It’s difficult to really understand the Brazilian startup scene without attending the events and meeting the people. São Paulo is the centre for startups in Brazil and the biggest meetups are found there. In order to meet and build relationships in the local startup scene, I recommend you attend the following startup meetups in São Paulo: BR New Tech; meetups every couple of months organized by Bedy Yang of Brazil Innovators and 500 Startups. If …
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Top startup meetups in Rio de Janeiro
The startup scene in Rio de Janeiro is growing quickly. Several accelerators have setup recently in Rio de Janeiro along with angel groups like Gavea Angels which a large interest in stimulating the local startup community. There are several meetups for people interested in startups in Rio de Janeiro; here is the pick of the litter: Rio Meetup; meetups every 2 months on Wednesdays at Cafe Del Mar in Copacabana (organized by Tiago Asevedo, costs R$40-70 …
Top tech conferences in Brazil
If you are serious about startups, I can’t recommend highly enough going to the programming conferences. Its the best way to find good programmers and potential cofounders. Of the annual programming conferences in Brazil every year, don’t miss the following are: 1) RubyConf Brazil. Formerly Rails Summit Latin America, this event draws 700 attendees over 2 days. Since Ruby is highly popular among US startups, this attracts a lot of talent interested in this area. …
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