Governor Kicks Off Massachusetts Brazil Economy Partnership Mission
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrck met with the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Thomas Shannon yesterday. Framingham has one of the largest Brazilian populations in New England.
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Governor Deval Patrick Monday kicked off the Massachusetts Brazil Innovation Economy Partnership Mission 2011, meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Thomas Shannon and senior government leaders in Brasilia to discuss job creation opportunities.
Through Friday, Dec. 9, the Innovation Economy Mission is making stops in Brasilia, Sao Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro, visiting Brazilian companies, universities and government leaders to highlight all that Massachusetts has to offer to Brazil. The mission is focusing on creating jobs in the life sciences, IT, clean energy, financial services and education sectors and solidifying the already strong Massachusetts-Brazil connection.
Following the meeting with Ambassador Thomas, Patrick was scheduled to discuss economic partnership opportunities with senior government officials, including: Brazilian Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Aloizo Mercadanta Oliva; Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Patriota; and Brazilian Minister of Mines and Energy Edson Lobao.
Prior to arriving in Brazil, Governor Patrick and a smaller delegation traveled to Chile Dec. 1-2 at the request of President Sebastian Piñera and signed an agreement to grow jobs and opportunities in the areas of clean energy, biotechnology and education.
Jim Rizoli
12:01 am on Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Great! How about fixing the problems in your own country before you fix them somewhere else.
Jim@ccfiile.com
Joe Rizoli
12:13 am on Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The only connection Framingham has to Brazil is criminal connections.What ever happened to the Sister City project with Govenador Valadares? Document fraud was probably the best businesses that our economy had with that City. License machines, false SS numbers, VISAS are all that fit the connection to Brazil. A great money maker. The slave trade in providing transportation up and to Framingham that is also a great business. I hear it's up to $10,000 per Brazilian Immigrant. Don't believe me? Ask them.
Everybody laughed at us back in 2003, now they don't. EVERYTHING we said has come true.
Joe Rizoli