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Universities that work to meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN) have made important social, economic and environmental contributions. This month, when the Global SDG Day is celebrated, on September 25, NBSO Porto Alegre will address some important initiatives in the South of Brazil, its operational area. Among those universities […]

Check out the interview with Richard Posma, the Chief Representative of NBSO Southern Brazil, who completes his term at the head of the office. He remembered the results obtained in the five-year period in which he commanded NBSO Southern Brazil. What was the main focus of NBSO Porto Alegre´s work in the last 5 years? […]

Interview with Marthe Gunnink, Master’s student in International Land and Water Management at the University of Wageningen, in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. She is in Brazil doing an internship at the Dutch embassy, at the Department of Agriculture, in the federal capital Brasília. Marthe was in Rio Grande do Sul attending meetings with representatives […]

The ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Brazil, André Driessen, visited Rio Grande do Sul, from June 21st to 23rd, to discuss business opportunities and partnerships. The agenda, which had the support of NBSO Porto Alegre, included meetings with the state governor, Eduardo Leite, and state secretaries, as well as diplomatic and business […]

The Kingdom of the Netherlands and Brazil carried out an important initiative for economic and social development. The signing of the “Green Ports Partnership” took place simultaneously in both countries, during World Hydrogen Summit & Exhibition (May, 10th). The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, spoke during the partnership signing ceremony in Brazil about […]

It happened in Porto Alegre this week, the Wind of Change business event to debate and promote an exchange of ideas about renewable energy generation in Brazil and in the world. The event had representatives from the government, investment banks, entrepreneurs of the sector, public and private investors, among others. The Chief Representative of NBSO […]

The current scenario and future opportunities for logistic and transportation sector of Rio Grande do Sul were discussed in a meeting promoted by the international relationship committee and Mercosul integration of OAB/RS (Brazil Bar Association) last Thursday ,13th.  Structural projects to improve logistics in the state of Rio Grande do Sul were also discussed, such […]

Rotterdam Partners together with the Port of Rotterdam, the Economic Diplomatic Network, Wind & Water Works, and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) organized on Tuesday (4th) an online seminar for companies that are interested in port development, port logistics and port related energy projects (offshore wind and hydrogen) in Brazil. The seminar was the first […]

The production of green hydrogen integrates the strategic proposal of the Rio Grande do Sul government for the next years. Recently it was launched the study “Strategies for Green Hydrogen in Rio Grande do Sul” by the State government, about the productive chain of this kind of energy. The detailed plan for the economic development […]

To introduce business opportunities in the area of ports and renewable energies in Southern Brazil to the Dutch companies SBM Offshore  and Strohm was one of the objectives of the visit of the Netherlands Business Support Office (NBSO) Porto Alegre team to Rio de Janeiro. The Netherlands has unquestionable experience and know-how of centuries in […]