General overview and perspective of the
Trade Promotion Office of the Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles
presented by Deputy Consul Leonardo Valverde
Trade Commissioner
Brazil's Trade Commissioner Leonardo Valverde will walk you through the Brazilian Government Trade Promotion system and present the work performed by the Trade Promotion Office of the Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles in recent years as well as the perspective for the Brazil-US bilateral relation in the coming year of 2015.
Wednesday, October 29th, 2014
From 8:00AM - 10:00AM
Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles
8484 Wilshire Blvd. 3rd. Floor
Conference room Vinicius de Moraes
Beverly Hills, CA
BCCC members: $15 (paid in full by October 28, 2014)
Non-Members: $25 (paid in full by October 28, 2014)
At the door: $30
Space is limited. Please RSVP as soon as possible or contact us with any questions.
Mr. Leonardo Valverde Corrêa da Costa, a career diplomat, was born in Santos, São Paulo. He has an undergraduate degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance. Before joining the Foreign Service, Mr. Costa worked for 8 years in international banking for institutions such as Citibank, Credit Commercial de France and HSBC. In 2007, Mr. Costa joined Itamaraty and received his degree from Rio Branco Institute, the Brazilian Diplomatic Academy. Afterwards, he worked at the Economic Department of Itamaraty, and was responsible for trade negotiations both at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Mercosul. From 2010 to 2011 he served at the Permanent Mission of Brazil to Mercosul, in Montevideo, Uruguay, and in 2012, was appointed Deputy Consul of Brazil in Los Angeles, responsible for heading the Trade Promotion Office.