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22/12/2009

Brazil shoes & leather goods

When it comes to the production of footwear and leather goods, Brazil is highly diversified and sophisticated, consistently providing exigent markets around the world with fashionable and quality products.
Using state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies, the Brazilian collections have grabbed attention thanks to their highly contemporary designs and creativity.

In order to understand consumer trends and interpret the volatility of fashion, Brazilian manufacturers draw upon their unique experience at meeting the challenges of a huge domestic market – Brazil is by itself almost an entire continent – with more than 190 million inhabitants and many cultural and economic variations.

Brazilian footwear companies totally dominate the domestic market, offering fashion, quality and value for money to consumers with widely varying needs, from those in the north of the country where the sun always shines, to those in southern regions with cold winters. Meanwhile, the major cosmopolitan areas around São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, cater to fashion savvy, international brand conscious consumers.
Over the past 40 years, Brazil, the largest country in Latin America, has developed into one of the most important manufacturers of footwear and fashion accessories.

Nowadays, Brazilian footwear can be found in the most fashionable metropolitan cities in over 150 countries across the globe. Moreover, Brazilian manufacturers are increasingly seen as the best option for high fashion, quality products offering considerable cost savings. Plus, the advantages of a highly developed local raw materials and components supplier base, coupled with excellent logistics make Brazil a clear winner.

Profile

Brazilian Leather & Footwear chain

- Most important footwear manufacturing cluster in the world
- Production of 800 million pairs/year
- Exports of 200 million pairs/year
- Production of 43 million leather hides/year
- 7,000 footwear factories and ateliers
- 800 tanneries and leather processing companies
- 2,000 machinery and components producers
- 50,000 footwear and leather goods retailer sales point
- 1 million jobs from the tannery to the retail market
- 3 technology development centers
- 5 schools focused on the production of leather and footwear



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