http://www.sponsorscape.com/saindex.htm News about sponsorship developments in South America 60 Tue, 31st Jan 2011 7:00:00 GMT http://www.sponsorscape.com/samay11.htm#10 http://www.sponsorscape.com/sajan11.htm#15 http://www.sponsorscape.com/sasep10.htm#07 http://www.sponsorscape.com/saaug10.htm#26 http://www.sponsorscape.com/samar10.htm#27 http://www.sponsorscape.com/samar10.htm#11 http://www.sponsorscape.com/safeb10.htm#18 Frost and Sullivan has announced that it will be hosting Growth, Innovation and Leadership - A Frost and Sullivan Congress on Corporate Growth. The congress will take place on 2nd - 3rd December, 2009, at Grand Hyatt, Sao Paulo, Brazil. GIL 2009 - Latin America will offer a forum for CEOs and top-level executives to examine the changes taking place in their industries and gain the best practice tools and strategies from a cross-industry perspective to support their companies' objectives. Information about sponsorship and media partnership opportunities are available from Catalina Rossini, Corporate Communications, at Catalina.rossini at frost.com. Reports suggest that Petrobras, Brazil's state-controlled oil and gas multinational, provided sponsorship and support for some 2,300 projects in Brazil last year. In all, 554.8 million Brazilian reais - USD 286 million - was invested in the environmental, social, cultural and sports fields. The data are contained in the company's Social and Environmental Balance, published on June 29th. Petrobras is the leading sponsor of cultural and social projects in Brazil, with projects being selected either publicly or by invitation. In the social area, the bulk of investment from Petrobras focusses on its Development and Citizenship programme, the goal of which is to contribute to local, regional and national development. The company's aim is to invest 1.3 billion reais - USD 670 million - from 2007 to 2012. Through public selection, the Development and Citizenship programme has allocated 27.5 million reais - USD 14.1 million - to seventy-two different projects. Rip Curl has officially taken on the Presenting Sponsorship of this year's Coca-Cola Saquarema Pro, being held at Itauna Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 14th to 19th. Felipe Silveira, former professional surfer and current President of Rip Curl Brazil, is excited about this year's event. 'Rip Curl is very proud to be involved in such a big event, in a place with great waves. Itauna Beach receives great swells in this period of the year and is one of the best beach breaks in Brazil. We expect an exciting surf show for this event'.