Assist with sourcing manufacturing partners in Rio De Janeiro

We are a small engineering design company based in the United Kingdom. One of our directors will be in Rio De Janeiro on other business in mid-February (10th to 18th Feb).

We are interested in finding potential suppliers in the Rio area that he could visit while in the city. We design and outsource manufacture of various components for a range of industries, but in the main they are relatively small turned and milled components - all achievable on standard machining centres. Think automotive parts and components (which in the main they are). They are all in aluminium, steel, stainless steel, or other commonly available materials.

We would like to find a Portuguese speaker, ideally in Rio, with an engineering supply / purchasing background who can provide local knowledge on small scale or prototype machining / manufacturing companies. Our director will have one or two days to look at potential manufacturing partners.

The batch sizes we usually order from other overseas suppliers are usually between 50 and 500 pieces at a time.

We don't need to meet you in person or have you come along to see these companies. We are simply looking for someone who can give us a steer on who (in Rio) might suit our needs and have a good reputation. They will also have to be willing to ship the components to the UK.

We would also welcome approaches from people with this sort of knowledge concerning other offshore manufacturing opportunities.