Brasilia: Architecture of Brasilia
Sometimes called the Picasso of Brazilian architecture, Oscar Niemeyer, the visionary architect of Brasilia, is still living and still working; he turned 104 in December 2011
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Sometimes called the Picasso of Brazilian architecture, Oscar Niemeyer, the visionary architect of Brasilia, is still living and still working; he turned 104 in December 2011
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Brasilia: The Capital of Brazil
Although many entirely new capital cities have been created throughout history, Brasilia from its very inception was created to be different from all the rest.
David José de Matos, President Director of METRO DF (Metropolitan Company of the Federal District of Brazil)
The plan of Metro DF is to make Brasilia transport more accessible, including subway, since the current figures show that only 150,000 people make use of the subway transport. This is a very small number when taking into account the size of metropolitan Brasilia – 2,5 million citizens.
China plays a direct role in the Brazil’s success story.
The growth of the Brazilian economy over the past two decades is astonishing. From one of the third-worlds, inflation-ridden, underdeveloped economies, Brazil has now risen to the ranks of the world’s top six economies.
Dudalina is a Brazilian textile company which is aiming to show its success and high quality textile products further behing the borders of Brazil. Dudalina is a family-owned company which has grown immensely during the last years and is expected to continue this trend.
LiveWright is a failry new organization which aims to improve the sports in Brazil and make Brazil once again an Olympic winner in various sports such as gymnastics or track cycling.
Luciano Santos Tavares de Almeida, President of Investe Sao Paulo (Agencia Paulista de Promoção de Investimentos e Competitividade)
Investe Sao Paulo is a relatively young agency established in the state of Sao Paulo – the most productive region of Brazil – to attract new investments and help the foreign companies who wish to make investments in Sao Paulo.
Brazilian foreign aid and cooperation is very much needed and thus it constitutes a significant area of Brazilian foreign policy. Brazilian Cooperation Agency is deployed in many parts of the world, notably in Africa where it helps to improve the African agriculture sector.
Enio Issa, President of AÇÃO Informática
IT sector in Latin America and more-over in Brazil could be as competitive as India or China in the near future. ACAO Informatica is a leading provider and distributor of IT solutions for Latin America and Brazil itself.