The 15th Expo Revestir and the International Forum of Architecture and Construction opened March 7 in São Paulo, Brazil. The official opening was attended by state representative Itamar Borges; the assistant secretary for housing, Nelson Luiz Bareta Neves Filho; Dilson Ferreira, superintendent of Abrafat; Heitor Almeida, chairman of ANFACER; José Jaime Sznelwar, Mining Undersecretary; Councilman Rodrigo Goulart; Raul Penteado, general director of Deca; Antonio Carlos Kieling, president of Expo Revestirand Forum; and director of events, Lauro Andrade Filho.
Exhibitors presented in the 40-thousand-square-meter space, distributed across seven pavilions, in the segments of ceramics for coverings, sanitary ware, metals for kitchen and bathroom, ornamental stones, mosaics, wood, laminates, cement, vitreous and other solutions for architectural projects and interior design. Beside the main national brands, the event also featured exhibitors from Germany, Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Spain, the U.S., France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Sweden and the Czech Republic.