Global Women’s Journey When: THU, March 14th, 2013, 6pm-9pm Location: eBay 2065 Hamilton Ave, San Jose Registration Cost: members: free; early birds: $25; regular admission (after March 1st) $35 Women continue making significant progress across the world. A recent World Bank study concluded that women have been responsible for 30% of Latin America’s extreme poverty…
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BayBrazil teamed up with San Jose Earthquakes to organize a Brazilian Heritage Night! Date: SUN, March, 10h, 7:00pm Location: Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara Univeristy On March 10, the Earthquakes played against the New York Red Bull, which hired Brazilian soccer star Juninho. Juninho began his career with Sport in 1991 before heading to Vasco da…
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Brazil looks to Silicon Valley to power new semiconductor factory By Heather Somerville San Jose Mercury News Posted: 03/05/2013 04:16:39 PM PST Brazil is building what is considered one of the most advanced semiconductor businesses in the Southern Hemisphere, and it wants Silicon Valley engineers to apply for jobs. SIX Semiconductors — a $500…
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On Jan 29, we had a conversation with Eduardo Lins Henrique, Head of Movile in U.S. and a mentor at BayBrazil Mentor program for Brazilian entrepreneurs. BayBrazil: How was the process of moving from Campinas do Mountain View to set up Movile’s operations in the U.S.? Eduardo: Me and our CEO, Fabricio Bloisi, came several…
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The Brazilian Semiconductors Industry An in-depth overview on the sector in one of the fastest growing markets in the world & introduction of Unitec: Brazil’s first large-scale semiconductors plant. When: Monday, Jan 28, 2013 Location: SRI, 333 Ravenswood Ave, Menlo Park The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics predicts that the industry will grow 4.5 percent globally…
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We kicked-off our 2013 event series highlighting Brazil’s entrepreneurial spirit! Brazilian Founders Date: Thu, Jan 24, 6pm-9:30pm Location: Mozilla Corporation, 650 Castro Street #300 Mountain View, CA 94041 Speakers: Bel Pesce, Passionate Entrepeneur, Lemon Vicente Goetten, Founder, Totvs Labs Moderator: Ron Piovesan, Bus Dev/Global Lead, Apps MarketPlace at Mozilla Corporation Thanks Bel, Vicente and Ron for…
DetailsBayBrazil & partner organization GABA presented: Big Data – Challenges and Opportunities Date: Dec 12, 6pm-9pm Location: Wilmer Hale, 950 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94034 At the beginning of this year, International Data Corporation (IDC) released a worldwide Big Data technology and services forecast showing the market is expected to grow from $3.2 billion in 2010…
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BayBrazil Holiday Party Date: Thu, Dec 6, 6pm-9:30pm Location: LinkedIn, 2029 Stierlin Ct, Mountain View, 94085 Cost: Members: free; Non-members: $40; Late birds & at the door: $50 BayBrazil membership is only $100 per year. Become a BayBrazil member today! Join us on Dec 6 to celebrate a thriving community with new connections, new businesses…
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MEF Americas 2012: Mobile Content & Commerce Date: Dec 4th and 5th Location: Fontainebleau Mimi Beach Register using promotional code MEFTHG2012 to receive the limited-time discount offer at $599 BayBrazil is delighted to be partnering with MEF on the 3rd annual MEF Americas 2012: Mobile Content & Commerce – the essential cross-border event for thought…
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This week we had a conversation with Luis Dib, a Brazilian engineer who’s been living in the Silicon Valley for 15 years. Luis is a Sr. Embedded System Software Engineer at NVIDIA. BayBrazil: What is your role at Nvidia? Luis: Currently working as lead engineer for system software (meaning everything that is not graphics or multimedia…
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Brazil is the world’s fifth-largest online market with over 75 million daily internet users who are increasingly accessing it through mobile. Don’t miss the San Jose Mercury News story on the mobile payment industry in Brazil, where several members of our BayBrazil community were mentioned: Eduardo Lins Henrique, Co-Founder of Movile & member of BayBrazil…
DetailsBayBrazil & partner organizations GABA, IEFF, JHTC, SiliconFrench, SiliconVikings & TEC present: Disruptive Innovation in Education Date: Nov 1st , 6pm-9pm Location: JCC at 3921 Fabian Way, Palo CA Education as we know it, has been around for centuries. Little has changed from the model we have all experienced: teachers and professors stand in front…
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