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São Paulo Alpargatas
Alpargatas S.A. is one of the largest Brazilian manufacturing company in the footwears and canvass business. Its main product is ''Havaianas'', one of the largest Brazilian brands of rubber flip-flops, since 1962. History It was founded in 1907, under the original name of ''Fábrica Brasileira de Alpargatas e Calçados'', by Robert Fraser (from Scotland and Argentina), in association with an English company. Fraser had also established Alpargatas factories in Argentina and Uruguay. It started production in the Mooca district of São Paulo (city). Already in 1909, the company - under the name ''São Paulo Alpargatas Company S.A.'' - found success in selling its products thanks to the use of sandals and canvas in coffee production. In the 1930s, shareholding control of São Paulo Alpargatas was transferred to the Argentine company. However, in 1982, after a gradual process of nationalization of capital started in 1948, São Paulo Alpargatas ceased to have Argentine participati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a same management being substantially controlled by same entity/group are called sister companies. The subsidiary can be a company (usually with limited liability) and may be a government- or state-owned enterprise. They are a common feature of modern business life, and most multinational corporations organize their operations in this way. Examples of holding companies are Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies Financial Group, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, or Citigroup; as well as more focused companies such as IBM, Xerox, and Microsoft. These, and others, organize their businesses into national and functional subsidiaries, often with multiple levels of subsidiaries. Details Subsidiaries are separate, distinct legal entities f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associação Athletica São Paulo Alpargatas
Club Athletico Albion, C. A. Albion or simply CA Albion was a Brazilian football club based in São Paulo. The club won one Campeonato Paulista First Division in 1933 and three Second Division titles, before being dissolved in 1936. History Founded in 1921 as "Associação Athletica São Paulo Alpargatas", the name of the company where most of the team's players worked (Alpargatas S.A., São Paulo Alpargatas), and, in 1932, chose to change its name to "Club Athletico Albion", and acted as such until 1936, when the club abandoned the Campeonato Paulista during the dispute and was dissolved. Their colors were red, blue and white. His main uniform was tricolor with narrow parallel vertical stripes, white shorts. It is currently extinct. In 2021, the club had recognized the title of state champion, won in 1933. However, nothing remains of the club nowadays. Honours *Campeonato Paulista (1): 1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Council For Economic Defense
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (in Portuguese, ''Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica'', often referred to as Cade or CADE) is Brazil's national competition regulator and an agency of the government of Brazil. Its stated goals are "guiding, inspecting, preventing and investigating economic power abuse by exercising a custodial role in its prevention and repression". History On September 10, 1962 CADE was created as an organ of the Ministry of Labor during the government of President João Goulart by Law No. 4,137. From its creation until 1991, it remained largely inactive being used as an instrument of the State. Law No. 8,884, of June 11, 1994, revoked Law No. 4,137 and transformed CADE into a federal agency linked to the Ministry of Justice. In November 2011, Law No. 12,529 was approved, entering into force in May 2012. This law made numerous changes in the autarchy, especially from an organizational and procedural perspective. Structure CADE's mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itaúsa
Itaúsa is a Brazilian multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. It is one of the largest private conglomerates in Brazil, and one of the largest in the world. The company controls several companies active in areas such as the financial and real estate sectors; industries including wood panels, pottery and metal; health; chemicals; and fashion. The main companies that Itaúsa controls are Itaú Unibanco, Duratex and Alpargatas S.A. Alpargatas S.A. is one of the largest Brazilian manufacturing company in the footwears and canvass business. Its main product is ''Havaianas'', one of the largest Brazilian brands of rubber flip-flops, since 1962. History It was founded in ... The control of the company rests with the Setubal and Villela families along with the Camargo family as minority holder. References External links * BM&F BovespaITSA3ITSA4 {{DEFAULTSORT:Itausa Companies listed on B3 (stock exchange) Companies based in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017
File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a series of missiles in the face of international condemnation; The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Central Mexico; Spain rejects the result of the 2017 Catalan independence referendum; 2017 Las Vegas shooting, the deadliest mass shooting in American history; The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft ends its mission, 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Battle of Mosul (2016-2017) rect 200 0 400 200 Manchester Arena bombing rect 400 0 600 200 Solar Eclipse of August 21st, 2017 rect 0 200 300 400 Cassini-Huygens rect 300 200 600 400 2017 North Korean missile test rect 0 400 200 600 2017 Las Vegas shooting rect 200 400 400 600 2017–2018 Spanish constitutional crisis rect 400 400 600 600 2017 Puebla earthquake 2017 was designated as Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
July 12
Events Pre-1600 * 70 – The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple. * 927 – King Constantine II of Scotland, King Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Ealdred of Bamburgh and King Owain of the Cumbrians accepted the overlordship of King Æthelstan of England, leading to seven years of peace in the north. * 1191 – Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre. * 1470 – The Ottomans capture Euboea. * 1488 – Joseon Dynasty official Choe Bu returned to Korea after months of shipwrecked travel in China. *1493 – Hartmann Schedel's ''Nuremberg Chronicle'', one of the best-documented early printed books, is published. * 1527 – Lê Cung Hoàng ceded the throne to Mạc Đăng Dung, ending the Lê dynasty and starting the Mạc dynasty. * 1543 – King Henry VIII of Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folha De S
''Folha de S.Paulo'' (sometimes spelled ''Folha de São Paulo''), also known as simply ''Folha'' (, ''Sheet''), is a Brazilian daily newspaper founded in 1921 under the name ''Folha da Noite'' and published in São Paulo by the Folha da Manhã company. The newspaper is the centerpiece for Grupo Folha, a conglomerate that also controls UOL (Universo Online), the leading Internet portal in Brazil; polling institute Datafolha; publishing house Publifolha; book imprint Três Estrelas; printing company Plural; and, in a joint-venture with the Globo group, the business daily ''Valor'', among other enterprises. It has gone through several phases and has targeted different audiences, such as urban middle classes, rural landowners, and the civil society, but political independence has always been one of its editorial cornerstones. Ever since 1986, ''Folha'' has had the biggest circulation among the largest Brazilian newspapers – according to data by IVC (Instituto Verificador de Circ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JBS S
JBS may refer to: Schools * John Burroughs School, in Ladue, Missouri, United States * Judge Business School, at Cambridge University * June Buchanan School, in Pippa Passes, Kentucky, United States * John Bosco School, former name of De La Salle John Bosco College * JBS, an abbreviation for Lycée Jean-Baptiste-Say (JBS Lyceum), Paris Groups, organizations, companies * Japan Bible Society * JBS S.A., a Brazilian meat processor operating worldwide ** JBS USA, its U.S. subsidiary * Jewish Broadcasting Service, an American broadcaster * Johanson–Blizzard syndrome * John Birch Society Other uses * Jubilee Bus Station, in Secunderabad, Telangana, India * John Bendor-Samuel (1929–2011), a British missionary linguist * ''Journal of British Studies'' * Journey Beyond Sodor, a 2017 Thomas & Friends film See also * JB (other) * JB's (other) JB's may refer to: *The J.B.'s James Brown's backing band *JB's Dudley a club just outside Birmingham, England *JB's Restaur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J&F Investimentos
J&F Investimentos SA is a private investment holding company that was founded in 1953 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil. The company is involved in myriad business endeavors, such as agribusiness, manufacturing, marketing and sales, electricity generation, waste management, real estate, and publishing, among others. J&F Investimentos is owned by the Batista family. In 2020, the company pleaded guilty to charges in the U.S. of paying nearly US$180 million in bribes to Brazilian officials. Overview J&F Investimentos is in part a large agribusiness company that is involved in all aspects of the purveyance of beef, pork, poultry, and sheep food commodities, including animal rearing, slaughter, refrigeration, processing, marketing, sales and delivery. J&F Investimentos owns JBS S.A., which is the largest meatpacker in the world. The company also manufactures and purveys food products such as dairy, pasta and noodles, vegetable oils, yogurt, juices, sugarcane and cereal crops, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Real
The Brazilian real (plural, pl. '; currency symbol, sign: R$; ISO 4217, code: BRL) is the official currency of Brazil. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. The Central Bank of Brazil is the central bank and the issuing authority. The real replaced the Brazilian cruzeiro real, cruzeiro real in 1994. As of April 2019, the real was the twentieth most traded currency. History Currencies in use before the current real include: * The ''Portuguese real'' from the 16th to 18th centuries, with 1,000 ''réis'' called the ''milréis''. * The ''Brazilian real (old), old Brazilian real'' from 1747 to 1942, with 1,000 ''réis'' also called the ''milréis''. * The ''Brazilian cruzeiro (1942–1967), first cruzeiro'' from 1942 to 1967, at 1 cruzeiro = 1 ''milréis'' or 1,000 ''réis''. * The ''Brazilian cruzeiro novo, cruzeiro novo'' from 1967 to 1970, at 1 cruzeiro novo = 1,000 first cruzeiros. From 1970 it was simply called the ''Brazilian cruzeiro (1967-1986), (second) cruzeiro'' and was u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Wizard Martins
Carlos Wizard Martins (born 1956) is a Brazilian entrepreneur and founder of Grupo Multi, a company that offers franchises for English courses. Grupo Multi was bought out by Pearson in 2013. Biography He was born in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. When he was thirteen he and his parents joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was through interactions with missionaries of the church that he learned English. At age 18 Martins went to the United States where he worked in Newark, New Jersey for a time. Martins served a mission for the church in Portugal and later served as a bishop. In the early 1980s he went back to the United States with his wife and young family to study at Brigham Young University, where he received a degree in Computer Science and Statistics. He then worked as a computer systems analyst in Brazil. He soon realized he was earning more by teaching his colleagues English, so he formed Wizard by Pearson. Martins and his wife, the form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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