Brazil Report
MarcoPolis presents the Brazil Report, focused on economy, doing business, investments and other topics featuring interviews with key executives and government officials. The sectors under review are agriculture, industry, banking, telecom, IT, construction, mining, energy, tourism, education, services, etc. Furthermore, we feature regional coverage of Santa Catarina, Federal District, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Alagoas, Piauí and more.
Articles
Leaders
Jorge Paulo Lemann
Joseph Safra
Marcel Herrmann Telles
Carlos Alberto Sicupira
The Marinho Brothers
Eduardo Saverin
Abílio dos Santos Diniz
Francisco Ivens de Sá Dias Branco
Walter Faria
Aloysio de Andrade Faria
Executive bios
Videos
Top companies
1 - Petrobras
2 - Itaú Unibanco
3 - Bradesco
4 - Banco do Brasil
5 - Vale
6 - JBS
7 - GPA
8 - BRF
9 - Itaúsa
10 - Oi
Company profiles
EBEI | Infrastructure Engineering Company in Brazil
EBEI is an infrastructure engineering company acting in the segments of rail transportation, road transportation, ports, waterways, water resources and consultancy for the support of concession and privatization in Brazil.
Metal Ar | Brazilian Equipments and Mining Services Company
Metal Ar is a company specialized in mining services and equipments which was founded in 1967 by Paulo Sérgio de Oliveira Dias and Celso Eduardo Mazzetti, both Directors and Partners of the company. Today, Metal Ar provides mining services to the main players in this industry, such as Vale, Inter Cement, Anglo America, Votorantim, Cif, etc.
Leading LPG Bottling and Distribution Company in Brazil
Copagaz Distribuidora de Gás S/A is a private Brazilian company that operates in the LPG bottling and distribution sector. It’s the fifth largest company in this industry in Brazil, according to the National Syndicate of LPG Distributors (Sindigás), with a 55-year track record of growth and success.
Top Interviews
Brazil Economy: Discussing Privatization Programs with Deputy Minister Diogo Mac Cord de Faria
Deputy Minister Diogo Mac Cord de Faria discusses privatization programs in Brazil, including large privatization processes which are underway with major economic actors, including Eletrobras, the largest utility company in Latin America, and Correios, the largest Post Office in Latin America. He also talks about the real estate sector, mentioning the creation of real estate trust funds which will lead to tremendous investment opportunities in Brazil.
Copagaz: Bottled Gas Distributor and Transporter in Brazil
Ueze Elias Zahran, President of Copagaz and Zahran Group
Ueze Elias Zahran gives an overview of his company, Zahran Group, which was founded in 1955 in Mato Grosso do Sul, and started as a small gas distributor. Today, the group is present throughout the country in different sectors, such as bottled gas, radio and television.
Brazil’s IT Sector: Stefanini’s Global Expansion
Marco Antonio Stefanini, CEO Global of Stefanini
Stefanini is a major IT player, offering consulting services, solution development and integration, Business Process Outsourcing, application and infrastructure outsourcing… Its CEO, Marco Antonio Stefanini, talks about the company’s vision.
Distrito Federal: Investimentos, Desenvolvimento e Copa do Mundo
O Governador Agnelo Queiroz apresenta o Distrito Federal. Fala das oportunidades de investimento e de desenvolvimento econômico no Estado. Também comenta sobre o futuro do DF e sobre as consequencias da Copa do Mundo 2014 para Brasília.
Ozires Silva: Brazilian Education, Embraer, Innovation & Research
Ozires Silva, Rector of Unimonte and Founder of Embraer
Ozires Silva, current Rector of Unimonte and Founder of Embraer argues that the education system in Brazil should be reformed in order to face a competition that is growing internationally. He also talks about entrepreneurship, the founding of Embraer and the importance of innovation and research for the future of Brazil.
Luiz Fernando Furlan: Economy, Trade, Problems and Innovation in Brazil
Luiz Fernando Furlan, Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade of Brazil from 2003 to 2007 and Member of the Board of Directors at Brasil Foods
There are various sectors but ours, the publishing area, has some limitations imposed through legislation. It’s deeply regrettable because there shouldn’t be any legislation preventing foreign capital to access content production.
Interview with João Doria: Publishing Industry in Brazil
João Doria, President of Grupo DORIA
There are various sectors but ours, the publishing area, has some limitations imposed through legislation. It’s deeply regrettable because there shouldn’t be any legislation preventing foreign capital to access content production.
Luiza Helena Trajano, CEO of Magazine Luiza
Luiza Helena Trajano, CEO of Magazine Luiza
Mrs. Luiza Helena Trajano talks about consumer confidence and economic issues in Brazil. We rely on important factors: our domestic consumption is going strong. To exemplify, 45% of the population has not an automatic washing machine yet. Also, we are a democracy. In addition, only in 2020 our residents will start growing older.
São Paulo Industry | Industry Sector in Sao Paulo
Paulo Skaf, President of FIESP (Federação das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo)
FIESP is a federation of industries of the state of São Paulo. Mr. Skaf is explaining the importance of the sector of industry for the state of São Paulo and for Brazil, in general. Industry is a great heritage of Brazil and São Paulo.