Brazil's export future?

Brazilian makers eye new markets at home and abroad

Despite having an ambitious export agenda via the Texbrasil promotion programme, many companies in Brazil’s textiles and apparel sector are…

Brazil ramps up efforts to take its fashions worldwide

Brazil is determined to raise its presence on the world’s fashion stage, with a trade show in Belo Horizonte claiming…

BRAZIL: Shoe maker Alpargatas posts 18% FY profit drop

Brazilian shoe maker Sao Paulo Alpargatas has posted an 18% drop in full-year profit, despite higher sales. The company, which…

BRAZIL: Vulcabras to accelerate operations in Argentina

Brazilian footwear manufacturer Vulcabras SA is to nearly double production at its Argentinian factory, according to reports in Brazil. According…

VIETNAM: Fears of Brazil anti–dumping probe ease

The Vietnamese footwear industry has escaped an anti-dumping probe by Brazilian officials, according to the Vietnam Competition Administration Department. The…

VIETNAM: Brazilian shoe sector demands anti-dumping probe

Officials in Brazil are being urged to investigate imports of Vietnamese shoes into the country after the sector said they…

BELGIUM: EU and Brazil apparel trade groups forge links

The leaders of textile and apparel trade groups in the EU and Brazil have pledged to work together to expand…

US: Shoe firm Skins signs Brazilian manufacturing deal

Footwear maker Skins Inc has signed a new deal with Brazilian manufacturer Henrich e Cia Ltda, which should help to…