BRATECC | Number 29 - February 2022
February 2022 Newsletter
Upcoming Event
Person of the Year & Company of the Year 2021
Awards Ceremony

Date: Wednesday, March 9th | Time: 6:00-9:00pm (CST)
Hilton Houston Post Oak by the Galleria| 2001 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, TX 77056
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The Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce proudly invites you to our upcoming Person of the Year & Company of the Year 2021 Awards Ceremony. First held in 2018, the annual event pays tribute to the person and the company that have shown outstanding performance in economic, scientific, trading, educational, and social relations between Brazil and the United States, and have promoted and achieved great benefit between the two nations. 

Join us and seize the opportunity to mingle and network with Brazilian government officials, CEO's and decision makers of companies doing business in Brazil during the Cocktail Reception preceding the dinner of the Awards Ceremony:
6:00 - 7:00pm: Registration and Networking Cocktail Reception
7:00 - 9:00pm: Dinner and Awards Ceremony
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