Vulcabrasǀazaleia is a Brazilian footwear company, being the second largest in domestic market and in Latin America, only after also Brazilian Alpargatas

Alpargatas S.A.

Alpargatas or São Paulo Alpargatas is the largest Brazilian manufacturing company of footwear, the company also manufactures clothing and sporting goods and canvas and operates in retail sector through MEGGASHOP, a reatil chain that sells all brands produced by Alpargatas...

. The company was founded in 1952 in São Paulo, but currently is haeadquartered in Jundiaí

Jundiaí

Jundiaí is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2009 was 349,929, and the area is 433.958 km². The elevation is 761 m. Distance is 60 km north of the city of São Paulo.- History and Geography :...

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The company is owned by Grendene family, that owns Grendene, the third largest footwear company in Brazil and a competitor of Vulcabrasǀazaleia.

The company has 25 plants strategically located in the Brazilian states of Ceará

Ceará

Ceará is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8th largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main touristic destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of...

, Sergipe

Sergipe

Sergipe , is the smallest state of the Brazilian Federation, located on the northeastern Atlantic coast of the country. It borders on two other states, Bahia to the south and west and Alagoas to the north, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean...

, Bahia

Bahia

Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...

, Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

, and a plant in Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 and has operations in Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

, Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

, Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

, Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

, Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

 and United States

United States

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Currently the company operates through its 6 brands that are azaleia, dijean, Olympikus

Olympikus

Olympikus is a Brazilian sports brand, which makes equipment for running, tennis, volleyball and football. The brand is owned by Vulcabrasǀazaleia-Sponsorships:Olympikus provides uniforms and apparel for the following teams, associations and players:...

, Opanka, Reebok

Reebok

Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle...

 and Botas Vulcabras.

Brands

• azaleia - is a recognized brand of women's shoes and found a female major brand in the country, is present in more than 17 000 retail outlets and in 44 countries. Is represented by Brazilian actress Grazi Massafera
  Grazielli Massafera
  Grazielli "Grazi" Massafera is a Brazilian former model and TV actress.In 2004, Massafera won the Miss Paraná Beauty pageant contest, and represented the state in that year's Miss Brasil contest...
  
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• dijean - is a brand with a focus on female teen market, has a sub-brand Dijean Neo, focused on adolescents modern, sophisticated and updated with the major fashion trends.

• Olympikus
  Olympikus
  Olympikus is a Brazilian sports brand, which makes equipment for running, tennis, volleyball and football. The brand is owned by Vulcabrasǀazaleia-Sponsorships:Olympikus provides uniforms and apparel for the following teams, associations and players:...
  
   - is the brand of footwear and sporting goods launched in 1975 with major international sports brands, which are now sold in market at the same time. It is a sporting goods brands mostly used in Brazil.

• Opanka - is the brand of flip flop and slipper, this brand is a competitor of Havaianas a brand of Alpargatas
  Alpargatas S.A.
  Alpargatas or São Paulo Alpargatas is the largest Brazilian manufacturing company of footwear, the company also manufactures clothing and sporting goods and canvas and operates in retail sector through MEGGASHOP, a reatil chain that sells all brands produced by Alpargatas...
  
   and that is the largest manufacturer of flip flop in the world.

• Reebok
  Reebok
  Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle...
  
  - the company has an operational agreement with Reebok International, which enables it to develop, manufacture, import and distribute products from this brand, exclusively, in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

• Botas Vulcabras is the brand of professional boot of rubber and PVC. Safety boots meet the needs of all sectors, including industries, hospitals, laboratories, construction, mining, steel, metallurgy, and for any humid, wet or muddy. Manufactured in accordance with national and international quality standard.