Brazil International Games (BIG) Festival

Date: June 28 to July 2, 2023
Venue: Sao Paulo Expo Centre
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Target Audience: Canadian gaming studios, third party service providers, publishers and distributors, as well as Canadian education institutions with programs in gaming, game design, animation, and programming.
Sector: Arts and cultural industries, Education, Information and communications technologies

Event Description:

The Brazil International Games (BIG) Festival is the largest gaming festival in Latin America. It provides a wide variety of activities, including:

• an expo area
• business area
• electronic sports (ESport) arena
• business-to-business (B2B) sessions
• conferences and key note presentations
• indie games competition

There has also been a notable increase of participation from international gaming studios over the years. Last year’s edition had nearly 30,000 in-person participants and 1.6 million online, with over $100 million in business generated. 

This year, Canada will have a booth in a high-traffic area for Canadian gaming studios and third party service providers as well as academic institutions offering gaming and programming courses. A targeted B2B program, networking event, and local studio tour will be arranged.

Register to attend

• Register now to take on the world’s gaming opportunities, starting with Sao Paulo
• The deadline to register is May 15, 2023
• Contact Michèle Meilleur Sarazin, michele.meilleur-sarazin@international.gc.ca, for information on how to participate in the Trade Commissioner Service business program

Why your organization should participate:

• Gain insights and market intelligence
• Increase visibility of your product or service
• Meet key commercial entities, industry players, and potential buyers, investors and/or partners
• Participate in networking events
• Participate in pre-organized business to business meetings
• Pitch your product /service to selected audiences
• Receive on-the-ground assistance from the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service

Trade Commissioner(s) involvement:

Activities organized by the Trade Commissioner Service

• Business-to-business meetings
• Networking event
• Pavilion/exhibit
• Product pitch to select audiences
• Site visits

The Trade Commissioner, Michèle Meilleur Sarazin, michele.meilleur-sarazin@international.gc.ca, specializes in the creative industries sector for the Brazilian market and can provide information on this and other local events that you are considering, as well as advice on business development in the region.

The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service offers services free of charge to Canadian exporters and companies that meet our client criteria.