Since this morning, company employees have been providing relief and delivering water to the community hit by the storm, as well as to the Group’s employees who had their homes hit.
One of the main brands in the Brazilian advertising market, Grupo Petrópolis takes its name from the city located in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro, which this Tuesday (15th) was devastated by heavy rains.
In a press conference held this Wednesday afternoon (16), the governor of Rio de Janeiro, Cláudio Castro (PL), informs that the storm has left 78 dead and 372 homeless so far. A further 21 people were rescued alive.
Grupo Petrópolis informs that its factory was not affected, as the damage was mainly concentrated in the center of the city and on the top of the Petrópolis mountain range.
“Employees of the company are since this morning providing relief and delivering water to the community affected by the storm, as well as to the employees of the Group who had their homes affected. the company, which has a total of eight factories throughout Brazil.