Brazil is considered the largest cluster of leather and footwear industry in the world, with more than 2,800 industries only in the components for shoes sector, which involves various segments: insoles, heels and soles, uppers, metal accessories, chemical industries, packaging, molds, lasts, inputs, synthetics and textiles. The market stands out at a worldwide level for differentiation in design and technological innovation, the reason of great concentration of sales in foreign markets, exporting to 169 countries in 2013.

For example: Latin America (Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador), Central America (Guatemala, Dominican Republic), North America (United States and Mexico), Europe (Germany, France, Italy), Asia (Russia, China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia).

Distributed in 27 national centers - and constantly expanding - the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), concentrate 750 industries, followed by the centers of the state of São Paulo (SP) - beyond the capital, the cities of Franca, Jaú and Birigui - Minas Gerais and the brazilian northeast region.