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October 19, 2023

How Portugal has become a new frontier for Brazilian tech founders 

A shared language and a European lifestyle has persuaded many Brazilian founders to make Portugal a springboard for European expansion. But can it ever be more than that?


Pedro C. Garcia

5 min read

Felipe Ávila da Costa, CEO of Infraspeak, a startup headquartered in Porto

In 2019, Brazilian entrepreneur Fernando Jardim, born in the roaring metropolis of São Paulo, decided to make relatively peaceful Portugal his new home. 

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Pedro C. Garcia

Pedro C. Garcia is a Portuguese reporter based in Lisbon covering Portuguese/Spanish tech and culture. Follow him on X (https://twitter.com/pmccgarcia) and LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/pedrocgarcia)

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