On November 9, Oeiras Valley welcomed a delegation of Brazilian cooperatives from the state of Rio Grande do Sul for a technical visit organized by Sistema Ocergs, in partnership with Oeiras Valley Investment Agency (OVIA) and Taguspark.
The delegation included representatives of several cooperatives recognized through an annual awards program celebrating best practices across five key areas: Communications, People, Innovation, Business, and ESG. Organizations from a range of economic sectors were represented, including financial services, human resources, healthcare, agribusiness, and utilities.
The group brought together executives and senior representatives from cooperatives such as Sicredi Conexão, Cootravipa, Unimed Vale do Sinos, Cotripal, and Certel, as well as representatives from Sistema Ocergs and the team responsible for organizing the visit, bringing the total number of participants to approximately 25.
The program in Oeiras included a visit to Taguspark – City of Knowledge, where the delegation attended an institutional presentation by its CEO, Professor Eduardo Correia, and had the opportunity to explore the Urban Art Museum and the Start-up Incubator.
The visit aimed to showcase Oeiras’ development model and how the municipality has built an environment conducive to innovation, technology, and business growth by fostering connections between companies, knowledge institutions, entrepreneurship, and regional development.
The initiative also provided an opportunity to bring together business communities from Portugal and Brazil, encourage the exchange of experiences, and identify potential areas of common interest between the Brazilian cooperative movement and the business and innovation ecosystem of Oeiras Valley.
The visit further strengthens OVIA’s international engagement and its role in building bridges between institutions, companies, and organizations across different geographies, helping position Oeiras as a destination open to knowledge, cooperation, and new development opportunities.
