Type Sociedade Anônima Founded 1952 | Traded as BM&F Bovespa:VULC3 Revenue 723.7 million USD (2012) Number of employees 35,000 | |
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Products FootwearCanvasRetailTextile Net income - US$ 150.2 million (2012) Stock price VULC3 (BVMF) R$ 4.19 0.00 (0.00%)4 Apr, 5:00 PM GMT-3 - Disclaimer Key person Alexandre Grendene Bartelle Subsidiaries Vulcabras Azaleia BA, Calçados e Artigos Esportivos S.A. |
Vulcabrasǀazaleia is a Brazilian footwear company, being the third largest in domestic market and in Latin America, only after also Brazilians Alpargatas and Grendene. The company was founded in 1952 in São Paulo, but currently is headquartered in Jundiaí.
The company is owned by Grendene family, that owns Grendene, the second largest footwear company in Brazil and a competitor of Vulcabrasǀazaleia.
The company has 25 plants strategically located in the Brazilian states of Ceará, Sergipe, Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul, and a plant in Argentina and has operations in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Colombia, Peru, India and United States.
Currently the company operates through its 6 brands that are azaleia, dijean, Olympikus, Opanka, Reebok and Botas Vulcabras.