INFORMATION

FEBRATEX 2008 - Brazilian Textile Industry Fair

You cannot miss the greatest event in the textile area. It is already in its 11th edition and in constant growth. All the sectors in the textile chain are going to be part of FEBRATEX 2008: sewing machines, cutting machines, trims, labels, packaging, equipment, finishing, dye-house, threads, printing, industrial automation, information technology, looms and raw materials. Make sure you get your space in the fair and expand the horizons of your company.

The 2008 edition of the greatest business meeting in the textile area in America awaits you with:

• Good infra-structure: the fair takes place in Blumenau – SC in the new and modern Vila Germânica Convention Center with its modern facilities, air-conditioned spaces and all the necessary resources needed in large events.
• More options: there will be a technical seminar developed together with the Brazilian Association of Textile Technicians (ABTT).
• More business: for its 2008 edition the fair is going to surpass the 2006 edition numbers with more than 1,300 brands in exhibition, future businesses that must reach the amount of R$1,35 billion dolares and the visitation of 80 thousand people.

Do not miss the chance of taking part of all these innovations in the area and doing excellent business. Make now the reservation of your space in FEBRATEX 2008.






Blumenau

Blumenau lies in the northeast of the State of Santa Catarina , on the banks of the Itajaí-açú river which cuts the city in the east-west direction and is about 200 to 300 meters wide. Its urban area is at an average 14-meter altitude and it is classified by IBGE – The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics – as a colonial region.

Blumenau is limeted by: Jaraguá do Sul and Massaranduba to the north, Guabiruba, Botuverá and Indaial to the south, Luís Alves and Gaspar to the east and Indaial, Timbó and Pomerode to the west, and tends to develop toward the north, between Itoupava and Testo creeks, where the land is flater, and toward the west around BR 470 Rd.

Due to its location, population and urban equipment, Blumenau is considered the most important city in the region formed by the valleys of the Itajaí-açú, Itajaí-mirim and Benedito rivers what grants it a high influential power over the neighbor cities. The municipality of Blumenau is a member of AMMVI – The Municipality Association of the Itajaí-açú Valley – which is formed by 14 municipalities: Apiúna, Ascurra, Benedito Novo, Blumenau , Botuverá, Brusque, Doutor Pedrinho, Gaspar, Guabiruba, Indaial, Pomerode, Rio dos Cedros, Rodeio and Timbó.

Distance from Blumenau to the most important cities of Brazil and Mercosur's capital cities.
Navegantes - 59km
Balneário Camboriú - 60km
Joinville - 128km
Florianópolis - 130km
Curitiba - 251km
São Paulo - 680km
Porto Alegre - 693km
Foz do Iguaçu - 930km
Rio de Janeiro - 1.080km
Belo Horizonte - 1.195km
Asunción - 1.220km
Montevideo - 1.500km
Brasília - 1.624km
Buenos Aires - 1.720km
Salvador - 2.557km



Proeb
Better facilities: The exhibit will take place in Blumenau – Santa Catarina in the new and modern complex the Center of Events “Vila Germânica”, which counts on modern premises, air-conditioned space and all necessary tools for the realization of big events. Built in an industrial style, the premises bear a twenty-six thousand square meter area and is formed by three fully air-conditioned pavilions plus a utility sector and a first class hall.

Producing wealth
The exhibit center of Vila Germânica park is the first concluded phase of a project which foresees the revitalization of the Exhibit Promoting Foundation of Blumenau (Proeb) and the whole area around it. The following phases shall bear the refurbishment of the Gymnasium Sebastião da Cruz (Galegão), which may also be used in the support of event, the construction of a hotel and a garage building, the revitalization of Vila Germânica itself with the addition of other attractions, including restaurant with beer houses and even a Colonial Café, the transformation of the present fair ground into a public market and the reurbanization of the access streets (Alberto Stein and Humberto de Campos streets).

The struggle of the Municipality and the State Government, and the support of private companies aims to boost business and leisure tourism in the city.



PROMOCION
Information and bookings:
Blumenau/SC
Phone: 5547 3222-2699 and 47 3322-5971
Fax: 5547 3340-4981
blumenau@fcem.com.br - www.febratex.com.br

São Paulo /SP
Tel.: 5511 5589-2880
Fax: 5511 5594-1804
saopaulo@fcem.com.br

SEGMENTS FEBRATEX
Sewing machines, cutting machines, trims, labels, packing, equipment, finishing, bleaching, yarns, printing, industrial automation, data processing, looms and raw material, applied chemistry, Defined Chemistry, primary and secondary spinning, major subsegmentation, starching, preparation, dying, machines and equipment for dying and washing.

Travel and Tourism Agency
FEIRA TUR AGÊNCIA DE VIAGENS E TURISMO
Contact : Mário César
Phone : (5551) 3338 0700 – feiratur@terra.com.br
Official Stand Assembler
POMPEO MADEIRA STANDS PROMOCIONAIS
Phone : (5551) 3338 9113
site - www.pompeomadeira.com.br