APPENDIX C. COUNTRY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Ministry of Agriculture SECRETARIAT OF AGRICULTURE & LIVESTOCK DEFENSE MAARA/SDA Esplanada dos Ministerios, Bloco D, Anexo B, 4o.andar 70043-900 Brasilia, DF Tel: (55-61) 226-9771 FAX: (55-61) 224-3995 Brazilian Central Bank BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL - BACEN SBS - Edif cio Sede do Banco Central do Brasil 70074-900 Bras lia, DF Tel: 55/61/214-1020/214-1000 Fax: 55/61/224-4119 Bank of Brazil BANCO DO BRASIL S/A - BB SBS, Qd.4, Lote 32, Bloco C, Ed. Sede III, 20 andar 70073-900 Bras lia, DF Tel: 55/61/212-2211 Fax: 55/61/223-0156 National Bank of Economic Social Development BANCO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO ECONOMICO SOCIAL - BNDES Av. Rep blica do Chile 100 20139-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ Tel: 55/21/277-7447 Fax: 55/21/262-8513 Ministry of Science and Technology MINIST RIO DA CI NCIA E TECNOLOGIA - MCT Esplanada dos Minist rios Bloco E, 4 andar 70062-900 Bras lia, DF Tel: 55/61/321-8886 Fax: 55/61/225-1141 Brazilian Aeronautic Company EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE AERON UTICA - EMBRAER Av. Brig. Faria Lima 2170 12227-901 S o Jos dos Campos, SP Tel: 55/123/25-1000 Fax: 55/123/21-8466 Brazilian Telecommunications Company EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE TELECOMUNICA ES - EMBRATEL Av. Presidente Vargas 1012 Edif cio Sede, 15 andar 20179-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ Tel: 55/21/216-8182 Fax: 55/21/224-1175 Brazilian Industrial Property Institute INSTITUTO NACIONAL DA PROPRIEDADE INDUSTRIAL - INPI Pra a Mau 7, 18 andar - Centro 20081-240 Rio de Janeiro, RJ Tel: 55/21/291-1224 Fax: 55/21/263-2539 Ministry of Aeronautics MINIST RIO DA AERON UTICA - MAER Esplanada dos Minist rios - Bloco M 70045-900 Bras lia, DF Tel: 55/61/313-2345 Fax: 55/61/313-2110 Ministry of Industry and Commerce MINIST RIO DA IND STRIA E COM RIO - MIC Esplanada dos Minist rios, Bloco J, 6 andar 70056-900 Bras lia, DF Tel: 55/61/225-8105 Ministry of Finance MINIST RIO DA FAZENDA - MF Esplanada dos Minist rios - Bloco P 70048-900 Bras lia, DF Tel: 55/61/314-2000 Fax: 55/61/223-5239 Brazilian Petroleum Company PETR LEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBR S Av. Rep blica do Chile 65, 24 andar 20031-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ Tel: 55/21/534-4477 Fax: 55/21/240-9394 Department of Civil Aviation DEPARTAMENTO DE AERONAUTICA CIVIL - DAC Aeroporto Santos Dumont, 4 andar 20021-000 Rio de Janeiro, RJ Tel: 55/21/220-6927 Fax: 55/21/220-5177 COUNTRY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS/CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE Automotive Components Manufacturers SINDPE AS Rua Abilio Soares 1487 04005-005 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/884-4599 Fax: 55/11/884-0584 Dental, Medical and Hospital Equipment SINDICATO DA IND STRIA DE ARTIGOS E EQUIPAMENTOS ODONTOL GICOS, M DICOS E HOSPITALARES E DE LABORAT RIOS Av. Paulista 1313, 8 andar, cj.806 01311-923 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/285-0155 Fax: 55/11/285-0018 Electric and Electronic Industry ASSOCIA O BRASILEIRA DA IND STRIA ELETRICA E ELETRONICA - ABINEE Av. Paulista 1313, 7 andar 01311-923 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/251-1577 Fax: 55/11/285-0607 Electric Conductors SINDICATO DE CONDUTORES ELETRICOS - SINDCEL Rua Mariana Correa 52 01444-000 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/883-2622 Fax: 55/11/883-2814 Electrical Energy SINDICATO DA IND STRIA DE ENERGIA EL TRICA Alameda Campinas 433, 10 andar 01404-901 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/288-1166 Fax: 55/11/288-8524 Food Processing Dairy Products SINDICATO DA IND STRIA DE LATIC NIOS E PRODUTOS DERIVADOS Pra a Dom Jos Gaspar 30, 10 andar 01047-901 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/259-3251 Fax: 55/11/259-8482 Associa o Brasileira da Ind stria Aliment cia - ABIA Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 2003, 11o. andar 01451 Sao Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/816-5733 Fax: 55/11/814-6688 Wheat Millers Association - ABITRIGO Rua Benedito Otoni, No. 24, Sao Cristovao 20940-180 Rio de Janeiro, RJ Tel: 55/21/589-4522 Fax: 55/21/589-3384 Franchising ASSOCIA O BRASILEIRA DE FRANCHISING - ABF Travessa Meruipe 18 04012-000 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/571-1393 Fax: 55/11/575-5590 Food ASSOCIA O BRASILEIRA DAS IND STRIAS DA ALIMENTA O - ABIA Av. Brig. Faria Lima 2003, 11 andar, cjs. 1104/1116 01451-001 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/816-5733 Fax: 55/11/814-6688 Foundries ASSOCIA O BRASILEIRA DE FUNDI O - ABIFA Av. Eng. Billings 526 05321-010 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/819-2515 Fax: 55/11/819-3783 Machines Manufacturers ASSOCIA O BRASILEIRA DE M QUINAS - ABIMAQ Av. Jabaquara 2925, 3 andar 04045-902 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/579-5044 Fax: 55/11/579-3498 Material Handling and Storage INSTITUTO DE MOVIMENTA O E ARMAZENAGEM DE MATERIAIS - IMAM Rua Top zio 243 04105-904 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/277-9188 Fax: 55/11/277-9144 Metal Structure Constructors ASSOCIA O MINEIRA DOS CONSTRUTORES DE ESTRUTURAS MET LICAS - AMICEM Av. do Contorno 4520, 3 andar 30110-090 Belo Horizonte, MG Tel: 55/31/227-8540 Mining INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DE MINERA O SCS 1, Bloco F, 5 andar, Edif cio Camargo Correa 70302-000 Bras lia, DF Tel: 55/61/226-9367 Fax: 55/61/226-9580 Motor-Vehicles Importers ASSOCIA O BRASILEIRA DOS IMPORTADORES DE VE CULOS AUTOMOTORES - ABEIVA Rua Bento da Andrade 103 04503-010 S o Paulo, SP Telefax: 55/11/884-1622 Motor-Vehicles Independent Importers ASSOCIA O BRASILEIRA DOS IMPORTADORES INDEPENDENTES DE VE CULOS AUTOMOTORES - ABRASIVA Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima 1885, 4 andar, cj.420 01451-001 S o Paulo, SP Telefax: 55/11/211-9447 Pharmaceuticals ASSOCIA O BRASILEIRA DE IND STRIA FARMACEUTICA - ABIFARMA Rua Beira Rio 57, 7 andar 04548-050 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/820-3775 Fax: 55/11/822-6628 Plastics SINDICATO DA IND STRIA DE MATERIAL PL STICO Av. Paulista 2439, 8 andar, cjs.81/82 01311-936 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/282-8288 Fax: 55/11/282-8042 Printing ASSOCIA O BRASILEIRA DA IND STRIA GR FICA - ABIGRAF Rua Marqu s de It 70, 12 andar 01270-900 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/231-4733 Fax: 55/11/231-4743 Railway and Highway Equipment SINDICATO INTERESTADUAL DA IND STRIA DE MATERIAIS E EQUIPAMENTOS FERROVI RIOS E RODOVI RIOS - SIMEFRE Av. Paulista 1313, 8 andar, cj.811 01311-923 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/289-9166 Fax: 55/11/289-5823 Road Transportation Company ASSOCIA O NACIONAL DAS EMPRESAS DE TRANSPORTES RODOVI RIOS DE CARGA - NTC Rua da G vea 1390 02121-020 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/954-1400 Fax: 55/11/954-1127 Software ASSOCIA O BRASILEIRA DAS EMPRESAS DE SOFTWARE Av. Brig. Faria Lima 1857, 3 andar, cj.307 01451-001 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/813-2057/9511/9704 Fax: 55/11/815-0359 Toiletries SINDICATO DA IND STRIA DE PERFUMARIAS E ARTIGOS DE TOUCADOR Av. Paulista 1313, 9 andar, cj.901 01311-923 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/251-1999 Fax: 55/11/287-9207 Toys SINDICATO DA IND STRIA DE INSTRUMENTOS MUSICAIS E DE BRINQUEDOS Av. Pedroso de Morais 2219 05419-001 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/816-3644 Fax: 55/11/211-0226 State of S o Paulo Federation of Industries FEDERA O DAS IND STRIAS DO ESTADO DE S O PAULO - FIESP Av. Paulista 1313 01311-923 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/251-3522 Fax: 55/11/284-3971 State of Rio de Janeiro Federation of Industries FEDERA O DAS IND STRIAS DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO Av. Calogeras 15, 9 andar 20030-070 Rio de Janeiro, RJ Tel: 55/21/292-3939 Fax: 55/21/262-6705 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE S O PAULO Rua Alexandre Dumas 1976 04717-004 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/246-9199 Fax: 55/11/246-9080 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RIO DE JANEIRO Pra a Pio X 15, 5 andar 20040-020 Rio de Janeiro, RJ Tel: 55/21/203-2477 Fax: 55/21/263-4477 COUNTRY MARKET RESEARCH FIRMS A.C. NIELSEN S/C LTDA. Av. Bernardino de Campos, 98, 9o. andar 04004-040 Sao Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/889-7077 Fax: 55/11/889-8220 BOOZ, ALLEN & HAMILTON DO BRASIL CONSULTORES LTDA. Rua Gomes de Carvalho 1765, 5 andar 04547-901 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/820-1900 Fax: 55/11/820-6750 M & L MAGNUS LANDMANN CONSULTORES EMPRESARIAIS Av. Brig. Faria Lima 1544, 4 andar, cj.41 01452-001 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/816-3144 Fax: 55/11/816-7864 BICHUETTI CONSULTORIA EMPRESARIAL S/C LTDA. Av. Brig. Faria Lima 1541 - 6B 01451-000 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/813-9744 Fax: 55/11/816-0908 DATAMARK CONSULTORES S/C LTDA. Av. Brig. Faria Lima 1238, 3 andar, cj.31 01452-000 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/814-7355 Fax: 55/11/814-8890 BARROS RIBEIRO PLANEJAMENTO, CONSULTORIA E REPRESENTA ES LTDA. Rua Dr. Jo o Climaco Pereira 46 04532-070 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/820-7422 Fax: 55/11/820-0720 ADELA EMPREENDIMENTOS E CONSULTORIA LTDA. Av. Brig. Faria Lima 1541, 7 andar, cj.7D 01451-000 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/813-7111 Fax: 55/11/212-7675 ARTHUR D. LITTLE S/C LTDA. Av. Brig. Faria Lima 2003, 19/20 andares, cj.1901/2015 01451-001 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/814-8144 Fax: 55/11/815-7540 SCHLOCHAUER & ASSOCIADOS CONSULTORIA E REPRESENTA O LTDA. Caixa Postal 21151 04698-970 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/247-6631 Fax: 55/11/247-6631/829-7556 S. BEKIN & CONSULTORES S/C LTDA. Rua Estela 265, casa 11 04011-001 S o Paulo, SP Telefax: 55/11/572-3112 LINDSEY CONSULTORES S/C LTDA. Rua Bela Cintra 1932 01415-002 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/280-8122 Fax: 55/11/853-7787 SIMONSEN ASSOCIADOS S/C LTDA. Av. 9 de Julho 5017, 12 andar 01407-200 S o Paulo, SP Tel: 55/11/853-4733 Fax: 55/11/883-4958 - COUNTRY COMMERCIAL BANKS Most banks in Brazil operate as multiple banks, accumulating the functions of commercial and investment banks and are also active in the capital market. The ten largest Brazilian-owned private multiple banks according to deposit values are: Banco Brasileiro de Descontos - BRADESCO - Sao Paulo; Banco Itau - Sao Paulo; Banco Nacional - Minas Gerais; Banco Bamerindus - Parana; Uni o de Bancos Brasileiros - UNIBANCO - Sao Paulo; Banco Safra - Sao Paulo; Banco Economico - Bahia; Banco de Cr dito Nacional - BCN - Sao Paulo; Banco Bozano Simonsen - Rio de Janeiro; Banco Mercantil de Sao Paulo - Sao Paulo. U.S. MISSION IN BRAZIL Bras lia: Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky 55/61/321-7272 Deputy Chief of Mission Mark Lore 55/61/321-7272 Agricultural Counselor Shackford Pitcher 55/61/226-3159 Economic Counselor Paul Wackerbarth 55/61/321-7272 Chief, Economic Section Jack Orlando 55/61/321-7272 Commercial Attach (FCS) Larry Farris 55/61/321-7272 S o Paulo: Senior Coml. Officer (FCS) Richard Ades 55/11/853-2011 Deputy Sr.Coml.Officer(FCS) Geoff Walser 55/11/853-2011 Events Director (FCS) Jon Kuehner 55/11/853-2011 Consul/Economic Affairs Gilbert Donahue 55/11/881-6511 Agricultural Officer Alan D. Hrapski 55/11/881-6511 Rio de Janeiro: Principal Coml.Officer(FCS) Dar Pribyl 55/21/292-7117 FAA Representative Santiago Garcia 55/21/292-7117 WASHINGTON-BASED USG COUNTRY CONTACTS Agency Name Responsibility Tel.No.* USDA/FAS Edwin Bauer Brazil Desk 720-3221 Suzanne Hale Trade Promotion 720-6343 Chad Russell Latin America 720-1335 USDA/APHIS Leonard Crawford Plant Prot./Quarant. (301)436-8537 USDA/APHIS Michael David Veterinarian Serv. (301)436-8590 USDA/Food Robert Fetzner Export Coord.Div. 720-9051 Safety/Inspec. Serv. COMMERCE (ITA) Jay Dowling Dir.Southern Cone Div. 482-1743 Ted Johnson Brazil Desk 482-3871 CUSTOMS Dina Henry International Affairs 927-0440 DEFENSE Lt.Col.Harris Brazil Desk (703) 697-9301 ENERGY Moustafa Soliman Latin America 586-5904 EPA Carmerly Hill-Macon Latin America 260-6009 EXIMBANK Rosemary Lynch Loan Officer/Brazil 566-8868 Donald Schwab Economist 566-8937 INTERIOR H. Ensminger Latin America 632-5062 (Minerals) LABOR Harold Davey Foreign Affairs BILA 219-6257 MARINE FISHERIES Dennis Weidner Latin America (301)713-2286 OPIC Britt Doughtie Insurance 336-8652 R. Greenberg Investment 336-8616 M. Fernandez Finance 336- 8489 STATE/ARA Donald Planty Director,Braz.Affairs 647-6541 & Southern Cone Matt Matthews Economic Officer 647-6538 TRADE&DEV.AGENCY Albert Angulo Reg.Dir.,Lat.Am. (703) 875-4357 TRANSPORTATION Gwen Baker Latin America 366-9521 TREASURY Anthony Marcus Brazil Desk 622-1282 USIA Michael Korff Brazil Desk 619-6835 Lesley Vossem Sr.Prog.Officer 619-5245 USTR Jon Huenemann Dep.Assist.Lat.Am. 395-5190 (White House) NIST Joanne Overman NCSCI/NIST (301)975-4037 * Area code 202, unless otherwise indicated U.S. BASED MULTIPLIERS RELEVANT FOR COUNTRY International Finance Institutions, Washington, D.C.* World Bank (IBRD) Dir.Brazil Dept. Gobind Nankami 473-7726 Interamerican Dev. Bank Dir.Brazil Division Manuel Rappaport 623-1470 Int'l Monetary Fund (IMF) Div.Chief,Brazil Jose Fajgenbaum 623-8637 OAS Director for SICE Cynthia Miller 458-3725 Foreign Trade Information * Area Code 202 Private Organizations in U.S. AACCLA (Am. Chambers David Herrschmann (202) 463-5485 of Commerce in La. Am.) Executive VP U.S. Braz.Bus.Council Braz.-Am. Chamber Sueli Bonaparte (212) 575-9030 of Commerce (New York) General Manager Braz.-Am. Chamber Pat Roth (305) 579-9030 of Commerce (Miami) Director Council of the Americas Ludlow (Kim) Flower (202) 659-1547 Lowell Fleischer (202) 659-1547 New York Office Alice Lentz (212) 628-3200 Center of Brazilian Riordan Roett (202) 663-5733 Studies-Johns Hopkins Univ. (SAIS) Inst. of Braz. Bus. and James Ferrer (202) 994-5205 Public Management Issues- IBI - George Wash. Univ. The Brazil Society of Synthia Elliot (415) 989-2884 Northern California Partners of the Americas Stuart Beecher (202) 628-3300 Regional Director Brazil BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN UNITED STATES Brazilian Embassy: 3006 Mass. Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20008 (202)745-2713 Ambassador Paulo Tarso Flecha de Lima Minister Counselor Frederico Cezar de Ara jo (202)745-2713 & Deputy Chief of Mission Economic Minister Valdemar Carneiro Le o (202) 745-2722 Financial Minister Fernando Coimbra 745-2749 Coml. Couns. (Promotion) Marry Ann Ring 745-2757 Coml. Couns. (Policy) Paulo Fontoura 745-2780 Consular Section Roberto Ardenghy 745-2737 Science and Techn. Attache Jose Manoel Montenegro 745-2750 Envir.& Human Rights Marcia Donner 745-2776 Banco do Brasil New York Espirito Santo (212) 626-7100 Washington and other Paulo de Tarso Medeiros (202) 857-0320 major U.S. cities Brazilian Government Trade Bureau (212) 916-3200 CVRD (iron ore) Mario Pierry (212) 626-9800 (Rio Doce Americas) Petrobr s Gerson Braune (212) 974-0777 General Manager Petrobr s Am., Inc. Antonio Eraldo Porto (212) 397-3650 Commercial Manager