Investments in Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina is a privileged land that combines quality of life and economic robustness. The State is full of opportunities, attracting high profile investors, in many different economic sectors.
Bahrain Telecom Market Leadership and Innovation in 2012
Batelco keeps its position of a telecom market leader in Bahrain and thus contributes to the telecom market innovation.
Sao Paulo: Seeking a New Passion
Sao Paulo is the most developed State in Brazil, with 645 cities and a population of around 41 million inhabitants, representing 22% of the Brazilian population and 34% of Brazil’s GDP.
Challenges and Problems in Brazil
Brazil Top Stories
Challenges and Problems in Brazil
“Social disparity, crime, taxes, bureaucracy…”; here are some of the challenges faced by Brazil, the sixth biggest economy in the world and the largest in Latin America. Can these challenges and problems affect the giant’s growth?
Foreign Policy in Brazil: Report 2012-2013
Brazil has become a major voice on the Latin American and international scene, influencing global policy on many different pertinent issues, due to a strong foreign policy.
Commodities Curse: Can Having Too Much Be a Bad Thing?
Home to 22% of the world´s arable land, Brazil´s success has been largely linked domestically to feeding 200 million citizens and internationally to the growing price of commodities. But could its dependence on commodities be a bad thing?
CERTI Foundation: Technology and Innovation in Brazil
Carlos Alberto Schneider, General Superintendent of CERTI (Reference Centers for Innovative Technologies Foundation)
Carlos Alberto Schneider talks about CERTI, a private research institute which has been acting in the fields of technology and innovation for more than 20 years, becoming a reference center for many technology and market innovations in Brazil.
ACATE: Santa Catarina’s Association of Technology Companies
Guilherme Stark Bernard talks about ACATE. Established 26 years ago, the non-profit entity’s mission is to strengthen the technology and innovation companies in Santa Catarina and to consolidate the sector as a unit in order to sustain development.
Ilha do Papagaio: Ecological and Sustainable Tourism in Santa Catarina
Renato Sehn talks about Ilha do Papagaio, its history and concept. He also talks about the importance of ecological and sustainable tourism, giving the example of some social programs he implemented in the region.
Hydroelectric Power on the Rise in Santa Catarina
Carlos Alberto Bezerra de Miranda, Chief Executive Officer of ENERCAN, BAESA and Consórcio Machadinho
Carlos Alberto Bezerra de Miranda talks about hydroelectic power, which is rising in Santa Catarina. He mentions some of the benefits brought by this type of construction and also the challenges he has to face.