The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia plans to expand to cover much of the Southeast U.S. The chamber has appointed a committee to draft changes to its bylaws to include South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi, the states served by the Brazilian Consulate in Atlanta, said Fabiana Di Pietro Xavier, chamber executive […]
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Bright Spot: Brazil, Atlanta Grow Closer
Note: This article is one in a five-part series on bright spots in a dim 2009. Overview For Brazil, 2009 was a good year, and its fortune strengthened ties to Atlanta. Despite President Obama's personal appeal for Chicago to be named the host city of the 2016 summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's tourism capital, […]
Brazil Fest Comes to Atlanta
A three-day Brazilian festival in Atlanta will focus on culture, not commerce, but the Brazilian Consulate General hopes the event will build hype for its plans to mix the two more often next year. The inaugural Brazil Fest Atlanta Nov. 12-14 will feature films on famous Brazilian musicians and composers as well as musical performances […]
Brazilian Consul in Atlanta: Rio Will Be Ready for Olympics
When Rio de Janeiro won the right to host the 2016 Olympic Games, Brazil's top diplomat in the Southeast U.S. said the selection showed his country's economic ascendance and growth in global influence. "The choice … reflects Brazil’s development, its growing role in the international scenario, the quality of the Brazilian project and also the image of […]
Atlanta’s Brazilian ‘Sister’ Wins 2016 Olympics
Atlanta's ties with Brazil got a boost on Oct. 2 when the country's tourism capital, Rio de Janeiro, beat out three other global cities for the right to host the 2016 summer Olympic Games. Rio de Janeiro, an Atlanta sister city with a population of about 6 million, was chosen by the International Olympic Committee […]
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