On March 20, the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro – FIRJAN hosted a delegation from Oeiras for a strategic meeting at its headquarters, strengthening economic and institutional relations between the two territories. The meeting provided a privileged space for exchanging experiences, presenting investment opportunities, and promoting business innovation.
The welcome was led by the President of FIRJAN’s Business Council for International Relations and Vice-President of FIRJAN CIRJ, Rodrigo Santiago, the President of the Portuguese Chamber of Rio de Janeiro, António Fiúza, and the International Advisor to the Presidency of FIRJAN, Ambassador Frederico Araújo. The Chairman of OVIA’s Board, Ambassador António Martins da Cruz, stressed the strategic importance of the meeting, presenting Oeiras as a benchmark innovation and investment hub in Portugal.
During the meeting, institutional presentations were made about FIRJAN and Casa FIRJAN, focusing on Rio de Janeiro’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, followed by a presentation by OVIA and Oeiras Valley, highlighting the municipality’s competitive advantages for international companies and investors. FIRJAN, as one of the most influential business entities in Brazil, showed great interest in exploring synergies with Oeiras, boosting partnerships between companies, start-ups, and institutions in the two countries.
The meeting deepened the dialogue on good business practices, incentives for internationalization, and investment opportunities, consolidating Oeiras and Rio de Janeiro as strategic partners. The visit to FIRJAN represented another important step in the Oeiras Mission to Brazil, opening up new prospects for business growth and cooperation between Portugal and Brazil.
