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Note: we originally wrote this under the title “Nanoita: winner of Idea to Product Latin America, now competing in the global finals.” But luckily we’ve had to update it!

Check out the video of Nanoita’s presentation here; check out the awards ceremony here (the consortium of Brazilian universities involved in the Nanoita project are announced at 10:55). The prize was US$10,000. Read more…

Brazilian startup SiliconReef is headquartered in Recife, the capital of the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, and is now the winner of the business plan competition known as Challenge Brazil 2009 (sponsored by FGV/Intel Capital/Derraik Law Offices).

SiliconReef is prepared to produce and sell chips (integrated circuits) to improve the efficiency of equipment drawing on renewable sources of energy (green, or sustainable technology). The product, EH01, promises to improve efficiency in the energy generation and storage of wireless networks by up to 70%. Read more…

Entrepreneurship, innovation, technology and venture capital: If you are interested in these things, you are invited to attend the trade show October 15 and 16 at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation in São Paulo. During the show there will be a presentation of the 16 semifinalists for Challenge Brazil 2009, and the group will be cut to 8 finalists. Read more…

I was at the mentoring event put on by Desafio Brasil 2009 (meaning Challenge Brazil), at FGV in São Paulo, September 4 and 5. It brought together investors and entrepreneurs and I noted down a series of tips from the experts. Read more…

Brazilian angel investor associations coordinated with GVCepe and selected 16 businesses as semi-finalists in the 2009 Desafio Brasil (Challenge: Brazil 2009).  This Friday and Saturday they will participate in a mentoring event in São Paulo, sponsored by Intel and the law office of Derraik Advogados.

This is one more stage in the competition for new businesses focused on technology and innovation. The interested public is invited to participate in the event (which offers panels and workshops) in order to get to know the projects, the panelists and the investors! The schedule is super interesting; for those who can’t attend, you can follow it on the web. Read more…

At the request of people who participated and those who couldn’t attend, I’ve published a podcast of the conversation between Brazilian bloggers and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Read more…