By Alessandra Taraborelli<\/strong><\/p> Recognizing the business potential in Cear\u00e1 and Canada, the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada (CCBC) inaugurated an office in Fortaleza, Cear\u00e1, earlier this month. The initiative is part of a strategy to promote internationalization and foster business relations between Brazil’s Northeast region and Canada, positioning the area as a strategic hub for Brazilian companies.<\/p> The decision to establish the office in Cear\u00e1 was based on its privileged location and robust infrastructure, making it an attractive center for medium- and large-scale enterprises. According to the \u201cBest Cities to Do Business\u201d ranking by Urban Systems and Exame magazine in 2023, Cear\u00e1 boasts eight cities among the top 100 with favorable business environments. Fortaleza leads the region, followed by Caucaia, Crato, Itapipoca, Juazeiro do Norte, Maracana\u00fa, Maranguape, and Sobral.<\/p> Fortaleza stands out due to its strategic geographic location near the Pec\u00e9m Complex, which features comprehensive infrastructure including an industrial area, port, and Export Processing Zone (EPZ). It serves as a gateway to the Northeast, offering seamless access to international markets and ideal conditions for businesses in key and emerging sectors such as logistics, blue economy, wind energy, infrastructure, and basic sanitation.<\/p> \u201cThere are shared interests and priorities between Cear\u00e1 and Canada in fostering collaborative and sustainable projects. With the opening of an office in the Northeast, CCBC aims to share its expertise through an ecosystem specifically designed to promote and accelerate this vital networking between institutions and companies in partnership with Canadians,\u201d says Hilton Reche Nascimento, CCBC’s Commercial Director.<\/p> Nascimento also highlighted that, in addition to the areas already mentioned, green hydrogen represents another key area of interest. Canada has adopted policies to promote the production and export of green hydrogen, including tax credits and loans. Meanwhile, Cear\u00e1 is on track to become Brazil\u2019s first green hydrogen producer. \u201cCanada and Cear\u00e1 have much to teach and learn from each other. Our office will facilitate this exchange, enabling greater collaboration with fewer bureaucratic hurdles. We are optimistic that bilateral relations will generate essential business opportunities for both parties,\u201d he adds.<\/p> The Cear\u00e1 Chapter will be led by Andr\u00e9 Menescal and Igor Maia, two seasoned professionals in international business. Menescal is the founding partner of Andr\u00e9 Menescal Advogados and Executive Director of the Maranh\u00e3o State Industries Center (CIEMA). Maia brings over 14 years of experience in the energy, natural resources, and infrastructure sectors and serves as President of the Chamber of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment at ADECE and the Brazil-Argentina Chamber in Cear\u00e1 (CBACE).<\/p> \u201cThe new CCBC office aims to contribute to the state\u2019s economic and social development by supporting the internationalization of local companies and attracting investments to the region,\u201d explains Menescal.<\/p> Maia underscores the importance of CCBC’s involvement in this endeavor. \u201cHaving CCBC as a partner not only facilitates entry and operations in international markets but also adds strategic value, reducing risks and optimizing results,\u201d he states.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CCBC opens office in Fortaleza to boost internationalization and bilateral business promotion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":61394,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"1080","footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[555,125,229,1965],"class_list":["post-61397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-ccbc","tag-brazil-canada","tag-canada-en","tag-ccbc-en","tag-ccbc-50-anos-en"],"cp_meta_data":{"_wpml_word_count":["{\"total\":551,\"to_translate\":{\"fr\":551,\"pt-br\":551}}"],"_wp_old_date":["2024-11-19"],"_et_pb_use_builder":["off"],"_et_pb_old_content":[""],"_et_gb_content_width":["1080"],"footnotes":[""],"_et_monarch_override":[""],"sb_djhf_disable":["0"],"_et_post_bg_color":["#ffffff"],"_et_post_bg_layout":["light"],"_et_pb_show_title":["on"],"_et_pb_post_hide_nav":["default"],"_et_pb_page_layout":["et_no_sidebar"],"_et_pb_side_nav":["off"],"_wpml_media_duplicate":["1"],"_wpml_media_featured":["1"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":["53"],"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":["Reforma Tribut\u00e1ria"],"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":["Evento do Chapter MG reuniu empresas de minera\u00e7\u00e3o e do agroneg\u00f3cio para avaliar impactos nos neg\u00f3cios com o novo sistema em discuss\u00e3o no Congresso"],"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":["56"],"_yoast_wpseo_content_score":["30"],"_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":["5"],"_et_builder_dynamic_assets_loading_attr_threshold":["2"],"_wpml_location_migration_done":["1"],"_thumbnail_id":["61394"],"_edit_lock":["1733773557:40"],"_last_translation_edit_mode":["translation-editor"],"_edit_last":["40"],"_encloseme":["1"]},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ccbc.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61397"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ccbc.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ccbc.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ccbc.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ccbc.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61397"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ccbc.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61399,"href":"https:\/\/www.ccbc.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61397\/revisions\/61399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ccbc.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ccbc.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ccbc.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ccbc.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}