Brazilian footwear show reports record visitors
28/05/2025
A record 12,300 buyers attended, including 1,200 from 60 countries.
The executive president of Brazilian footwear association Abicalçados, Haroldo Ferreira, said the event demonstrated the strength of Brazil's footwear production, the fourth largest in the world.
He said: “Brazil is a major global showcase for footwear with design, innovation, and sustainability. BFSHOW, which featured companies responsible for more than 70% of national production, was a clear demonstration of this.”
At the show, the association announced chairman Caetano Bianco Neto would be stepping down, replaced by Ricardo Wirth, director of Calçados Wirth. The manufacturer makes 7,000 shoes per day, 90% for export.
Brazil’s footwear manufacturing sector is expected to grow 2% this year, reaching more than 940 million pairs.
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