Editor’s Note: This blog post is also available in Portugese, naturally.
Today, I’m proud to share that we now have more than 10 million LinkedIn members in Brazil. Our growth in this market has been truly incredible to witness. When we made LinkedIn available in Portuguese in April 2010, we had just over one million members. And when I joined LinkedIn as country manager in November 2011, we had already leapt to six million members.
Editor’s Note: LinkedIn Brazil recently launched the Make It Happen campaign to show how professionals are leveraging their networks to find opportunities. From consolidating a small company to keeping in touch with colleagues from other countries, our members are making the most of their professional networks on LinkedIn. Here’s a story from one of our members Leonardo Brant, a writer, researcher and culture manager.
After working in consulting with Brant Associates for over 15 years, I decided to change the course of my business to explore the creative economy in Brazil. In March 2010, I founded Cemec to help Brazilian professionals and entrepreneurs think creatively about their challenges. We started by building a physical space for networking to foster innovative thinking. We then did an extensive search for a digital space that could replicate the physical experience of a classroom, while extending the opportunity to network. Today, LinkedIn serves as this digital classroom where we exchange information and operate a meaningful community to share relevant knowledge.
É com muito orgulho que venho anunciar o lançamento do primeiro escritório do LinkedIn na América Latina, em São Paulo, Brasil. E o momento não poderia ser melhor, afinal, acabamos de ultrapassar a marca dos 6 milhões de usuários no país.
