WHAT IS Abragames?

The Brazilian Game Companies Association, ABRAGAMES was founded in 2004 and represents Brazilian studios developing games in various platforms such as PC, consoles, mobile phones and Internet. 

Besides catalyzing the game production in the country by training and promoting expertise, Abragames aims at making Brazilian creativity and technology available to the main players of the international game industry.

WHAT IS THE BRAZIL Games EXPORT PROGRAM?

The Brazil Games Export Program is the export program created by the Brazilian Game Companies Association, ABRAGAMES, in partnership with Apex-Brasil, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency. 

Our goal is to promote the Brazilian Game industry internationally, developing new business opportunities for our companies.

​ABOUT APEX-BRASIL

The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad, and to attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency supports more than 15,000 companies from 80 different industries, which in turn export to 230 markets.
 
Apex-Brasil also plays a key role in attracting foreign direct investment to Brazil, working to detect business opportunities, promoting strategic events and providing support to foreign investors interested in allocating resources in Brazil.
Click here to learn more about Apex-Brasil.

OUR EVENT SCHEDULE

Event History

2013-2014 EVENTS SCHEDULE

​Copa das Confederações
June, 2013

Planejamento Estratégico
May to August, 2013

Missão Empresarial Canadá e Montreal Game Summit
November 10 - 15, 2013

​Rodada de Negócios Brasil
Dececmber 10 - 11, 2013
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Game Connection America
March 17 - 20, 2014

​BIG Festival (Business Forum)
May 12 - 14, 2014
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Game Connection Europe
October 29 - 31, 2014

2015-2016 EVENTS SCHEDULE

BIG Festival 2015
June ​27 to July 5, 2015

​XDS - External Development Summit
September 9 - 12, 2015

​Game Connection Europe
October 29 - 31, 2015

​​SXSW
March 13 - 17, 2016 

​Game Connection e GDC America
March 14 - 18, 2016 

​BIG Festival 2016
June 27 to July 5, 2016 

2017 events Schedule

​Game Connection and GDC 2017
February 27 to March 3, 2017 

​​SXSW
March 10 - 19, 2017

​BIG Festival 2017
June 24 to July 2, 2017

​BIG Festival 2017 (Business Matchmaking)
June 28 - 30, 2017

​Gamescom 2017
August 22 - 26, 2017

​XDS - External Development Summit
September 5 - 8, 2017

China and Brazil: Games On!
October 11, 2017

​Game Connection Europe
November 1 - 3, 2017

2018 EVENTS SCHEDULE

​SXSW - South by Southwest
March 10 - 19, 2018

Game Connection and GDC 2018
March 19 - 23, 2018

BIG Festival 2018
June 23 to July 1, 2018

BIG Festival 2018 Business Matchmaking
June 28 - 30, 2018

China Joy 2018
August 3 - 5, 2018

Gamescom 2018
August 21 - 25, 2018

​XDS - External Development Summit 2018
​September 5 - 7​, 2018

2019 EVENTS Schedule

Kidscreen Summit 2019
February 11 - 14, 2019

Game Connection America and GDC 2019
March 18 - 22, 2019

PAX East 2019
March 28 - 31, 2019

BIG Festival 2019
June 22 - 30, 2019

BIG Festival 2019 Business Matchmaking
June 26 - 28, 2019

Gamescom 2019
August 20 - 24, 2019

​XDS - External Development Summit 2019
September ​11 - 15, 2019

Tokyo Game Show 2019
September 11 - 15, 2019

Game Connection Europe 2019
October 29 - 31, 2019