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Bookseller Livrarias Curitiba Has Best Year in Its History

By Iona Teixeira Stevens | Published: February 28, 2013
LIvrarias Cuturbia

Bookstore chain Livrarias Curitiba is not only celebrating its 50th anniversary, but also record sales and expansion, with 2012 sales up 19.9% over 2011. Read More

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More Megabookstores Opening in 2013

By PublishNews Brazil | Published: February 21, 2013
Cultura bookstore Brazil

The dominant Brazilian bookstore chains in Brazil continue to grow and plan to open numerous new large-scale stores throughout this year.  Read More

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Mega Appliance and Furniture Store Chain Adds Books, E-books Planned

By Maria Fernanda Rodrigues | Published: May 19, 2011
Livraria do Ricardo

Máquina de Vendas — a holding company that includes the brands Ricardo Eletro, Insinuante and City Lar — is the second largest retailer of home appliances and furniture in Brazil. In 2010, the firm invested  …  Read More

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Southern Brazilian Bookstore Chain Livrarias Curitiba Goes Digital

By Carlo Carrenho | Published: March 16, 2011
Xeriph Brazil

Livrarias Curitiba is the fifth largest bookstore chain in Brazil, with 18 stores located mainly in southern Brazil. Last month, they quietly launched their e-bookstore, powered by Xeriph, the first indigenous e-book distributor in operation  …  Read More

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After Six Decades, Bookstore Chain Livraria Cultura Expands to Rio

By PublishNews Brazil | Published: March 1, 2011
Livraria Cultura by Marcia Minillo

Bookstore chain Livraria Cultura was started in São Paulo in the late 1940’s when Eva Herz, who had left Berlin in 1938 to escape from the Nazis, used a spare room at her house to  …  Read More

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