC 150 SE 2nd Ave. Miami, FL 33131 (305) 306-2401 www.btgbl.com Small Corporate Mario Mouro Tulio Santos Baker & McKenzie 1111 Brickell Ave., 17th Floor Miami, FL 33131 (305) 789-8900 www.bakermckenzie.com/ Trustee Rodrigo Castello Branco Daniela Fonseca Puggina Steven Hadjilogiou Ceci Hassan Daniel Hudson Stewart Kasner Kimberly Prior William Roppolo Jennifer Wioncek Banco Bradesco SA - Miami Representative Office 1111 Brickell Ave., 11th Floor Miami, FL 33131 (786) 471-5860 (786) 678-5804/5806 www.bradesco.com.br Trustee Edison Antonelli Luiz Attarian Banco do Brasil Americas 1221 Brickell Ave., 22nd Floor Miami, FL 33131 (305) 350-1100 www.bbamericas.com Trustee Edilson Baccarin Fernando Vasconcellos Frank Fernandez Gabriela Rondanin Rodrigo Paiva Rosana Cammarano Samuel Barbosa Tereza Raquel Costa Banco do Estado Rio Grande do Sul S.A. (Banrisul) 1390 Brickell Ave.,Suite 210 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 503-4131 Banrisul.com.br
Large Corporate Jorge Frank Banco Itaú International 200 S Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2200 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 579-9766 www.itauprivatebank.com Trustee Ana Dutra Carlos Albertotti Marco Antonio Sadalla Rogerio Souza Baptista Luz Advogados Rua Ramos Batista, 444 2° Andar Vila Olímpia São Paulo, SP 04552-020 (5511) 3040-7050 https://baptistaluz.com.br/ Large Corporate Ivana Marcon Litza Sester Luis Felipe Baptista Luz Barakat Law, P.A. 2701 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 202 Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 444-3114 www.triallawmiami.com Small Corporate Brian Barakat Clara Cejas-Gonzalez Bauducco Foods Inc. 1705 NW 133rd Ave, Suite 101 Miami, FL 33182 (305) 477-9270 www.bauducco.com Patron Kleber Borba Magdalena Lopez Stefano Mozzi Priscila Romao Erik Volavicius BBS International 355 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1550 C/O Genesis Inv. Advisers Coral Gables, FL 33134 (786) 301-0111 Small Corporate Edson Ferreira da Silva Rodrigo Rego Renato Scaff 45
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BDO USA, LLP 1111 Brickell Ave.,Suite 2801 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 381-8000 www.bdo.com Large Corporate Ronaldo Totoli Belvedere Capital Advisors Corp. 1395 Brickell Ave.,Suite 900 Miami, FL 33131 (786) 212-1032 www.belvederecapitaladvisor.com Small Corporate Cristin Carter Jesus Guzman Julio Lage Alexander Vinograd
Boeing International | Latin American Region 6601 NW 36th Street M/C 7207-5709 Miami, FL 33166-6922 (786) 465-4734 www.boeing.com Patron Carlos Barrea Dex Guzman Donna Hrinak Martin Schaff Jimmy Zuidema
Beshara Professional Association, U.S. Immigration Attorneys at Law 555 Winderley Place, Suite 300 Orlando, FL 32751 (407) 571-6878 besharapa.com Small Corporate Catherine Baumann Edward Beshara
Boston Scientific 2700 S. Commerce Pkwy, Suite 105 Weston, FL 33331 (954) 306-4700 www.bostonscientific.com Patron Maria Johnson William Krinickas Mariano Linares Mauricio Ortiz Juan Felipe Ramirez
Bilzin Sumberg 1450 Brickell Ave.,23rd Floor Miami, FL 33131 (305) 374-7580 www.bilzin.com Patron Dora Acherman Javier F. Aviñó Anthony De Yurre Gessimbergue Monteiro Jose Sariego
Brabox International Corporation 8351 NW 21st St. Doral, FL 33122 (888) 853-2069 www.brabox.com Small Corporate Eddie De Castro Gabriella Diamond Lucas De Castro
BIS Entertainment Inc. 7901 Kingspointe Pkwy, Suite 25 Orlando, FL 32819 (407) 800-9414 www.bisentertainment.com Small Corporate Priscila Triska Blanca Commercial Real Estate 1450 Brickell Ave.,Suite 2060 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 577-8850 46
www.blancacre.com Small Corporate Tere Blanca Luciana Carvalho Rosa Colon
BRATECC Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce 10700 Richmond Ave.Suite 315 Houston, TX 77042 (281) 781-8969 www.braziltexas.org Institutional Brazil Focus Cln 202, Bloco B., Sala 101 Brasília, DF 70832-525 (5561) 3327-8085 Institutional
Brazil Industries Coalition 1901 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Suite 701 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 471-4020 www.bic-us.org Institutional Brazil-California Chamber of Commerce 8484 Wilshire Blvd.,Suite 220 Beverly Hills, CA 90211 (323) 370-6206 www.brazilcalifornia.com Institutional Brazilian Law Office of José M. Carneiro da Cunha 1900 SW 3rd Ave. Miami, FL 33129 (305) 858-1099 Small Corporate Jose Maria Carneiro da Cunha Brazilian Voices 1792 Bell Tower Lane Pembroke Pines, FL 33326 (954) 217-1111 www.brazilianvoices.org Institutional Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce Southeast P.O. Box 93411 Atlanta, GA 30377 (404) 880-1551 www.bacc-ga.com Institutional Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce Inc. 509 Madison Ave., Suite 304 New York, NY 10022 (212) 751-4691 www.brazilcham.com Institutional Brickell Bank 1395 Brickell Ave, Lobby Miami, FL 33131 (305) 347-8300 www.brickellbankmiami.com Patron Christina Batalha Frederico Moura John Zulueta
Brickell City Center 799 Brickell Plaza, Suite 101 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 350-9922 www.brickellcitycentre.com Large Corporate Marcos Freire Tatiana Vidales Bright Capital 1001 Brickell Bay, Suite 3200 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 264-4111 Trustee Cassio Segura George Zac Zac João Dupui Leo Paiva Tyler Piercy Broward Center for the Performing Arts 201 SW 5th Ave. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 (954) 522-5334 www.browardcenter.org Large Corporate Maria do Carmo Fulfaro Kevin Goldman Jan Goodheart Kelley Shanley Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP 200 S. Biscayne Blvd. Suite 400 Miami, FL 33131 (786) 322-7500 www.bclplaw.com Large Corporate C. Ryan Reetz Daniel Jacintho J. Mario Fontes, Jr. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC 100 SE Second St, Suite 3500 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 347-4080 www.bipc.com Small Corporate Christine Alden Gina Polo Stephania Bertoni
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Burson Cohn & Wolfe 601 Brickell Key Drive, Suite 900 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 347-4300 www.bm.com Trustee Abril Barba Jonathan Stern Lucia Zazueta Maria Isna Areco Rodrigo Castro Business Traveler Deals Inc. 40 SW 13th St., Suite 505 Miami, FL 33130 (786) 375-9498 www.businesstravelerdeals.com Small Corporate Joao de Matos Manoel Suhet
C CA Indosuez Wealth (Miami) 600 Brickell Ave., 37th Floor Miami, FL 33131 (305) 375-7810 www.ca-miami.com Large Corporate Henrique da Fonte Filho Marco Aurelio Guerra de Sa Rodrigo Souto Calas Group 2000 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 495-5222 www.calasgroup.com Small Corporate Darlene Cruz Campos, Rafael Weston, FL 33327 (305) 934-8788 Individual Rafael Campos Cantera & Associates 2300 Coral Way, Suite 200 Miami, FL 33145 (305) 856-0056 Small Corporate Vivian Williams Carlton Fields Jorden Burt 100 SE 2nd St., Suite 4200 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 530-0050 www.carltonfields.com Large Corporate
Giovanni Biscardi Robert Macaulay Arnaldo Rego Carré Art 2980 McFarlane Rd Miami, FL 33133 (305) 213-7840 www.carreart.com Small Corporate Flavia Macuco Pecego Cartório Volpi Rua Marechal Deodoro, 230Centro Curitiba, PR 80010010 (5541) 3094-7714 www.volpi.not.br Large Corporate Angelo Volpi Caterpillar 701 Waterford Way, Suite 600 Miami, FL 33126 (305) 476-6800 www.cat.com Large Corporate Cecilia Lape Marcos Sallowicz Catto, Gustavo Pembroke Pines, FL 33029 (954) 998-8887 Individual Gustavo Catto CBC Saunders Real Estate 114 N. Tennessee Ave, 3rd Floor Lakeland, FL 33801 (877) 518-5263 (863) 687-1999 www.sreland.com Small Corporate Dean Saunders Patrick Archer Steve Toner Center for Hemispheric Policy Jenkins 317 University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL 33124 (305) 284-9830 www.miami.edu/chp Institutional
Center Group Corp. 3901 NW 79th Ave., Suite 113 Doral, FL 33166 (305) 471-4870 www.centergroup.com Patron Carlos Mariaca Miguel Mariaca Ubirajara Marques Curto
Citco Corporate Services, Inc. 701 Brickell Ave., Suite 2600 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 577-0233 www.citco.com Large Corporate Renato Luiz Pinto e Silva Agustin Giavedoni Ernesto Mairhofer
Centro Cultural Brasil-USA da Flórida 300 Aragon Ave., Suite 250 Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 728-9163 www.centroculturalbrasilusa.org Small Corporate Gloria Johnson Adriana Sabino
City of Coral Gables/ Economic Development Department 2121 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 722-8704 www.coralgables.com Large Corporate Francesca Valdes Leonard Roberts Leticia Perez
Cirque du Soleil 8400 2nd Avenue Montréal, QC H1Z 4M6 Canada (514) 723-7646 www.cirquedusoleil.com Trustee Ariane Grégoire Emilie Laberge Maria Jose Benavente CF Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce 5323 Millenia Lakes Blvd., Suite 300 Orlando, FL 32839 (407) 610-7158 www.cfbacc.com Institutional Choaib, Paiva e Justo Advogados Associados Rua Padre João Manuel, 755, 8º Andar São Paulo, SP 01411-001 (5511) 3065-0006 www.choaibpaiva.com.br Patron Samir Choaib Roberto Justo Marcos Ferraz de Paiva Marcela Rodriguez
CMP Florida Real Estate 11900 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 508 Miami, FL 33181 (305) 906-637 www.cmpflorida.com Small Corporate Eliane Carotta Rodney Esdras Michelle Lindquist Coldwell Banker 328 Crandon Blvd, Suite 126 Key Biscayne , FL 33149 (786) 570-5533 www.gaylefrancesca.com Large Corporate Gayle Francesca Mellegard Concept ID 420 Lincoln Road, Suite 500 Miami Beach, FL 33139 (786) 768-2447 www.conceptidgroup.com Small Corporate Mauricio Arditti Beto Biscaia Marcelo Goulart Confiança Logistics, LLC 6700 NW 77th Court, Suite 140 Miami, FL 33166 (305) 635-4949 www.confiancamoving.com Trustee Ricardo Balcker Fabrizio Petecof Rodrigo Stegani
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Consulado-Geral do Brasil em Miami 3150 SW 38th Ave. Ground Floor Coral Gables, FL 33146 (305) 285-6200 miami.itamaraty.gov.br Honorary Maria Afonso Zamith Fernando Arruda Maria Hilda Feitosa Rodrigo Fonseca Eduardo Galvão Luiz Guilherme Costa Koury Adalnio Senna Ganem Cristino, Fabio Miami, FL 33129 (305) 496-4991 Individual Fabio Cristino
D da Fonseca, João Luiz Brasília, DF 70232100 (5561) 99981-1858 Individual João Luiz da Fonseca DCOTA 1855 Griffin Road, Suite B482 Dania Beach, FL 33004 (954) 920-7997 www.dcota.com Large Corporate Julie Garcia John Garvalia Delta National Bank & Trust Co. – Miami Branch 1221 Brickell Ave., 5th Floor Miami, FL 33131 (305) 536-3131 www.deltabank.net Large Corporate Rodrigo Da Cunha Jose Gambogi Deltec Bank & Trust Lyford Cay P.O. Box 3229 Nassau (242) 302-4100 www.deltectrust.com Large Corporate Brian Jones Atul Lele Ines Wery 48
Diageo 396 Alhambra Circle, Suite 750 Miami, FL 33134 (305) 476-7761 www.diageo.com Trustee Patricia Ferreiro Alberto Gavazzi Dialog Strategic Advisory 1395 Brickell Ave., Suite 800 Miami, FL 33231 (305) 357-2105 www.dialogocorp.com Small Corporate Cristiana Amaral Diego Guimarães Dinamize Corporation 409 NW 10th Terrace, Suite D26 Hallandale Beach, FL 33009 (305) 504-2713 www.mail2easy.com Small Corporate Jonatas Abbott Rodrigo Almeida Allan Luz Discover Brazil Tours, Inc. 13550 N Kendall Dr., Suite 260 Miami, FL 33186 (305) 382-9443 www.discoverbraziltours.com Small Corporate Daniel Matheson Eliane Oliveira Matheson Discovery Channel Latin America 6505 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 190 Miami, FL 33126 (786) 273-4200 Large Corporate Michael Bremer Henry Martinez DLA Piper LLP (US) 200 S Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2500 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 423-8500 www.dlapiper.com Trustee Ryan Coyle Elaine dos Santos
Arianne Plasencia Craig Rasile Michael Silva Greg Weigand Domingues McConville, P.A. 5353 N Federal Hwy, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 (202) 210-7276 www.dmlawfl.com Small Corporate Ingrid Domingues McConville Dr. Sharp Dentistry & Associates 2601 S Bayshore Drive, Suite 760 Coconut Grove, FL 33109 (305) 857-0990 www.sharpdentistry.com Small Corporate Valeria Braga Camila Quaresma Luciana Ravazzi Driftwood Acquisitions & Development, LP 255 Alhambra Circle, Suite 760 Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 500-9998 www.dadlp.com Small Corporate Alejandro Navia Andre Salles Ariel Yaari Duane Morris LLP 200 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3400Miami, FL 33131 (305) 960-2200 www.duanemorris.com Patron Hector Chichoni Harvey Gurland Miriam Hyman Charles Shields Dumonde Travel 168 SE 1 St., Suite 700 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 379-6844 www.traveldm.com Small Corporate Renata Lucchini Andre Nunes
E Eastern Financial Mortgage Corp. 90 Almeria Avenue, Suite 204 Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 595-4500 Small Corporate Valeria Gaufillier Seth Nachman Elite International Realty 16137 Biscayne Blvd. Aventura, FL 33160 (305) 940-6611 www.eliteinternational.com Large Corporate Sara Galvez Daniel Ickowicz Leo Ickowicz Neusa Martinez Embaixada do Brasil em Washington 3006 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20008 (202) 238-2828 washington.itamaraty.gov.br/ en-us/ Institutional Embraer Holding, Inc. 276 SW 34th St. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315 (954) 359-3700 www.embraer.com Trustee Aloisio Lopes Alyssa Eyck Anjuli Boston Carla Perroni Chris Appleton Cinthia Pistone David Balloff Gary Spulak Luciano Froes Timon Huber ERC Consultants, Inc. 19333 Collins Ave., Suite 2310 Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 (917) 608-5645 www.erc-consultants.com Small Corporate Alexander Charner David Charner Bárbara Martínez
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Escobar Advocacia Av. República do Líbano, 251, Torre 1, sala 2802 RioMar Trade Center, PinaRecife, PE 51110160(5581) 3031-5363 www.escobaradvocacia.com.br Small Corporate Gustavo Escobar Renata Escobar
Ferrari, De Lima, Souza e Lobo Advogados Av. Rio Branco, 691 Andar 7 Florianópolis, Santa Catarina 88015-203 (5548) 3224-8026 www.flsladvogados.com.br Small Corporate Alvaro Gubert Luciano Lima
Evolution Payment Systems 8603 S Dixie Hwy, Suite 402 Miami, FL 33143 (305) 671-3178 www.evolutionpayments.com Large Corporate Mauricio Barros Claudia DeBarros Diaz Karl Diaz
Ferrari, Maserati of Fort Lauderdale 5750 N Federal Hwy Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 (954) 493-5000 (954) 449-2480 www.ferrarifl.com Patron Garret Hayim Silvio Luz John Vogel Ronnie Vogel
Expansion Consulting and Advisory Av. Juscelino Kubitschek, 1545 São Paulo, SP 04543-011 (5511) 99908-6903 Small Corporate Paulo Campbell Expertness Translations 999 Brickell Ave., Suite 410 Miami, Florida 33131 (786) 440-1430 www.expertnesstranslations.com Small Corporate Evandro Gois
F FedEx Express Latin America & Caribbean 701 Waterford Way,Suite 1000 Miami, FL 33126 (786) 388-2600 www.fedex.com Patron Marilyn Blanco-Reyes Guilherme Gatti Claudia Rostagno Francisco Santeiro Fenix Beyond Concierge 20801 Biscayne Blvd.,Suite 423 Aventura, FL 33180 (786) 317-6556 www.fenixconcierge.com Small Corporate Daniele Vasconcelos
FIBA - Florida International Bankers Association 80 SW 8th St., Suite 2505 Miami, FL 33130 (305) 579-0086 www.fiba.net Institutional Fidelity Translations 1110 Brickell Ave., Suite 609 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 377-4377 www.fidelitytranslations.com Small Corporate Deepak Aildasani Aurea Faria First Brazilian Baptist Church of South Florida 1103 NE 33 St. Pompano Beach, FL 33064 (954) 783-0119 www.pibflorida.org Honorary Silair Almeida FITA - Federation of International Trade Assoc. 11654 Plaza America Drive, Suite 120 Reston, VA 20190 (703) 620-1588 www.fita.org Institutional
Florida Chamber of Commerce 136 S Bronough St. Tallahassee, FL 32301 (850) 521-1200 www.flchamber.com Institutional Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association 8228 NW 14th St. Doral, FL 33126 (305) 499-9490 www.fcbf.com Institutional Florida Luxurious Properties 2438 East Las Olas Blvd.Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 (954) 761-1312 www.fortlauderdaleglobal.com Small Corporate Jose Gouvea Florida Wine Academy 1 SE 3rd Ave., Suite 2240 Miami, FL 33131 (786) 747-7679 www.floridawineacademy.com Small Corporate Guilherme de Macedo Alessandra Esteves Florida/Brazil Institute at the University of Florida 319 Grinter Hall, PO Box 115530 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 (352) 273-4723 www.latam.ufl.edu/flbz Institutional Focus Brazil Foundation 2732 NE 26th St. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305 (786) 253-5668 www.pmmsite.com Small Corporate Carlos Borges
Andrew Feldman Kelly Griffin Josh Wood Ashley Young Four Seasons Hotel & Edge Steak and Bar 1435 Brickell Ave. Miami, FL 33131 (305) 358-3535 www.fourseasons.com/miami Trustee Stephanie Cardelle Cristina Martins Andrew Miele Javier Munoz Dan Normandin Tanja Pijfers Agustina Rodriguez Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club 9011 Collins Ave. Surfside, FL 33154 (305) 381-3333 www.fourseasons.com/surfside Large Corporate Heidi Barfels Ana Gonzalez Amalia Spinelli Timana Fowler, White, Burnett P.A. 1395 Brickell Ave., 14th Floor Miami, FL 33131 (305) 789-9200 www.fowler-white.com Patron John Friedhoff Richard Razook Laura Ross FranPassport 3232 Coral Way, Suite 1503 Miami, FL 33145 (786) 491-8484 www.franpassport.com Small Corporate Ana Lucia Aboitiz Jon Aboitiz Derek Barsante
Fogo de Chão Churrascaria 836 First St. Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 672-0011 www.fogo.com Large Corporate Elmir Bernardon Leandro Dal Puppo 49
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Fundação Araucária - PEIEX Londrina Rod. Celso Garcia Cid, n 375 Londrina, PA 86047-902 Brazil (5543) 3327-8877 Institutional
G GAA Investments 1820 N. Corporate Lanes Blvd. Suite 205 Weston, FL 33326 www.gaainvestments.com Patron Alcides Ferreira Eduardo Karrer Geraldo Jacob Ivan Avila Steve Chen GAR Advisors LLC 1100 S Federal Hwy, Suite 789 Deerfield Beach , FL 33441 (954) 304-3861 Small Corporate Guilherme Aragão GCI Worldwide Corporation 401 East Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1400 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 (954) 522-4410 www.gciwcorp.com Small Corporate Giselle Cheminand Angel Lashley Global Assistance Foundation, Inc 1103 NE 33 St. Pompano Beach, FL 33064 (954) 837-2237 www.global-foundation.com Institutional Global Recruiters of Brickell 444 Brickell Ave., Suite 230 Miami, FL 33131 (786) 261-0554 www.grnbrickell.com Large Corporate Sinval De Medeiros
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Global Tech Systems Corp - DBA 3015 N Ocean Blvd., Suite C112 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 (800) 828-0878 www.e-forms.us Small Corporate Alex Berger Claudio Leite Global Awareness Consulting 8 Wildwood Trail Bettendorf, IA 52122 (309) 269-6345 www.internationalgac.com Small Corporate Jacqueline Tome George Tome Globenet 200 East Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1700 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 (561) 314-0500 www.globenet.net Patron Luiz Alonso Erick Contag Bruno Giovenazzi GO Associados Rua Hungria, 574 - 18º andar Conjunto 182 Jardim Paulistano São Paulo, SP 01452000(5511) 3030-6676 www.goassociados.com.br Small Corporate Gesner Oliveira Gomes Netto Advocacia Rua Jony João de Deus, nº 31, 4 andar Enseada do Suá Vitória, ES 29.050-350 (5527) 99944-4727 Small Corporate João Gomes Netto Gonext Family Business LLC 199 E Flagler St, Suite 269 Miami, FL 33132 (561) 962-1423 gonext.com.br Small Corporate Eduardo Augusto Valerio Eduardo Valerio Luis Leo
Granero International 8400 NW 17th St. Doral, FL 33126 (305) 960-9997 www.granerointernational.com Large Corporate Patrick Ohara Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau 701 Brickell Ave., Suite 2700 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 539-3082 www.miamiandbeaches.com Large Corporate Ali Bibeau Silvia M. Colucci Gisela Marti GST LLP 1111 Brickell Ave, Suite 2715 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 856-7723 www.gstllp.com Small Corporate Mauricio Gomm dos Santos Diego Gosis Quinn Smith Guedes, Josefina Miami, FL 33231 (786) 536-8225 Individual Josefina Guedes Guia Brasil America 999 Brickell Ave, Suite 410 Miami, FL 33131 (954) 985-9583 https://guiabrasilamerica.com Small Corporate Neto Mello Rosaria Valeriana Silva Guimaraes, Renato 1200 West Ave., Suite 1405 Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 534-8289 Individual Renato Guimarães
H Hamburg Sud North America, Inc. 8333 NW 53rd St., Suite 500 Doral, FL 33166 (305) 470-2767 www.hamburgsud-line.com/ Large Corporate Adilson da Silva Gonzalo Maldonado Chris Messer Harpy HR Solutions 10064 NW 53rd St Sunrise, FL 33351 (954) 374-9664 www.harpyhr.com Small Corporate Ricardo Sampaio Hayman-Woodward 1010 Vermont Avenue, Suite 810 Washington, DC 20005 (350) 515-8095 haymanwoodward.com/ Trustee Gabriela Kaplan Judit Toth Leonardo Freitas Luiz Caseiro Miguel Risch Hernandez & CO 2320 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 444-8800 www.hcoadvisors.com Large Corporate Nicole K. Cunningham Catalina Duarte Alexandra Rodrigues Martins Holland and Knight LLP 701 Brickell Ave., Suite 3300 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 349-2258 www.hklaw.com Patron Vivian De las Cuevas Diaz Joe Mamounas George Mencio Norberto Quintana Brian Toth
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Hollywood Education & Literacy Project Miami 13828 SW 56th St. Miami, FL 33175 (305) 752-4003 HELPmiami.org Small Corporate Tamara Batalha Barbara Rivera
I IMAGIC BRASIL 2665 S Bayshore Drive, Suite 710 Miami, FL 33133 (305) 517-3316 www.imagicbrasil.com.br Small Corporate Leonardo Costa Vania Mancelo Cristiana Signorelli IMGroup 500 E Broward Blvd, Suite 1710 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394 (954) 713-0302 www.imgroup-intl.com Small Corporate Fernando Mello Nicolas Touchet Inffinito Foundation PO Box 416686 Miami Beach, FL 33141 (305) 600-3347 www.inffinito.com Small Corporate Adriana Dutra Claudia Dutra Viviane Spinelli Insigneo Financial Group 777 Brickell Ave.,10th floor Miami, FL 33131 (305) 393-9000 www.insigneo.com Large Corporate Daniel Schwartz Luiz David Azambuja Miguel Reyes Interaudi Bank 200 S. Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1900 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 373-0200 www.interaudibank.com Large Corporate
Nabil Achkar Gertrudi Olivera Valeria Trauer International Planning Group 1450 Brickell Ave. Suite 2770 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 721-3410 www.ipgltd.com Large Corporate Paola Benyik Walter Hormann Diego Polenghi InternetRepublic 1609 SW 57th Ave. Miami, FL 33155 (305) 495-6429 www.internetrepublica.com Small Corporate Patricia Roth Inva Capital Wealth Management 777 Brickell Ave., Suite 2902 Miami, FL 33231 (305) 721-2902 www.invacapital.com Small Corporate Raphael Cordeiro Luiz Augusto Pacheco InvestMetrix LLC 6735 Conroy Road, Suite 316 Orlando, FL 32835 (407) 910-2910 www.investmetrix.com Small Corporate Sandro Endler
Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce 3 Independent Drive Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 366-6690 www.jacksonvillechamber.org Institutional Daniel Davis
Kawa Capital Management 21500 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 700 Aventura, FL 33180 (305) 560-5292 www.kawa.com Patron Felipe Lemos Luciano Lautenberg Walter Wilms
JADE Associates Miami,100 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 500 Miami, FL 33132 (305) 579-0220 www.jade-associates.com Small Corporate Jair Harkatz Olivier Sureau
Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce 88 West McIntyre St., Suite 100 Key Biscayne, FL 33149 (305) 361-5207 www.keybiscaynechamber.org Institutional
JBJ Partners, Inc. 333 SE 2nd Ave. Suite 2000 Miami, FL 33131 (786) 329-5543 www.jbjpartners.com Patron Luciana Stradioto Jorge Botrel Paola Irribara
Kosushi Restaurant LLC 1395 Brickell Ave, Suite 720 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 529-0404 Small Corporate Carlos Augusto Carvalho Carlos Eduardo Carvalho Francisco Ruiz
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JeffreyGroup 1111 Lincoln Road, Suite 800 Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 860-1000 www.jeffreygroup.com Large Corporate Brian Burlingame Asher Levine Thais Reiss
ISN TELCOM - IP FONE 1035 NE 125th St., Suite 300 North Miami, FL 33161 (305) 994-8080 www.ipfone.com/ Large Corporate Damian Chmielewski Jorge Loureiro
JOTA Jornalismo 1331 S Eads St, Suite 1407 Arlington, VA 22202 (202) 210-7276 www.jota.info Large Corporate Andrea Murta
Issler, Rafael 11634 Orange Blossom Ln Boca Raton, FL 33428 (561) 945-6176 Individual Rafael Issler
K&L Gates LLP 200 S Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3900 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 539-3300 www.klgates.com Large Corporate Carol C. Lumpkin Christopher Tillson
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KPMG LLP 200 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2000 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 358-2300 www.kpmg.com Patron Devon Bodoh Danilo Marques Netto Murilo Mello Adriano Mucelli Alfonso Pallete Ivan Velez Kravitz & Guerra Law 905 Brickell Bay Dr., Main Lobby Four Ambassadors, FL 33131 (305) 372-0222 www.kravitzlaw.com Small Corporate Aleuda Ruas Cecilia Brannon Genilde Guerra
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L LATAM Airlines Group 6500 NW 22nd St. Miami, FL 33122 (866) 435-9526 www.tamairlines.com Trustee Pablo Chiozza Ciro Correa Alexandra Garcia Megan Kat Williams Jeniffer Von Schoettler Paz Joseph Stone Legal Translation Systems 220 71st St., Suite 217 Miami Beach, FL 33141 (877) 626-0642 www.legaltranslationsystems.com/ Small Corporate Carlos de Paula Celia de Paula Leite Law 950 Brickell Bay Dr., Suite 2911 Miami, FL 33131 305) 929-8543 www.leitelaw.com Small Corporate Juliana Leite Leon & Associates 11284 SW 59th Court Cooper City, FL 33330 (305) 301-5152 www.leonasso.com Small Corporate Octavio Leon Lernna Language Academy 8238 Wiles Rd Coral Springs, FL 33067 (954) 346-7889 www.lernna.com Small Corporate Rosane Maria Guterres Santana
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Linha Aberta Brazilian Magazine 1015 W. Newport Center Dr., Suite 105 Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 (954) 360-9340 www.linhaaberta.com/ Small Corporate Laine Furtado Pedro Salinas Joe Souza
Littler Global 333 SE 2nd Ave., Suite 2700 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 400-7500 www.littler.com Large Corporate Renata Neeser Omar Suarez Dianne Weber Lopez Levi Lowenstein Glinsky 201 Alhambra Circle,Suite 701 Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 774-2945 www.lllgpa.com Patron Rosangela De Morais Ray Lopez-Levi
M M2 Connection LLC 622 Malaga Ave Coral Gables, FL 33134 (786) 554-7618 Small Corporate Christiano Marchesini Flavia Marchesini MAGNO & ASSOCIATES, PL 1401 Brickell Ave., Suite 420 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 379-4400 www.magnolaw.com Small Corporate Erick Magno Main Marketing Design Corp 600 NE 25th St., Suite 12 Miami, FL 33137 (305) 399-8880 www.mainmarketingdesign.com/ Small Corporate Marcelo Barroso Man Engines & Components 591 SW 13th Terrace Pompano Beach, FL 33069 (954) 960-6747 www.engines.man.eu Large Corporate Adriano Simonini Juergen Haberland Ricardo Barbosa
Master Consultores Contabilidade e Abertura de Empresas Rua Antonio Raposo, 186, 11ยบ andar, conj. 113 Sรฃo Paulo, SP 05074-020 (5511) 3294-0080 www.masterconsultores.com.br Small Corporate Maria Faria Nilton Faria mastercard 801 Brickell Ave., Suite 1200 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 539-2372 www.mastercard.com Trustee Cati Dias Cinthia Guevara Felipe Rincon MDO Partners 175 SW 7th St., Suite 1900 Miami, FL 33130 (305) 704-8452 www.mdopartners.com Small Corporate Priscila Bandeira Richard Montes de Oca Mercantil Bank 220 Alhambra Circle Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 460-4024 www.mercantilbank.com Trustee Stephanie Aragon Fernando Mesia Mercedes-Benz of Coral Gables 300 Almeria AveCoral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 445-8593 www.mbcoralgables.com Large Corporate Scott Cooper Ana Gasson Ivan Silva Merrill Lynch 701 Brickell Ave., 11th Floor Miami, FL 33231 (305) 377-7718 www.ml.com/MerrillLynch Large Corporate Juliano de Souza
Miami-Dade Aviation Department P.O. Box 025504 Miami, FL 33102 (305) 869-1670 www.miami-airport.com Patron Miami Dade Comm.College/ FL. Brazil Institute 300 NE 2nd Ave. Miami, FL 33132 (305) 237-2533 www.mdc.edu Institutional Miami Dadeland Hotel 7600 North Kendall Drive Miami, FL 33156 (305) 595-6000 www.miamidadelandhotel.com Large Corporate Donna Candreva Denise Nunez Diane Rodriguez Miami Downtown Development Authority 200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2929 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 579-6675 www.miamidda.com Patron Alyce Robertson Ilona Vega Miami Dolphins 347 Don Shula Drive Miami Gardens, FL 33056 (305) 943-6756 www.miamidolphins.com/ Large Corporate Kelly Heinle Melissa Darusz Brian Saal
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Minds Untapped 121 S Orange Ave., Suite 1500 Orlando , FL 32801 (321) 388-1723 www.mindsuntapped.com Small Corporate Robert Kutnick Ronald Ambar Ministério das Relações Exteriores Esplanada dos Ministérios, Anexo IBrasília, DF 70170-900 (5561) 3411-9685 Institutional Moneycorp Inc. 7380 W Sand Lake Road, Suite 410 Orlando, FL 32819 (407) 352-5890 www.moneycorp.com/usa Large Corporate Kelly Cutchin Adriana Mattos Juliana Scolari Motor-Services Hugo Stamp Inc. 3190 SW 4 Ave. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315 (954) 763-3660 www.mshs.com Patron Alberto Cordero Alicia Booth Are Friesecke Priscila Cardozo Rodrigo Quilula Multirede USA Corporation 150 S. Pine Island Road, Suite 300 Plantation, FL 33324 (305) 204-0056 www.multirede.com.br Large Corporate Andres Carrasquilla Fabio de Almeida Camarozano Vern Cameron MUST University 1 Oakwood Blvd., Suite 120 Hollywood, FL 33020 (305) 847-2190 mustedu.com Small Corporate Antonio Carbonari Netto Giulianna Carbonari Jose Salinas
Neeleman, Gary J. 825 N 300 West, Suite 421W Salt Lake City, UT 84103 (801) 363-4936 Honorary Gary Neeleman
Officina Tres 3615 NE 207th St, Suite 3208 Aventura, FL 33180 (786) 443-3066 www.officinatres.com.br Small Corporate Cristina Soares Heloisa Velloso
Nelson Slosbergas, P.A. 1110 Brickell Ave., Suite 310 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 374-0030 www.miami-intl-law.com Small Corporate Judith Lea Adler Teresita Bregolat Nelson Slosbergas
OneLimo Alliance 1000 5th St., Suite 200 Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 704-3261 www.onelimoalliance.com Small Corporate Gonzalo Fernandez Jose Ferreira Catherine Road
New York Life Insurance Company 1300 Concord Terrace, 5th Floor Sunrise, FL 33323 (508) 579-0811 www.gillianreis.com Large Corporate Gillian Reis
Ornare 4040 NE 2 Ave., Suite 103 Miami, FL 33137 (305) 438-0260 www.ornare.com Large Corporate Claudio Faria Germaine Rovi
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Nobile Law Firm, P.A. 201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2650 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 577-8911 dnobilelaw.com/ Small Corporate Diane Nobile
O Odebrecht USA 201 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1000 Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 341-8800 www.odebrecht.com Patron Gonealo Reis Yuri Kertzman Office&Co Coworking LLC 99 Brickell Ave., Suite 410 Miami, FL 33131 (786) 327-7601 www.officecous.com Small Corporate Ana Barry Renata Costa
P Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 800 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (561) 233-3032 www.palmbeachfl.com Large Corporate Eda Ruddock Rodrigo Trujillo Paramount Transportation Systems 9999 NW 89th Ave., Suite 4 Miami, FL 33178 (754) 215-6005 www.pts-ca.com Large Corporate Tania Tomadin
Pathways EB-5 1835 Main Street, Suite 101 Weston, FL 33326 (855) 999-4772 www.pathwayseb5.com Patron Brigitte Marquis George Hervot Jeff Campom Jeremy Copeland Maria Gonzalez Paulo Miranda, P.A. 1001 Brickell Bay Drive, Suite 2406 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 456-3752 Patron Luiz Miranda Luiz Affonso Miranda Paulo Miranda Paychex Inc. 3100 SW 145th Ave.,Suite 400 Miramar, FL 33027 (786) 329-0548 www.paychex.com Large Corporate Bruna Cabrera Payroll Solutions of America 847 NW 119 St, Suite 205 Miami, FL 33168 (305) 588-5600 www.payrollsolutionofamerica.com Small Corporate Bernard Bryant Marina Paz Photography by Ronira 445 SW 10th St. Pompano Beach, FL 33060 (954) 383-2323 www.ronira.com Small Corporate Janice Cristofolini Ronira Fruhstuck Piquet Law Firm 1000 Brickell Ave., Suite 201 Miami, FL 33131 (786) 558-8054 www.piquetlawfirm.com Trustee Janini Almeida Fernanda Guariba Costa Alexandre Piquet Indyara Piquet 53
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Planner Redwood Asset Management Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3.900 - 10º Andar Itaim Bibi - São Paulo, SP CEP: 04538-132 (5511) 2172-2601 www.planner.com.br Patron Mario Serpa Artgur Figuereido Powertech USA Corp 2624 NW 72nd Ave. Miami, FL 33122 (786) 360-3781 www.powertechusa-corp.com Small Corporate Carlos Liguori Tatiana Mazurk Anne Perry PrideStaff 7795 W Flagler St., Suite 42 Miami, FL 33144 (305) 299-5300 www.pridestaff.com Small Corporate Michelle Eldredd Jonathan Hall Stephanie Hall Purple Networks, LLC (V2V) 429 Lenox Ave., Suite 551 Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 587-7073 www.v2v.net Small Corporate Joao Barbosa
Q Queiroz, Alana Coral Gables, FL 33134 (954) 297-2356 Individual Alana Queiroz
R Raya3 Propaganda 201 S Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1200 Miami, FL 33131 (877) 917-6640 raya3.com.br Patron Thais Raya
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Red Point USA 2232 NW 89th Ave Doral, FL 33172 (305) 499-9185 www.redpointusa.com/ Small Corporate Luciana Gasparoto Paulo Ribeiro Victor Hernandez Reis e Souza Advogados Rua Iguatemi, 192, 5º andar São Paulo, SP 01451-010 (5511) 2613-9155 www.reisesouza.com.br Patron Marcos Hokumura Reis Daniani Ribeiro Sidney Souza Jr. Guilherme Takeishi Reis, Ericson (305) 523-4150 Patron Ericson Reis Relva Consultoria SRTV Sul 701 Bloco B, Sala 503 Brasília, DF 70340-110 (305) 332-0338 www.relva.com.br/ Small Corporate Vanessa Tavares REV Group, Inc. 1441 Brickell Ave., Suite 1007 Miami, FL 33131 (786) 464-8986 www.revgroup.com Large Corporate Marcus Berto Marcela Castro Dan Titcomb RISC Consultants 8125 SW 17th Terrace Miami, FL 33155 (786) 266-3329 www.risc-consultants.com Small Corporate Alicia Mayi Nicholas Salas Andres Velasquez Rohlig USA LLC 10400 NW 21st St., Suite 100 Doral, FL 33172 (305) 716-0884 www.rohlig.com/
Patron Christian Schubert Juliana Rivi Rafael Ueltschi Thomas Hansen Rotunno Cidadania Rua Barão de Paranapiacaba, 233 Encruzilhada, Santos, SP 11050-251 (5551) 9894-1214 www.rotunnocidadania.com.br Small Corporate Gabriela Rotunno
S Sabino, Marcelo G. 151 Crandon Blvd., Suite 641 Key Biscayne, FL 33149 (305) 778-5759 Individual Marcelo Sabino SAC Partners Rua Edson, n 1021 9º andar São Paulo, SP 04618-035 (5511) 5041-8322 Small Corporate Sergio Constantini Moana Gomes Pinto Santos & Company, P.A. 25 SE 2nd Ave., Suite 1235 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 371-5252 Small Corporate Mauro Santos Santos Consulting Group 16550 SW 77 Ct. Palmetto Bay, FL 33157 (305) 613-4854 Small Corporate Eduardo Santos Linda Santos Sakata, Armando 21055 NE 37th Ave, Suite 2002 Miami, FL 33180 (786) 563-5197 Individual
Scott Gutfreund, Renato (954) 647-3038 Academic Renato Scott Gutfreund SGG International 4000 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 220N Hollywood, FL 33021 (786) 509-6422 www.sgginternational.com Small Corporate Bruna Isensee Antonio Miranda Zeno Silva Sharp Brite 5401 S Kirkman Rd, Suite 495 Orlando, FL 32819 (407) 710-0380 www.sharpbrite.com/ Large Corporate Victor Calil Paulo Dias Shutts & Bowen, LLP 200 S Biscayne Blvd., Suite 4100 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 358-6300 www.shutts.com Trustee Greta Trotman Bryan Wells Smith, Sheridan 9745 SW 145th StMiami, FL 33176 (786) 626-8780 Academic Sheridan Smith South Exchange, Inc. 80 SW 8th St., Suite 2180 Miami, FL 33130 (305) 379-7999 www.remesa.com Small Corporate Silvio R. Anspach Roberto Carvalho South Florida Economic Services LLC 2926 W. Trade Ave. Miami, FL 33133 (305) 529-1056 Small Corporate Bradford Williamson
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Spencer Stuart 355 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1300 Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 351-2472 www.spencerstuart.com Large Corporate Ricardo Rocco Squire Patton Boggs LLP 200 S Biscayne Blvd., Suite 4700 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 577-7000 www.squirepattonboggs.com Large Corporate Jose Martin Ketan Ganase Rebekah Poston Stivelman, J. Claudio 18851 NE 29th Ave., Suite 1011 Aventura, FL 33180 (305) 935-5050 Individual J. Claudio Stivelman Studiokaza LLC 3401 N Miami Ave, Suite 224/225 Miami, FL 33127 (305) 306-5007 www.studiokaza.com Small Corporate Paola D’ Aquino Carla D’Aquino Regina Gusmão StyleHaus Design 1395 Brickell Ave., Suite 650 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 675-1609 www.stylehausdesign.com Small Corporate Tatiana Moreira Suninvest Property Management 220 71st St., Suite 213 Miami Beach, FL 33141 (305) 866-0444 Small Corporate Ilidio Pereira Maria Pereira Sunstate Bank 2901 S. Le Jeune Rd. Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 567-0600
www.sunstatefl.com Patron Christopher Bell Elenice Dobrikow Marcos Pereira Ines Rodriguez
T Talenthr, LLC 1951 NW 7th Ave, Suite 600 Miami, FL 33136 (305) 859-0246 talenthr.co/ Small Corporate Roberto Machado Tamara Nisanov
The Agatston Center for Private Medicine 1691 Michigan Ave., Suite 500 Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 538-3828 Small Corporate Rebecca Lormand Jason Randolph Cindy Shaffer The Beacon Council 80 SW 8th St., Suite 2400 Miami, FL 33130 (305) 579-1300 www.beaconcouncil.com Institutional
Talk Telecom 8000 NW 31st St., Suite 11 Doral, FL 33122 (305) 974-7364 www.talkcorporation.com Small Corporate Marcelo Benevides Olavo Galvão Francisco Victoria
The Blend Spirits 4987 N University Dr., Suite 27 Lauderhill, FL 33351 (954) 980-6839 www.theblendspirits.com Large Corporate Celso Rayes Gustavo Pimentel Luiza Rayes
Taurus Holdings, Inc. & Subsidiaries 16175 NW 49th Ave. Miami Lakes, FL 33014 (305) 624-1115 www.taurususa.com Large Corporate Anthony Acitelli David Blenker
The Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce 224 Catalonia Ave. Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 446-1657 www.gableschamber.org Institutional
Terre del Sapore 246 Giralda Ave Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 446-4456 www.terredelsapore.com Small Corporate David Lederman Marcelo Lederman Texas de Brazil South Beach 300 Alton Rd., Suite 200 Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 695-7702 www.texasdebrazil.com Large Corporate Courtney Bond Kosta Micev Fabiana Soares
The Q Kapital Group 18851 NE 29th Ave, Suite 104 Aventura, FL 33180 (305) 705-0080 qkapital.com Small Corporate Bianca Buffone Mauricio Ordonez Michelle Vainstok
www.skolalaw.com Patron Thomas Skola Esq. Travelscope Inc. 131 Knollwood Drive Key Biscayne, FL 33149 (305) 361-3037 Small Corporate Ronald Batalha Sheela Batalha Luis Ernesto Gozzoli Treu, Paulo Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 (786) 479-8022 Individual Paulo Treu
V VFS Global, Inc. 1625 K. St. N.W., Suite 103 Washington, DC 20036 (305) 965-7195 www.vfsglobal.com Patron Edward Palmer VIDA Development Group, LLC 16850 Collins Ave., Suite 105 Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 (305) 944-8181 www.vidaatthepoint.com Patron David Koster Gabriel Markovich Ana Ribeiro Gabriel Souza
The Rhythm Foundation 407 Lincoln Road, Suite 6E Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 672-5202 www.rhythmfoundation.com Small Corporate Gene de Souza Bianca Moura Thomas J. Skola, Attorney at Law 511 Perugia Ave. Coral Gables, FL 33146 (305) 577-3988 55
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W Walter Colton Consultants PO Box 1108 Carrboro, NC 27510(910) 512-4374 Small Corporate Walter Colton WellAway Limited Canon’s Court, 22 Victoria Street, P.O. Box HM 1179 Hamilton, Bermuda +1 441-296-0651 www.wellaway.com Small Corporate Giselle Chernys Nicole Chernys Armando Diaz Laude Castro Wells Fargo Capital Finance 2200 N Commerce Pkwy., Suite 206 Weston, FL 33326 (954) 548-3282 www.wellsfargocapitalfinance.com/ Patron Claudio Cury Elisa Vila Franco Zayas Wells Fargo Private Bank 333 SE 2nd Ave., 23rd Floor Miami, FL 33131 (305) 329-6825 www.wellsfargo.com/theprivate-bank Large Corporate Armando Gutierrez Armando Ureña Rafaela Vianna Western Union 333 Southeast 2nd Ave., Suite 3420 Miami, FL 33131 (786) 857-5000 www.westernunion.com Patron Odilon Almeida Paula Barifouse Sobral Marilia Maya
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Wild Fork Foods 8200 NW 41st St., Suite 450 Doral, FL 33166 Tel: (786) 915-3800 www.wildforkfoods.com Trustee Oseas Santos World Digital Interactive Content, Inc. 444 Brickell Ave., Suite 425 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 631-2247 www.wdici.us Large Corporate Jose Palesel WorldCity 1200 Anastasia Ave., Suite 200 Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 441-2244 www.worldcityweb.com Large Corporate Elba Hentchell Ken Roberts
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Paramount Transportation
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