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Casas Bahia, unlike many of its competitors, does not rely on an internet presence as a cornerstone of its strategy—only in February 2009 it launched its online store, pressed by an increasing number of online sales in Brazil. Rather, Casas Bahia makes the majority of its profit by charging interest on installment plan purchases, making it ...
Grupo Casas Bahia (formerly known as Via, [1] and Via Varejo), is a Brazilian retail company founded in 2010 through the merger of retail companies Casas Bahia, owned by the Klein family, and Ponto, owned by Grupo Pão de Açúcar. Since June 2019, the Klein family owns a controlling stake in Via Varejo.
Samuel Klein (15 November 1923 – 20 November 2014) was a Polish-Brazilian business magnate and philanthropist who founded the Casas Bahia chain of department stores in Brazil, building them into the top retailer in the country, and making him known in the 1990s as the "Sam Walton of Brazil". [1]
Brazil is exuberance. Nature is green and lush at every turn, from the ridges and boulder mountains of Rio to the coconut coves of Bahia and the vast rainforest and river-sea of the Amazon.Cities ...
Michael Klein (born 1951) is a Brazilian business executive. He is the CEO of the Brazilian chain of department stores, Casas Bahia, and former chairman of Via Varejo, the parent company of Casas Bahia, Cnova Brazil and Ponto Frio. [1] Michael's father, Samuel Klein, founded Casas Bahia in 1952. Since June 2019, the Klein family own a ...
The stars are not permanent and restaurants are constantly being re-evaluated. If the criteria are not met, the restaurant will lose its stars. [1] The Michelin Guide first came to Brazil in 2015, [4] and has released annually with the exception of 2021-2023. The guide currently only covers restaurants in the Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo areas ...
Outside Brazil, cachaça is used almost exclusively as an ingredient in tropical drinks (cocktails with cachaça), with the caipirinha being the most famous cocktail. Caipirinha: Brazil's national cocktail made with cachaça (sugar cane hard liquor), sugar, lime, and pieces of ice. [12] Cachaça is Brazil's most common distilled alcoholic beverage.
The Convent and Church of Saint Antony (Portuguese: Convento e Igreja de Santo António) is a former Franciscan church and convent in Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil. Construction on the church was likely completed in 1658. The church is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and constructed in the Baroque style with a Rococo frontispiece.