The mission of the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) is to promote product and service exports, contribute towards the internationalization of Brazilian companies and attract investments to Brazil.

The Agency’s work focuses on serving micro and small companies that are benefited by 70 export projects developed in partnership with sector entities. Apex-Brasil supports 60 sectors of the economy and it works with six production complexes: agri-business, house and civil construction, entertainment and services, machines and equipment, fashion, technology and health.

The Agency promotes trips by foreign buyers, specialized journalists and opinion formers to Brazil in order to disseminate the country’s image and Brazilian products abroad.

It organizes prospection and commercial missions abroad, coordinates business rounds and promotes the participation of Brazilian companies at the main international fairs.

Apex-Brasil’s actions are planned through intelligence that permits the elaboration of differentiated strategies for Brazilian companies to gain access to the international market. Apex-Brasil has five Business Centers in strategic markets: Miami (USA), Lisbon (Portugal), Frankfurt (Germany), Warsaw (Poland) and Dubai (United Arab Emirates).