Our community is as diverse as it can get. With that in mind, we created this section to get to know professionals from Brazil who work abroad and professionals from all over the world who have connections with Brazil, whether through business, education or culture. We like to call them BayBrazilians.
At BayBrazil we are proud to work with various partner organizations and professionals, including the amazing group of women who planned the TEDx Bay Area Women, last December. BayBrazil contributed by recommending the entrepreneur who represented Brazil in the event.
Watch the presentation of Ana Gabriela Pessoa, CEO and founder of Ezlearn Educacional, an education technology company based in Rio de Janeiro.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-hrCz64kxI
It’s our pleasure to continue introducing you the BayBrazil community!
Read past interviews below and stay tuned for new ones!
Bernardo Pericas, Consul General of Brazil in San Francisco
BayBrazil: Brazil had a remarkable growth last year. What are your expectations for 2011?
Bernardo Pericas: The Brazilian economy is expected to grow 4.5% in 2011. National public policy will be geared towards continuous growth, with expansion of income and revenue. It is the country’s goal to continue the expansion, maintaining the growth pattern we had in the past years, which shall be reached with additional investments, savings and social achievements. Foreign direct investments in 2010 registered a record high of $ 48.5 billion, consolidating Brazil as … Continue reading: Interview with Bernardo Pericas
On Dec 16, BayBrazil spoke with Jean-Bernard Rolland, VP Solution Management at SAP.
BayBrazil: 2010 has been a good year for SAP in Brazil. What’s the projected growth this year?
Jean-Bernard: We cannot yet provide a specific projected growth number for the entire year, but it is expected to be significant and significantly above the 19% average growth globally. In 2009, Brazil was in 10% percentile of country growth. The Americas region grew faster than the EMEA region. Brazil was at the forefront of the expansion. This year, for Brazil, we are expecting a double-digit percentage growth in the software segment and substantial growth in the services market. Continue reading: Interview with Jean-Bernard Rolland
On Nov 2, BayBrazil had a conversation with Tiffany Bukow, Founder of Bolsa Cheia.
BayBrazil: How Bolsa Cheia will help women in Brazil?
Tiffany Bukow: Bolsa Cheia will use the power of social networking to spread the word amongst Brazilian women about fiscal fitness and why it is so important to them, their families, communities and Brazil. The Internet and mobile applications will serve as a excellent delivery tool for not just personal educational content but also money management tools Bolsa Cheia will deliver to its members.
Continue reading: Interview with Tiffany Bukow
On Oct 13, BayBrazil interviewed Marcio Saito, President at Coffee Bean Technology.
BayBrazil: What does Coffee Bean Technology do?
Marcio Saito: We develop Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software that helps companies to support their sales and marketing operations. Differently from the traditional tools, we leverage social technologies to both connect with customers via Social Media and promote internal collaboration among the several functional areas within the company. We are developing the CRM system for a more social world.
Continue reading: Interview with Marcio Saito
On Aug 30, BayBrazil spoke with Karesha McGee, Executive Communications, Office of the Chairman and CEO, Cisco Systems.
BayBrazil: You recently traveled to Brazil with a group of California professionals invited by the Rotary Club. How was your trip?
Karesha McGee: The Rotary International Group Study Exchange (GSE) was incredible! A truly life-changing experience! A group of four of us from the Bay Area traveled to Minas Gerais, and in only one month we visited 12 cities: Belo Horizonte (Brazilians call it “BH” or Bay-Agah for short), Itauna, Itapacerica, Formiga, Tiradentes, Divinopolis, Lavras, Piumhi, Pains, Carmo do Rio Claro, Monte Siao, and finally, São Lourenço for the Rotary…Continue reading: Interview with Karesha McGee
On August 24, BayBrazil had a conversation with Rodney Alves, Partner at Alves, Videla Business Strategies.
BayBrazil: As Brazil continues to grow, more U.S. companies are planning to enter that market or expand their presence. What are the main legal aspects companies should be aware of?
Rodney Alves: When it comes to do business overseas, it is always important to learn the basic legal aspects of the country. Brazil has a fairly well structured legal system that has evolved over the years and continues to adapt itself to the modern needs and legal environments. Although each industry has its own particular legal requirements and important aspects to be concerned …Continue reading: Interview with Rodney Alves
On July 14, BayBrazil spoke with Marilson Campos, CTO of Whojini.
BayBrazil: What is Whojini?
Marilson Campos: Whojini is a service that allows you to request, store and search information from people you know and trust. We leverage Social Networks (Facebook) and email groups (Yahoo groups, etc) to propagate requests to friends and friends of friends.
Continue reading: Interview with Marilson Campos
On June 18, BayBrazil interviewed Claudia Kajiyama, Research Scientist in the R&D group at Crystal Technology, Inc.
BayBrazil: What is your role at Crystal Technology, Inc?
Claudia Kajiyama: I am responsible for crystal growth of Magnesium doped Lithium Niobate and for process development of stoichiometric Lithium Tantalate through Vapor Transport Equilibration, another material used for light frequency conversion. CTI is a group company of TDK-EPC Corporation (EPCOS was bought by TDK, nearly 2 years ago and the formed company was named TDK-EPC) and the world leader supplier of lithium niobate,…Continue reading: Interview with Claudia Kajiyama
On May 14, BayBrazil had a conversation with Francisco Imai, Principal Scientist e Project Chief at Canon
BayBrazil: What are the trends in photography?
Francisco Imai: Imaging sensors trends show that digital cameras are going to be more and more ubiquitous. This can be useful to create image editing and enhancement technologies based on crowd-sourcing digital images available in the cyberspace but it also creates issues of privacy.
BayBrazil: Which countries are more rapidly adopting the new technologies on photography? Continue reading: Interview with Francisco Imai
On April 20, BayBrazil interviewed Evaldo Freire, Deputy Consul General of Brazil in San Francsico and Director of SF Trade Promotion Bureau.
BayBrazil: What are the goals of the San Francisco Trade Promotion Bureau?
Evaldo Freire: To foster business partnerships between Brazil and the U.S., especially in the region in our jurisdiction comprised by Northern California and the States of Oregon, Washington and Alaska.
BayBrazil: How do you do that?
Continue reading: Interview with Evaldo Freire
On March 31, BayBrazil spoke with Bard Williams, Director, Partner, Retail & Intl. Marketing at TiVo. Bard is also the founder of Techthree and an advisor to BayBrazil.
BayBrazil: How are you connected to Brazil?
Bard Williams: As a leader in Consumer Electronics products, we’re always looking for exciting emerging markets. For the past few years, I’ve also hosted Brazilian students from West Valley College and San Jose State University for an on-site tour and discussion to help them learn about how we do business in the US and abroad.
BayBrazil: What is keeping TiVo from offering its services in Brazil?
Continue reading: Interview with Bard Williams
On March 9, BayBrazil interviewed Celso Aguiar, Senior Software Engineer at MySpace.
BayBrazil: What brought you to California?
Celso Aguiar: I came to Stanford University to do a PHD in Music and Acoustics at CCRMA. I happen to be born in Stanford of Brazilian parents.
BayBrazil: What challenges you the most as a Senior Software Engineer at MySpace?
Continue reading: Interview with Celso Aguiar
On March 8, BayBrazil interviewed Michael Conniff, Associate Dean, College of Social Sciences and Director, Silicon ValleyCenter for Global Innovation and Immigration
BayBrazil: You’ve been teaching Brazil and Latin America history in various institutions in the U.S. and abroad, including Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. How was that experience?
M. Conniff: I’ve enjoyed teaching Brazilian history immensely, especially in the last 15 years of Brazil under democracy and good presidents. The course attracts good students who are fascinated to get acquainted with nossa terra querida. And in my case, I’ve lived over 40 years of Brazilian history and met a number of prominent politicians, intellectuals, artists, and business people. Continue reading: Interview with Michael Conniff
Last February, BayBrazil spoke with the Consul General of Brazil in San Francisco, Mauricio E. Cortes Costa.
BayBrazil: Brazil has been in the spotlight in recent years and is projected to be among the largest economies. Analysts forecast Brazil’s economy will grow about 3.5% in 2010. Is this realistic?
Cortes Costa: It is realistic to expect that the Brazilian economy will grow more than 3.5% this year (actually, in recent forecasts, this percentage may reach 6%). Forecasts take into consideration a consistent inflow of investments as a result of positive factors such as internal market strength and our economic and financial institutions stability. Continue reading: Interview with Mauricio E. C. Costa
