About Brazil Games Week

Brazil Games Week presents the Brazilian games industry to the international market

Brazil Games Week is the result of the partnership between the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and Brazil Games – an export program carried out by ApexBrasil and Abragames (Brazilian Game Companies Association). Together and for the second year in a row, the institutions are organizing a week dedicated to promoting the Brazilian games industry worldwide.

The international action, which takes place online from September 26th to 30th, 2022, has the participation of Brazilian embassies and consulates in several countries. There are currently 40 posts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that represent Brazil abroad which will be promoting the national games market in their regions during this period.  Such initiative is part of the Innovation Diplomacy Program, which aims to showcase a country that is able to generate knowledge, goods and services in sectors on the scientific frontier.

The purpose is to show that Brazil is open to international investors and partners, who can count on the support of the Brazilian embassies and consulates during their negotiations. The Brazilian games market, considered the most important in Latin America, has been attracting foreign companies which are eyeing the potential of local studios and the quality of the products they develop.

The first Brazil Games Industry Report, commissioned by Abragames in partnership with ApexBrasil and recently carried out, pointed out that the Brazilian games market had an important growth in recent years. The estimated revenue from digital games in Brazil in 2021 was over US$ 2.3 billion, and almost 75% of the population is estimated to play games frequently.

The study revealed that there are currently 1,009 game development studios in Brazil, which represents an increase of 169% over the past four years – in 2018, the country had 375 such companies.

According to the consulting company Newzoo, which specializes in games and eSports analytics and market research, in addition to the relevant consumption of games, the country also stands out when it comes to hiring specialized professionals for the industry. This is also confirmed by the XDS Summit 2022 Insights Report on External Development, which has shown that in the last two years, game developers and publishers have made Brazil known as the most promising region for External Development services.

Brazil Games Week will focus on communicating with the international gamer community, as well as with companies interested in the segment and with the press. Simultaneously working on multiple fronts, the action also aims to put the Brazilian games industry on the agenda of different markets around the world.

Follow the Brazil Games Week 2022 program and learn more about the games industry in the country. During the week of the campaign the BGW website will have daily updates, promoting the debate and reflection on various topics of the sector. Follow it here!

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Catalog with participating Brazilian companies

Program

Highlights:

  • First Brazil Games Industry Report – access the results and watch the presentation!
  • Best Brazilian Games – finalists and winners at BIG Festival 2022
  • Panel with Brazilian External Development studios, mediated by Chris Wren, Chair at XDS Advisory Committee (video)
  • Panels with global players that recently invested in Brazilian studios and with Brazilian studios that received investment (video)
  • Talks by Shuhei Yoshida, Head of Indies Initiative at PlayStation, and Takashi Tokita, creator of Final Fantasy, in Brazil in 2022 (video)

Industry

26/09

Investment

27/09

External development

28/09

Brazilian games: Highlights

29/09

Great Brazilian studios

30/09

Industry

26/09

Investment

27/09

External development

28/09

Brazilian games: Highlights

29/09

Great Brazilian studios

30/09

Contacts

Embassy in Tokyo
sectec.toquio@itamaraty.gov.br
(+813) 3404-5211

Embassy in Bangkok
sectec.bangkok@itamaraty.gov.br
+66 02-679-8567/679-8568

Consulate General in Barcelona
sectec.barcelona@itamaraty.gov.br
+ 34 93 488 2288

Embassy in Berlin
sectec.berlim@itamaraty.gov.br
+49 30 726 280

Consulate General in Boston
sectec.boston@itamaraty.gov.br
+ 1 617 338 4986

Embassy in Budapest
sectec.budapeste@itamaraty.gov.br
+36 (1) 351-0060~2

Embassy in Camberra
sectec.camberra@itamaraty.gov.br
+61 (02) 61204100

Consulate General in Guangdong
sectec.cantao@itamaraty.gov.br
86-20- 8365-2236

Embassy in Copenhagen
sectec.copenhague@itamaraty.gov.br
+45 3920 6478

Embassy in Dublin
sectec.dublin@itamaraty.gov.br
+353 1 416 1204/475 6000

Abragames
contato@abragames.org

Embassy in Stockholm
sectec.estocolmo@itamaraty.gov.br
(00468) 5451-6300

Embassy in Hague
sectec.haia@itamaraty.gov.br
3170-3023959

Embassy in Helsinki
sectec.helsinque@itamaraty.gov.br
+358 9 684 1500

Consulate General in Hong Kong
sectec.hk@itamaraty.gov.br
(+852) 2525-7002

Consulate General in Houston
sectec.houston@itamaraty.gov.br
+1(713) 961-3063/961-3064 961-3065

Embassy in Jakarta
brasemb.jacarta@itamaraty.gov.br
+62 21 270 88887

Embassy in Lima
embaixada.lima@itamaraty.gov.br
51 985.039.253

Embassy in Lisbon
sectec.lisboa@itamaraty.gov.br
(+351) 217 248 510

Consulate General in Los Angeles
sectec.losangeles@itamaraty.gov.br
(00 1 323) 651-2664

Embassy in Luanda
brasemb.luanda@itamaraty.gov.br
(+244) 923 284 100

Brazil Games Export Program
contact@brazilgames.org

Embassy in Madrid
sectec.madri@itamaraty.gov.br
+34 917004650

Embassy in Montevideo
brasemb.montevideu@itamaraty.gov.br
598 2707-2119

Consulate General in Montreal
sectec.montreal@itamaraty.gov.br
1 (514) 954-8257/954-5231

Embassy in Moscow
sectec.moscou@itamaraty.gov.br
+7 495 966 1081

Embassy in New Delhi
sectec.novadelhi@itamaraty.gov.br
+91 11 2301-7301

Embassy in Paris
sectec.paris@itamaraty.gov.br
+33 (1) 4561-6300

Embassy in Beijing
sectec.pequim@itamaraty.gov.br
(+86) 10 6532 2881

Embassy in Pretoria
sectec.pretoria@itamaraty.gov.br
+27 (12) 366 5200

Embassy in Santiago
sectec.santiago@itamaraty.gov.br
(+56-2) 2876-3400

Consulate General in San Francisco
sectec.sf@itamaraty.gov.br
+1(415) 981-8170

Embassy in Mexico
sectec.mexico@itamaraty.gov.br
+52 55 5201 4531

Embassy in Seoul
sectec.seul@itamaraty.gov.br
+82 2 738-4970

Consulate General in Sydney
sectec.sydney@itamaraty.gov.br
+61 9285-5700/926744 14

Commercial Office in Taipei
sectec.taipe@itamaraty.gov.br
(886) 978151769

Embassy in Tel Aviv
sectec.telaviv@itamaraty.gov.br
+972 3 797-1500

Consulate General in Vancouver
sectec.vancouver@itamaraty.gov.br
+1 604 696 5311

Embassy in Warsaw
sectec.varsovia@itamaraty.gov.br
+48 22 617 4800/3260

Embassy in Vienna
sectec.viena@itamaraty.gov.br
00 43 (1) 512 0632

Embassy in Washington
sectec.washington@itamaraty.gov.br
+1(202) 238-2700

Embassy in Wellington
brasemb.wellington@itamaraty.gov.br
64044733516

Consulate General in Shanghai
sectec.xangai@itamaraty.gov.br
86 21 64370110

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