| 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 João Lucas Quental 
Ambassador João Lucas Quental Novaes de Almeida is the current Consul General of Brazil in Orlando. Prior to that, he was director of the Department of Human Rights and Citizenship in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil. As a career diplomat for almost thirty years, he has served in several posts, including the Permanent Missions of Brazil to the United Nations in New York and Geneva. Ambassador João Lucas graduated in Economics and obtained master's degrees in International Relations from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and from the London School of Economics (LSE).
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