The United States Commercial Service (USCS/Brazil) – part of the U.S. Department of Commerce – wants to promote your products and services during a Catalog Show at the largest Medical show in Latin America. U.S. companies looking to expand their business in Brazil’s large and growing market should not miss the opportunity to use this cost-effective tool to advertise their products and/or services.

Why should your products be represented?

Hospitalar is the most important healthcare sector show in Latin America and the 2nd largest in the world. The event has been constantly growing in both, number of exhibitors as well as visitors. Many leading companies launch new healthcare products and services at the show. Significant international participation is one of the key aspects of the event. Hospitalar 2009 will have over 1,100 local and foreign exhibitors. Since 2000, Hospitalar is certified by the U.S. Department of Commerce through its Trade Fair Certification Program. In 2008, 78.000 visitors attended Hospitalar, from 70 different countries. Last year, Brazilian medical equipment imports increased 20% and reached approximately US$ 3 billion.

Four Simultaneous events:

• Diagnostica - International Fair for Products and Equipment for Clinical Analysis and Pathologies.
• Hospfarma - International Fair for Hospital Pharmacies and Drugstores Products.
• Rehabilitation - Technology and Assistive Devices.
• Odontobrasil - International Fair of Products, Equipment, Services and Technology for Dentistry.

Catalog Show Option:

You can still be present by having your catalogs displayed in the U.S. Commercial Service’s booth.  For a minimal cost of $400 USCS staff will field inquiries, gather trade leads, and compile a list of companies who express interest in your products. You will receive a list with complete contact information two weeks after the show.

As an added bonus the USCS will include a brief summary in Portuguese of your company, along with a link to your company’s website, on our Brazilian website (www.buyusa.gov/brazil) for a period of six months. Your company information will also be sent to our NUSA (Network USA) partners, reaching a potential audience of over 3.5 million Brazilian entrepreneurs interested in doing business with U.S. companies. Business to business matchmaking will also be available for a cost recovery fee of $700.

If you would like to participate in the catalog show, please fill out the form below. After submission, you will receive a seperate email with a participation agreement and link for payment.

This option will only be available to the first 20 companies to sign up. *Only 2 slots left!!!