Welcome to Ceará
Adwin van Dijke, Accompanied • 18 November 2022
[Business Opportunities]
Some places are not as crowded and congested as Holland or São Paulo. In Ceará (in Northeast Brazil), there are plenty of opportunities. The production of green hydrogen is booming, and more and more producers are moving their businesses here. It makes sense, as there is plenty of space and human capital. And from the new port of Pecém, you can reach Lisbon or New York by ship in ten days.
If you are inspired by this video from the government of Ceará, please contact us. We know the way there, and with our sister company Accompanied Brasil, we ensure a good start in this dynamic country.
Brazil has experienced flooding before due to heavy rainfall. In recent years, the frequency has significantly increased and Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, now experiences twice as many days of extreme rainfall as in 1960. Like so many countries, Brazil must learn to adapt to the consequences of climate change while striving to minimize them.
In the Northeast of Brazil lies Fortaleza, the capital of the state of Ceará, and with nearly 3 million inhabitants, the fifth-largest city in the country. Fortaleza is booming, not only due to tourism (which primarily attracts tourists from the mega-cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo) but mainly because of the enormous growth of the energy sector.
[Workshop] "There are probably thousands of people working illegally in our country as cleaners, hairdressers, childminders, or in the hospitality industry. They are now the first to lose their jobs, and thus their income, in the crisis. Returning to their country of origin is often their only option now." In the Netherlands, thousands of illegal migrant workers - who arrived here on tourist visas and stayed for work - are part of an informal economy that has been tolerated by the Netherlands for years. However, due to the coronavirus crisis, they are facing problems and are leaving out of necessity.