Fostering Bilateral Trade and Investment Flows Between Brazil and Florida

The Council

The Brazil-Florida Business Council, Inc. ("BFBC") is an independent, not-for-profit business association based in Tampa, Florida. The BFBC was established in 2014 to forge closer ties between the business communities of Brazil and Florida by fostering bilateral trade and investment opportunities in both regions.  The BFBC will provide a forum to nurture the exchange of ideas, foster networking opportunities, facilitate and drive economic growth. As a non-governmental association, the BFBC is supported by membership dues.

The BFBC is run by a volunteer board of directors composed of representatives from member companies. 

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Ambassador André Odenbreit Carvalho
Consulate General of Brazil in Miami
Honorary Chairman

Heading the Consulate General since April 11, 2022,  Ambassador André Odenbreit Carvalho was born in Rio de Janeiro, holds a degree in History from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ), and is a career diplomat, having previously served in the embassies in Buenos Aires, Moscow and London, as well as the Brazilian Mission to the European Union in Brussels.

Among other roles, Ambassador André Odenbreit Carvalho worked in Brasília as Head of the Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development Division, Director of the Departments of Extra Regional  Trade Negotiations and Multilateral Economic Organizations and Special Secretary for External Relations of the Civil House of the Presidency of the Republic.

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