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The 50 years of Embraer
Brazil’s planemaker Embraer celebrates its 50th anniversary today. The company was founded on August 19, 1969, amid the military dictatorship’s project to build a “great Brazil.”
Why it matters. As the crown jewel of the Brazilian industry, Embraer is Brazil’s biggest exporter of added-value products and trails only behind Airbus and Boeing in planes sold...