THE MOST IMPORTANT TRADE FAIR DEDICATED TO THE NATURAL STONE SECTOR IN LATIN AMERICA UNDERWAY IN BRAZIL Brazil confirms its status as the first country for Italian natural stone processing machinery and equipment exports: +36.4% in the first 9 months of 2013. Verona, 20 February 2014 - The 2014 edition of the Vitória Stone Fair/Marmomacc Latin America – scheduled from 18 until 21 February at the Carapina Exhibition Centre in Vitória – marks the start of full operations by Veronafiere to export the highly successful formula of Marmomacc to Brazil. The Brazilian exhibition in the Espírito Santo State, in fact, is no longer merely an exhibition space dedicated to marble and granite but also ensures considerable attention to product design and culture thanks to the new training courses for architects and professionals. The goal is to ensure even more effective support for the development of trade relationships between Italian operators in the industry and a country with the highest growth rates in the world and a gateway to South and North America alike. The Brazil, in fact, constitutes one of the markets more promising for the field of building: is the fifth largest country in the world, the ninth world economic power and in coming years will see significant infrastructural investments as the host country of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. With an area of 32 thousand square meters and 420 exhibitors (including 120 international from 17 countries, especially China, Turkey and Italy), the Vitória Stone Fair/Marmomacc Latin America 2014 ranks as the most important Latin American event in the natural stone field and is welcoming visitors from all over the world.
