The 7th edition of BFSHOW, taking place from November 10–12 at the Distrito Anhembi venue in São Paulo, Brazil, hosted a ceremony honoring member companies of the Brazilian Footwear Industry and Trade Association (Abicalçados) celebrating milestone anniversaries. The ceremony, which presented footwear-shaped trophies to member companies marking anniversaries in five-year increments during the first half of the year, took place on the second day of the event (November 11).

On the occasion, Abicalçados Executive President Haroldo Ferreira highlighted the importance of entrepreneurship and, above all, the resilience of the national footwear industry, the biggest in the West. “We all know how difficult it is to run a business in Brazil, a country with high production costs and legislation that fails to provide legal certainty, in addition to the unfair competition from Asian footwear. That is why the anniversaries being celebrated today are even more significant, as they demonstrate these companies’ strength and their ability to deal with the challenges they face,” he said.

Check out the member companies honored:

15 years
Lara Fiore, footwear manufacturer based in Jaú, São Paulo.

20 years
Vero Moc, footwear manufacturer based in Franca, São Paulo.

25 years
Topshoes, footwear manufacturer based in Picada Café, Rio Grande do Sul.

30 years
Nivan, footwear manufacturer based in São João Batista, Santa Catarina.

35 years
Tenisport (Adrun), footwear manufacturer based in Birigui, São Paulo.

40 years
La Moda (Lança Perfume), apparel manufacturer based in Criciúma, Santa Catarina.

50 years
Calçados Status (Capelli Rossi), footwear manufacturer based in Igrejinha, Rio Grande do Sul.
Dakota Nordeste, footwear manufacturer based in Nova Petrópolis, Rio Grande do Sul.

60 years
Zenglein (Giulia Domna), footwear manufacturer based in Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul.

The trade show

Featuring around 300 Brazilian footwear brands, BFSHOW is the largest footwear trade show in Latin America. Held twice a year, in May and November, the event brings together more than 10,000 buyers from major domestic retail chains and international groups from around 50 countries at each edition.