| 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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| Arnaldo Carrera  Arnaldo Carrera is currently a Managing Partner of Strategic Business Alliance, an advisory firm that helps IT, manufacturing, agriculture, fintech, and healthcare clients to enter or expand into the USA, Brazil, and China. With over 30 years of experience in banking, technology, finance, media, and operations, he has served at the top executive levels at Safra National Bank, Chase Manhattan Bank, Deutsche Bank, and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Arnaldo is a seasoned entrepreneur having mentored and raised funds for several start-up companies. Arnaldo holds a bachelor's degree in economics and physics from Rutgers University and a master of science in management engineering from the N.J. Institute of Technology. Arnaldo served as a trustee of ITDU (a non-profit corporation that promoted the publication of reliable trade data), the ACLU-NJ (American Civil Liberties Union), and other non-profit boards. He was also a councilman and deputy mayor of his New Jersey Township. Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Arnaldo has lived in the U.S. for over 50 years and is fluent in Portuguese and conversational Spanish. He earned the distinction as the first Brazilian-American elected to public office in the U.S. |
