Brazil Lawmakers Vote to Regulate Uber and Other Taxi Apps
Brazil's lower house of Congress voted Tuesday to give cities greater power to regulate ride-hailing app Uber and other transportation apps, paving the way for local governments to charge taxes, require insurance and pension...
HOTSHOTS: Meet EasySize
If you work in e-commerce, you are probably familiar with one of the major problems in fashion e-commerce: rate of items returned. Successful e-commerce websites understand how customer's satisfaction is a major asset and they...
Brazil’s President Launches $15 Bi Infrastructure Concession Plan
Brazil's President Michel Temer launched an infrastructure concessions program on Tuesday that he said should raise 45 billion reais ($14.43 billion) in investment in building and operating roads, port terminals, railways and power transmission...
Adobe’s big plans for Brazil
Adobe is looking to widen its user base in Brazil and boost the uptake of its marketing products as local organizations enhance their customer experience capabilities as part of digital transformation plans.
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Brazilian coffee farmers braced for first bean imports
It has been a tough few years for Rodrigo Rigo, a coffee grower in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, just north of Rio de Janeiro.
Hit by three years of severe droughts in the...
New Brazilian Fintech report for 2017 and Radar
FintechLab, a connection hub with advisory focus, research and integration of the national Brazilian Fintech ecosystem, launched in February 2017 the Report 2017 with update of its well-known FintechLab Radar, which monitors market initiatives.
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Brazil’s “Carwash Operation” – where do we go from here?
Since 2014, Brazil finds itself in the grip of the Petrobras scandal, known locally as operação lava jato or ‘carwash’ operation and rocking the country socially, economically and politically. The operation has been exposing the extent...
This Man Was Once Brazil’s Richest. He’s Now in Jail on Bribery Charges
A Brazilian oil and mining tycoon has been jailed in Rio de Janeiro after turning himself over to police on corruption charges. Eike Batista, who was once the country's richest man, is accused of...
Brazilian delegation to SXSW will have 62 companies
The South by Southwest (SXSW) festival , one of the most important events for the technology and creative economy sector, will take place in March in Austin, USA. At the event, there will be present 62 companies to...
Facebook seeks Brazil country manager
Facebook is now looking for a new country manager for Brazil, as the previous incumbent, Marcos Angelini, has stepped down earlier this month.
The executive decided to leave the company after returning from holidays last...