Valentim Fernandes BOUÇAS

Background

BOUÇAS, Valentim Fernandes was born on September 1, 1891 in Santos, Sâo Paulo, Brazil.

Education

Graduated Academy, de Comércio, Santos, 1909.

Career

Vice-president, I.B.M. Company of Delaware, since 1941. Brazilian representative at negotiations with United States government, 1933, and comnd. and financial agreements with National Council of Foreign Trade of United States, 1933. Delegate, World Monetary and Economics Conference, London, 1933, Inter-American Conference, Mexico City, 1945.

Secretary, tech, council of economics and finance, ministry of finance, 1938. Director, commission for control of Washington agreements, 1942. President, Brazilian delegation to 10th Congress of International Chamber of Commerce, Copenhagen.

Director, Compania Goodyear do Brasil, Ferro Enamel South America (Sâo Paulo), Compania Swift do Brasil, Coca-Cola Refrescos South America, Panair do Brasil, Compania Brasileira de Material Ferroviário (Sâo Paulo). Founder and director, tech, review O Observador Económico e Financeiro. President, Comissào Brasileira de Fomento Interamericano, Compania Imobiliária Santa Cruz, Addressograph-Multigraph do Brasil, Serviços Hollerith South America, Compania Nacional de Máquinas Comerciáis.

Membership

Member Souza Costa mission—financial treaty with United States government, 1937. Member national bureau of economics research. Member: Society Brasileira de Estatistica (president), Institute Brasileiro de Geografía e Estatistica (tech, consultant).

Academy, of Political Science (New York), Academy, of Polit, and Social Science (Philadelphia), American Geographical Society, Automobile Club (New York), Society Geográfica do Rio de Janeiro.

Connections

Father:

Francisco Bouças

Mother:

Maria José Fernandes

Spouse:

Djanira Coelho

child:

Victor BOUÇAS

child:

Odette Velloso BOUÇAS

child:

Marina Teixeira BOUÇAS

child:

Jorge BOUÇAS

child:

Yolanda BOUÇAS

child:

Clery Grottera BOUÇAS