SOAR - São Paulo Chapter
São Paulo joined the SOAR family in September 2014. Armenian immigrants in Brazil gather mostly in and around the city of São Paulo, where there are churches, cultural centers, and even a metro station named “Armênia.” The Armenian community maintains a strong presence in the city, albeit not in the country as a whole. Armenians in Latin America arranged a demonstration in São Paulo at the Armenian Genocide monument on April 24,1965, of the 50th Anniversary of putting into force the Law of Relocation, and a play titled “The Adventures of Armenians 1915” was written and performed by Armenians of Brazil at a theater in São Paulo.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Julienne Gananian
President
Julienne was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She earned a degree in Journalism from the University of Sao Paulo and a master’s degree from the Literary Journalism Academy. Julienne has more than two decades of experience in Trade, Media and Public Relations, working in newsrooms as TV Globo (the largest in Latin America and the fourth largest in the world) and NY1 (New York Television), besides Tourism Boards in Las Vegas, New York, Peru, and St Maarteen.
In 2010, she founded her own company, Brazil Experts Bureau, specializing in representation, marketing, and public relations services. She is married to Leonardo B. Andreucci, and they have 2 animated boys: Lucas 9 and Gustavo 6.