Entrepreneurial Events Spotlight Business Growth in Campinas and Apucarana, Brazil

The APAS Experience in Campinas gathered supermarket sector leaders on Friday, June 24, at the Royal Palm Plaza Hall. Entrepreneur Geraldo Rufino delivered a keynote titled “The Power of Positivity,” followed by a panel on the business environment and its impact on the retail sector.

In Apucarana, a talk show held at the Sesc venue celebrated Brazil’s Merchant Day with a lineup of local business figures, including Osnei José Simões Santos (Sicoob), Paulo Humberto Bittencourt Atibaia (Eletran), Sílvia Lopes Fortuna (Nikos Marambaia) and Renata Regina Rossi (Calêndula). Municipal officials highlighted the role of commerce in the city’s economic development, emphasizing entrepreneurship and job creation.