This section offers news briefs related to the elevator industry in Brazil. The Expoelevador 2008 event will be held at the Centro de Exposição Imigrantes in Saõ Paulo on August 20-21. A new headquarters was opened by Sindicato das Empresas de Conservação, Manutenção e Instalação de Elevadores do Estado de São Paulo (SECIESP) in São Paulo.