A total of 48 Brazilian furniture manufacturers are taking part, through the Brazilian Furniture Sector Project, in an agenda focused on strengthening commercial ties, opening new markets, and building long-term relationships across Latin America.
The first stage of the 2026 Latin America Trade Mission, organized by ABIMÓVEL (Brazilian Association of Furniture Industries) in partnership with ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), took place in Medellín from September 10 to 12, during La Feria de Diseño. The program combined a product exhibition — featuring 19 Brazilian pieces showcased at Espaço Brasil — with business matchmaking sessions involving 25 international buyers from nine markets.
From Medellín, the mission now continues on to Panama City. On September 15 and 16, a new series of business meetings will carry the agenda forward, expanding connections between the Brazilian furniture industry and potential partners across a region considered strategic both for Central America and the Caribbean and as a logistics hub offering access to other international markets.
Beyond presenting their portfolios, the meetings provide companies with opportunities to better understand market demands, assess potential business strategies, and identify opportunities for new partnerships and distribution channels.
At each destination, the mission shares the same purpose: to showcase the diversity, originality, and production capabilities of Brazil’s furniture industry and design sector, understand the needs of each market, and turn initial connections into lasting business relationships.
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Brazilian Furniture Project
Created by ABIMÓVEL in partnership with ApexBrasil, the Brazilian Furniture Project connects Brazilian companies with opportunities across global markets.
Through participation in leading trade shows, international business matchmaking, market intelligence, branding and trade promotion initiatives, as well as sustainability and industry-integrated design programs, the project brings companies closer to buyers and aligns products with market demand. These initiatives increase the visibility of participating brands and strengthen Brazil’s presence in the global furniture industry.
With hundreds of participating companies, Brazilian Furniture operates across two complementary segments: Furniture and Components, Machinery, and Industry Suppliers. Together, they showcase the strength, diversity, quality, innovation, and production capabilities of Brazil’s entire furniture value chain.
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Join the project: brazilianfurniture.org.brAbout ABIMÓVEL
For nearly five decades, the Brazilian Furniture Industry Association (ABIMÓVEL) has represented, developed, and strengthened Brazil’s furniture chain, bringing together and supporting companies of all sizes—from micro and small businesses to large manufacturers. The Association advances a positive agenda for an industry comprising more than 22,800 companies, which generated over BRL 92.1 billion in revenue and 287,200 direct jobs in 2025, within a value chain responsible for approximately 1.1 million jobs.
Through ongoing engagement with government agencies, business associations, and national and international institutions, ABIMÓVEL serves as a bridge between the public and private sectors. The Association advocates for the interests of the industry and contributes to the development of policies, strategies, and initiatives focused on competitiveness, legal certainty, and the sector’s sustainable growth.
Throughout its history, ABIMÓVEL has led programs and initiatives in business development, design, sustainability, technical standardization, innovation, and international expansion, strengthening the position of Brazilian furniture in domestic and global markets. Brazil is currently the largest furniture producer in Latin America and the seventh largest worldwide—a position that reflects the strategic importance of a diverse, geographically widespread value chain that continues to evolve in step with market transformations.
abimovel.comAbout ApexBrasil
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investments to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy.
In order to achieve its goals, ApexBrasil carries out several trade promotion initiatives aimed at promoting Brazilian products and services abroad, such as prospective and trade missions, business rounds, support to the participation of Brazilian companies in major international fairs, visits of foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian productive structure, among other business platforms that also aim at strengthening the Brazil brand.
The Agency also acts in a coordinated way with public and private players to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) to Brazil with a focus on strategic sectors for the development of the competitiveness of Brazilian companies and the country.
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