webmaster@biz4you.com.br (Luiz Mattos) http://www.rcinvest.com.br RC Invest, Business Development Brazil - Consulting and advisory services ,Business management, Business development Brazil, Human Resources, Marketing and Sales prospecting , multicultural, Acquisitions, Leadership Training Market Intelligence, Communications ,Public Relations, Procurement, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. IBCO, Certified Management Consultant - Campinas - SP - Brazil en-(us)> http://www.rcinvest.com/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=379 Talk 2 Brazil Talk Radio guest Joanne Diehl, President ThinkBRQ, USA and Human Capital specialist, discusses the recent US Brazil ITBPO Summit as well as Why Brazil for IT development and sourcing. http://www.rcinvest.com.br/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=379 http://www.rcinvest.com/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=378 Thomas F. Reaoch of RC Invest spoke to the group on Networking, creating value thru personal relationships at the GGTI Metting GGTI 2009 TI Managers Group of the State of Pernambuco , Recife http://www.rcinvest.com.br/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=378 http://www.rcinvest.com/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=376 Tom Reaoch, Director RC Invest and Talk 2 Brazil Talk Radio Host spoke to Participants at Amcham Salvador, Bahia, about Networking, Increase your value as a Professional. http://www.rcinvest.com.br/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=376 http://www.rcinvest.com/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=377 Tom Reaoch ,Talk 2 Brazil and RC Invest at Junior Achievement Brazil PDGI 2009 Salvador, Bahia, Networking http://www.rcinvest.com.br/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=377 http://www.rcinvest.com/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=374 Juliano Graff, CEO Master Minds ,venture capital investments, Mergers and Acquisitions in the Brazilian market http://www.rcinvest.com.br/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=374 http://www.rcinvest.com/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=375 Dr. Susan Kaufman Purcell is the Director of the Center for Hemispheric Policy at the University of Miami. Established in March 2005, the Center sponsors public and private programs and meetings dealing with Latin American economic and political issues and U.S. Latin American relations. Through its task forces and associated publications, the Center helps define and shape the debate over public policies involving the Western Hemisphere. http://www.rcinvest.com.br/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=375 http://www.rcinvest.com/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=373 Matt Wilson, encouraging young people to go out and live the dream. Graduate of Bryant University and President of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization , led the program to #1 ranked entrepreneurs organization in the world also became National Student Leader of the Year. http://www.rcinvest.com.br/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=373 http://www.rcinvest.com/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=372 Aug. 31: David Neeleman, founder of AZUL Airlines in Brazil talked about the company, its rapid growth in Brazil and especially the impact on the region of Campinas where Azul centers operations at the Viracopos airport. PLAY DOWNLOAD Files of the interview David Neeleman Chairman, Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras David Neeleman started his fourth airline, Azul, in his second home, Brazil. David was born in Sao Paulo, while his father was Bureau Chief there for Reuters, before moving to Utah as a child. A dual citizen, he has returned to Brazil many times throughout his life and is very excited about the prospect of changing the way Brazilians travel, giving access to air travel for many who have never had the opportunity. As Chairman of the new airline, he has ordered 76 brand-new Embraer 195 jets which will be equipped with 118 comfortable ultraleather seats in a 2 by 2 configuration and will be the first in Latin America to offer LiveTV, inflight TV programming via satellite. Azul commenced service in January 2009. Prior to Azul, David founded JetBlue Airways in New York and spent the last decade as Chief Executive Officer 1998 to 2007 and Chairman 2002 to 2008. An amazing success by any measure, JetBlue was an instant hit with travelers and was the first airline to earn $100 million annually within five years, thus becoming a major airline fastest. In the last year, JetBlue was ranked Top Low Cost Airline for Customer Satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates and Best Airline by Consumer Reports. It has won Conde Nast Travelers Readers Choice Awards for Best U.S. Airline for the last seven years. Davids career began in 1984 when he co-founded a low-fare carrier called Morris Air with June Morris, the owner of Salt Lake City-based travel agency Morris Travel. As President of Morris Air, David implemented the industrys first electronic ticketing system and pioneered a home reservation system where calls are handled by reservationists working from their homes. Following the sale of Morris Air and a short period with Southwest Airlines, David took the electronic ticketing system that he had initiated at Morris Air and developed it into Open Skies, the worlds simplest airline reservation system. David sold Open Skies to Hewlett Packard in 1999. Also during this period, David acted as a consultant to WestJet Airlines, the successful Canadian low-fare start-up airline. Having already enjoyed a unique career in aviation, David is excited to invest his lifetimes experience from Morris, Southwest, Open Skies, WestJet, and JetBlue into creating the best airline Brazil has ever seen. David currently splits his time between Brazil and New Canaan, Connecticut, where he lives with his wife Vicki. They have nine children. Azul Airlines Brazils Newest Airline Kicks Off with New Routes, Focus on Safety and Comfort By Patricia Ribeiro, About.com Azul - Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras enters the Brazil air travel market offering competitive fares, heightened safety features, in-flight details for greater comfort and point-to-point service where no such option existed before. Brazil-born Azul founder and Chairman David Neeleman (founder of Morris Air and JetBlue) said, during the unveiling of the company corporate identity in May 2008, that the brightly colorful, pixelized map in the logo represents the companys intention to serve and integrate Brazil. Azul fares and features should be attractive enough to lure passengers away not only from other airlines, but from bus travel as well. How the Name was Chosen The company launched a contest to choose the name. Over 150,000 votes were cast in two phases before the two finalists were picked. Although the other finalist - Samba - had a slight winning margin, a board of executives chose Azul (Blue). The first people to vote for both names have won free Azul lifetime passes. First Flights Azul launched its first flights - Campinas-Salvador and Campinas-Porto Alegre - on December 15, 2008. By the end of December, eight daily flights connecting Campinas and Salvador and ten daily Campinas-Porto Alegre flights were available. On January 14, 2009, Azul will start flying Vitória-Curitiba and Vitória-Porto Alegre. Azuls goal is to be serving 25 cities in Brazil by 2012, with a fleet of 42 Brazil-made Embraer E-195 jets. The Azul Fleet and Services Azul starts 2009 with five aircraft - Embraer 190, with 106 seats, and Embraer 195, with 118 seats. The company plans to receive a new airplane a month and close 2009 with 15 E-jets. In five years, the expected fleet growth should bring that number to 78 aircraft. Aircraft and service bonuses include: · Heightened safety thanks to dual Head Up Displays (HUDs). HUDs display data on a crystal surface at eye level, allowing both pilots to manage information without looking away from the usual viewpoint · Two rows of window and aisles seats no middle seats · 76 centimeters between seats, allowing for more leg room · Espaço Azul - 16 seats separated by 86 centimeters, for an additional R$30 · A video screen for each seat, with open and satellite TV · Several kinds of free snacks and drinks available in the in-flight service no carts. http://www.rcinvest.com.br/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=372 http://www.rcinvest.com/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=371 Very few tourist destinations can offer such varied options as Brazil. Its natural beauties, the enormous popular festivities and the countless protected environmental reserves are valuable attractions that astound the foreign tourist when it comes time to choose a vacation destination. Everyone has already heard about Rio de Janeiro, Carnival, the Amazon or the countrys paradisiacal beaches. Recent surveys carried out by Embratur (Brazilian Tourism Institute) show that the most sought after Brazilian location is Rio de Janeiro. Also called the Marvelous City, this capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro has some breathtaking scenery and is also home to the largest popular festivity in the world: Carnival. The grandiose celebration, which gathers thousand of merrymakers every year to dance and watch the Samba School parades, attracts a significant number of foreign visitors to the grandstands and box seats that line the Marquês de Sapucaí Avenue. Carnival is also present in the schedules of several other Brazilian cities, attracting the interest of a great many foreigners who visit Brazil. São Paulo follows Rios example, and it too puts on some lively Samba School parades; in Pernambuco, the merrymakers in Olinda and Recife, who dance in the streets in costumes, following music groups on floats and maracatus, and carrying the famous gigantic dolls from the region are the ones who stand out; in Salvador, capital of Bahia, the fun is provided by trios elétricos, mobile stages that pull thousands of people along behind them to the sound of the axé music from Bahia until sunrise. The countrys beautiful beaches and natural wonders also call peoples attention and attract 35% of the tourists, according to surveys carried out by Embratur. With a coastline that extends more than seven thousand kilometers, Brazil has the privilege of being able to offer several leisure options in this segment. Among the most visited beaches in the country, we have the famous beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana, along the Rio de Janeiro coast; Joaquina, in the south of the country, famous for holding national and international surf championships; Praia do Forte, along the north coast of Bahia, headquarters for the Tamar Project for the preservation of sea turtles; and the wonderful beaches in the Fernando de Noronha archipelago. And one cannot forget about Ecotourism, the segment that has attracted most new followers over the past few years. According to data from the Ecotourism Society, average annual growth has been between 10 percent and 15 percent. Those interested in this type of traveling total 5 percent of the entire world tourist flow, or approximately 35 million people. And Brazil is one of the destinations with greatest potential in this segment, since it has one of the world icons for ecology and biodiversity: the Amazon, located in the north of the country, with around 5.5 million square kilometers. It is estimated that the forests alone in the Amazon region have 60 percent of all life forms on the planet more than half of which are still unknown to science. http://www.rcinvest.com.br/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=371 http://www.rcinvest.com/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=370 Participants in the networking and business relationship development seminar at the High Potential Training, part of the Executive Experience in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Presentation by Thomas F. Reaoch. http://www.rcinvest.com.br/conteudo.asp?cod_conteudo=370