08/04/2013
APRIL 8, 2013: B2Brazil launches redesigned B2Brazil.com.br site promoting foreign companies in Portuguese in Brazil and domestic B2B for SMEs

Site is pivoting to provide the B2Brazil B2B services domestically in Brazil in Portuguese providing direct access to the market to both Brazilian and non-Brazilian companies.

São Paulo – April 8, 2013: B2Brazil Serviços Interativos Ltda. (B2Brazil) announced today the launch of B2Brazil.com.br site, a Portuguese-language B2B trade portal and marketplace, to facilitate business-to-business transactions in Brazil. B2Brazil.com service is the premiere B2B portal focused on promoting Brazilian micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) globally.

B2Brazil.com.br is a localized version of the global service, not only promoting Brazilian SMEs domestically, but for the first time allowing non-Brazilian companies to register and be promoted in Brazil by a Brazil-based company. In fact, the launch of B2Brazil.com.br is a response to user activities. A significant number of Brazilian users were using B2Brazil.com to identify and contact Brazilian SMEs, even though B2Brazil.com is an English-language service promoted mainly outside of Brazil. Also, a significant number of Non-Brazilian users registered as members of B2Brazil.com, even though registration was in Portuguese and was restricted to Brazilian companies. These non-Brazilian companies were consequently deactivated. Membership to B2Brazil.com and B2Brazil.com.br for Brazilian companies is free and members receive an exclusive “hotsite” in English that will be distributed globally on the B2Brazil.com service, increasing the international exposure of the companies and their products.

“Free Members” have the opportunity to upgrade to “Premium Membership”, the highest level of benefits offered by B2Brazil, with benefits such as priority in search results, unlimited product listing, customized online marketing services and support from qualified specialists. Non-Brazilian companies will only be able to register as “Premium Members” due to the increased support requirements and the need to verify the existence of the non-Brazilian company to reduce fraud. "We are excited to expand our service, reach and base today through the launch of B2Brazil.com.br," said John Gardiner, CEO of B2Brazil’s holding company. "We had so many non-Brazilian companies register and realized that there is no Brazil-based B2B trade portal to help them gain access to the market,” he said. By pivoting B2Brazil.com.br to promote its growing base of Brazilian member companies, B2Brazil will have a head start in creating a national B2B marketplace for SMEs.

B2Brazil’s base of Brazilian SMEs is reaching critical mass from its recently announced strategic transaction with Banco do Brasil. “Because we had so many Brazilian users accessing our English-language B2Brazil.com to contact our Brazilian members, we decided to make it easier for them by having a Portuguese-language B2Brazil.com,” said Alexandre Martins, the Managing Director of B2Brazil. “We want B2Brazil.com to be the online business center focused on SMEs for all B2B in Brazil.”

About B2Brazil.com

B2Brazil.com is a leading marketplace focused on promoting business-to-business (or B2B) contacts and transactions between Brazilian companies and companies in the rest of the world. B2Brazil.com is the solution for firms wishing to expand their business in an effective and efficient manner, increasing international sales and prospecting global clients. The company promotes not only Brazilian and non-Brazilian exporters, but also Brazilian service providers who can facilitate trade and local transactions and business. The core business is an important facilitator of trade between Brazil and the world through its online directories and marketplaces in English located at www.b2brazil.com and in Portuguese located at www.b2brazil.com.br. Member-company hotsites can be readily translated into every major language. Buyers from 200 countries use B2Brazil.com’s services to obtain product and company information to help them buy, sell and source products and services.

B2Brazil.com
Alexandre Ferreira Martins
Email:amartins@b2brazil.com
+ 55 11 50979492 
+ 55 11 98137-0973

About B2Brazil

B2Brazil is a leading business-to-business (B2B) company focused on providing digital solutions to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to engage in foreign trade. B2Brazil is the solution for firms wishing to expand their business in an effective and efficient manner, increasing international sales and prospecting global clients.