Brazil

3 Billion in New Customer Agreements for GE Energy; Global Commitments Span Advanced Tech from Exploration to Power Generation

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3 Ways GE’s Celma Center in Brazil Taps Human Innovation

With the World Economic Forum on Latin America 2011 in Rio in full swing, GE Reports took a closer look at how innovation is working on the ground in Brazil. GE’s Celma facility, located in Petrópolis, Brazil (a small town near Rio de Janeiro) provides engine services to aircraft customers [...]

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How Brazil Is Poised to Energize the World’s Tech

This week, Brazil is capturing the world’s attention by hosting the World Economic Forum on Latin America in Rio De Janeiro. Business and government leaders from across the continent are gathering to discuss new opportunities for innovation in areas like infrastructure and environmental sustainability.
 Brazil and GE are far from strangers: [...]

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Leaders Gather to Meet, Innovate at WEF on Latin America

With its rising population, abundant natural resources, and growing presence on the global economic stage, South America is emerging as one of the world’s most important regions. GE has been a part of South America’s economic development for the past century, and at the World Economic Forum on Latin America [...]

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Doubling Wind Turbine Tech in Brazil

Traditionally, Brazil has relied heavily on hydropower for its electricity supply, but it’s now betting big on wind. Already the wind energy leader in Latin America, Brazil aims to increase its wind capacity fivefold by 2013 and is expected to account for 69 percent of the region’s wind energy base [...]

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$2.5B in Investments; $1.4B in Deals; and 25,000 EVs Later

There were certainly a lot of zeroes in the numbers tied to GE’s globetrotting series of moves this week. From new R&D centers in Brazil and China to a new plan to double U.S. exports, here’s a by-the-numbers snapshot at a busy week focused on global expansion, U.S. jobs, and [...]

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Five Reasons Brazil Is Set to Become a Major World Power

1. ECONOMIC EXPANSION:
Brazil is the 9th largest economy in the world and is expected to reach the 8th position by 2012. Brazil’s economy is set to expand 7.5 percent in 2010 alone, up from a previous forecast of 7 percent. Finance Minister Guido Mantega recently told Bloomberg News: “Brazil is [...]

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