S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Living in Dubai since 2007, Brazilian lawyer Cecilia Bicca Paetzelt has just started working for office Cramer-Salamian, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with a branch in Dubai. She analyses company structure and real-estate purchases in Dubai. \u201cI am also available to guide foreign companies interested in investing in or opening offices in Brazil,\u201d she said, by email.<\/p>\n
Cecilia is one more Brazilian professional reaching a prominent position in the emirate, as is the Ericsson Middle East and North Africa finance vice president, Luciano Ferreira, the owner of construction company Engeprot, Omar Hamaoui, the production and multimedia manager in the shopping centre area of real estate company Emaar, Reinaldo Mesquita, among others who have already spoken to ANBA.<\/p>\n
Graduated in law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, after a 16-year career, Cecilia decided to move to Dubai, accompanying her husband, who is a businessman in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n
This, however, did not mean that she was going to interrupt her professional activities. On the contrary, before entering Cramer-Salamian, she had already worked as the contract manager at a company in the real estate sector and in the Commercial Sector of the embassy of Brazil to Abu Dhabi, the country capital. \u201cThat is where I acquired experience in the area of foreign trade between Brazil and the Emirates,\u201d she said. \u201cAll opportunities for work in the Emirates arose after my arrival in the country,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
The office the lawyer works for operates in partnership with a local office, Abdulla Al-Ali & Associates. The areas of operation are share capital, commercial, real estate, sports law and arbitration. She guarantees that being a foreign woman does not affect her daily work.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn general, I do not face difficulties. Foreign women residing in the Emirates are much respected and do not suffer any discrimination, as long as they know how to respect the laws of the country that receives them. Being foreign in Dubai does not mean belonging to a minority, it means being one more individual contributing temporarily to the local economic growth,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
Cecilia lives with her husband, one daughter and two step-children and points out the characteristics of Dubai that favour family life, among them safety, cleanliness, good schools, several leisure options and good health services. \u201cIn the financial point of view, rents and schools represent the main expenses,\u201d she pointed out. \u201cIn general, costs with feeding, transportation, mobile telephony and internet are reasonable. Urban traffic has improved significantly and there is no crime,\u201d she added. A few years ago the city was known for its enormous traffic jams and for the difficulty to take a taxi.<\/p>\n
To those interested in working in the region, Cec\u00edlia makes some recommendations: speaking fluent English and having an undergraduate degree. Specialisation is also very important. \u201cIn the Emirates, Brazilians compete in the labour market with Europeans, North Americans, Asians and citizens from other Arab nations, all with very good professional training,\u201d she said. \u201cNobody will be discriminated for being Brazilian, but that will also not be a benefit,\u201d she explained. \u201cThere is no space for adventurers here,\u201d she finished off.<\/p>\n
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