The Trade Promotion Bureau of the Consulate General of Brazil in San Francisco was inaugurated in June 2009.
The Trade Promotion Bureaus are an extension of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations. Their offices can be found throughout the world, located at Brazilian Embassies or Consulates.
Our Mission
The mission of this Trade Promotion Bureau is to promote and strengthen trade and investment ties between Brazil and Northern California, as well as the states of Washington, Oregon and Alaska. At the Consulates of Brazil in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, Chicago, New York and at the Embassy in Washington, D.C. there are also Trade Promotion Bureaus to assist you in investing and doing business with Brazil.
Our main goals are:
offer support and promote Brazilian companies wishing to enter the North-American market;
assist U.S. companies wishing to import from Brazil;
promote joint ventures and direct foreign investments in Brazil;
provide information about Brazilian and US trade markets;
organize trade missions and seminars.
Contact us at our new address and phone numbers:
Consulate General of Brazil - Trade Promotion Bureau 300 Montgomery Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94104 Phone: (415) 820-5283 / (415) 820-5284 Email: trade@brazilsf.org
Jurisdiction
The Trade Promotion Bureau's jurisdiction includes the following areas: Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Northern California (counties of Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Ladera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benedito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislau, Sutter,Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolunme, Yolo and Yuba).
BrazilTradeNet
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTING AND TRADING WITH BRAZIL
BrazilTradeNet is the trade promotion database of Brazil’s Ministry of External Relations. It is a comprehensive trade information network, created with the aim of stimulating Brazilian trade flow and attracting foreign direct investment to Brazil.
Through the website www.braziltradenet.gov.br you can easily access a wide variety of information related to doing business with Brazil, such as product information, Brazilian regulations and trade agreements, market research, a list of trade fairs and other useful publications about how to invest in Brazil.
A quick and free registration is required for our records. To access the form and register online, please click here.
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