Coming off its successful presence at the poultry and processing expo in January, Brazil last week once again made a big bet on a major Atlanta trade show. This time, rather than chicken feed and animal proteins, the Brazilian Consulate General in Atlanta was helping firms showcase their stone products at the annual Coverings conference, the largest tile […]
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Brazilian-Owned Pistol Factory to Set Up Shop in Bainbridge
Updated at 1 p.m. with comments from Gov. Nathan Deal. A Brazilian-owned manufacturer of pistols and revolvers is setting up a $22.5 million factory in Bainbridge that will eventually employ 300 people.
Behind UGA’s Award-Winning Brazilian Research Partnership
The University of Georgia is one of eight schools around the country taking home a prestigious award for international collaboration, gaining recognition for deep ties with the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. NAFSA, a nonprofit focused on international education, picked UGA for this year’s Paul Simon Spotlight Award award, named for the Illinois senator who championed […]
Brazil Showcases Strength of Agribusiness Sector at Atlanta’s ‘Poultry Show’
Despite a deep political scandal that has toppled a president and given Brazil’s reputation a black eye, the country’s farms and slaughterhouses have continued doing what they do best: growing, harvesting and selling agricultural commodities on a global scale. That was the message of a Brazilian delegation occupying a large pavilion at this year’s International Production […]
Books 2017: Paradoxes of Brazil’s Soccer Socrates
Book: Doctor Socrates: Footballer, Philosopher, Legend Author: Andrew Downie, published September 2017 by Simon & Schuster; 400 pages Review: Kirk Bowman, Jon R. Wilcox Chair in Soccer and Global Politics, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Georgia Institute of Technology A detailed, brilliant, and evenhanded biography of the legendary Brazilian soccer player Socrates is a wonderful read at this moment when […]
A Swan Song for Longtime Global Business Professor David Bruce
David Bruce, who is retiring after more than 33 years in the University System of Georgia, received a heartfelt farewell from colleagues and students Dec. 5 during a luncheon held at the Rialto Center of the Arts downtown. Daniel C. Bello, director of the Institute of International Business at the Robinson College of Business, traced Dr. […]
Chile Acquisition Could Expand Sovos’s Atlanta Office
The former base of Invoiceware International in Atlanta is likely to benefit from its new owner’s continued expansion into South America.
Orkin Expands Franchises in Brazil, Indonesia and Beyond
Orkin, the main pest-control brand of Atlanta-based Rollins Inc., has announced a raft of new international franchise agreements, mostly in Latin America. The company announced July 17 that it had added six new franchises in three Brazilian cities, plus Nicaragua and the international capitals of Lima, Peruand Jakarta, Indonesia. The Brazilian cities include Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo. As it does with all new franchisees, Rollins has […]
Curiosity to Cure: Atlanta Traveler Explores Why the World Flocks to Brazilian Healer ‘John of God’
Contributed by Sucheta Rawal, For Global Atlanta Why are millions of people from all over the world — including some from Atlanta — traveling to a small town near the capital of Brazil in search of personal and physical healing? To find out, I flew to Brasilia, having extended my stay in the country after a […]
Georgia’s Push and Pull Approaches to Global Fintech Dominance
Georgia’s biggest annual financial technology summit showed how the state is aiming to enhance its global reputation, both by attracting investment from overseas and helping homegrown upstarts take on industry challenges with international resonance. The event was a clarion call to defend and augment the state’s reputation as an international leader in an industry that is attracting more […]
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