WEG

Interesting facts

Young Brazilian passionate about engines turns childhood fascination into a career: at 22, he interns in motor development at WEG, amasses thousands of followers, and reveals how he became a reference in industrial technology.

Alisson Ficher 12/06/2026 at 19:05

Foreign trade

Weg is the Brazilian company most exposed to Trump’s tariff hike. The multinational manufacturer of industrial motors and equipment, headquartered in Jaraguá do Sul (SC), is racing against time to reduce the impact of the new U.S. taxation.

Corporativo 08/06/2026 at 20:42

Interesting facts

PHOTOS: Billionaire family linked to WEG lives in former Xuxa mansion valued at R$ 45 million, with 14 bathrooms, two pools, and even a “mini hospital”; see what the luxurious “Nave Mãe” is like in Rio de Janeiro

Carla Teles 03/06/2026 at 16:49

Economy

WEG chooses a city with 51,000 inhabitants in SC to build a R$ 900 million factory, produce giant energy equipment, and generate around 1,000 direct jobs in a project connected to the Santa Catarina ports and expected to operate in 2028.

Carla Teles 01/06/2026 at 17:18

Job Openings

WEG opens a job vacancy for Maintenance Mechanic I in Betim with applications open until June 2026

Andriely Medeiros de Araújo 21/05/2026 at 10:47

Economy

WEG, a model company from Brazil, heavily invests in the USA with a new factory

Alisson Ficher 20/05/2026 at 22:18

Logistics and Transportation

With 300 tons and a journey of more than 800 km, a giant transformer leaves Minas Gerais, crosses roads in a special operation, and arrives in the interior of São Paulo to integrate the hidden structure that carries energy underground in Brazil.

Noel Budeguer 18/05/2026 at 20:17

Economy

WEG from Jaraguá do Sul was awarded in New York for strengthening relations between Brazil and the United States, employs over 2,250 people in American territory, operates 10 factories and 9 distribution centers in the country, and boosts the energy infrastructure of the U.S. with locally manufactured products and solutions.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 12/05/2026 at 21:35

Construction

WEG inaugurates an industrial paint distribution center, reinforces its presence in Latin America with high-tech anticorrosive solutions, and expands regional service capacity from Bogotá, offering greater agility and proximity to the market in Colombia.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 09/05/2026 at 14:46

Construction

WEG created a battery storage system that is transforming an old mine in Finland into a renewable energy hub. The project is one of the first hybrids in the Nordic country to combine solar generation with storage and helps stabilize the national electricity grid.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 06/05/2026 at 15:12

Job Openings

WEG opens a job vacancy for those who want to work from 4:20 PM to 1:15 AM as an Assembly Assistant in Bento Gonçalves (RS).

Ruth Rodrigues 18/04/2026 at 17:23

Job Openings

WEG Expands Hiring in Several States in Brazil and Offers Dozens of Job Openings for Professionals With and Without Experience, at Different Education Levels, Providing Competitive Salaries and Benefits

Flavia Marinho 08/03/2026 at 17:45

WEG

Young Brazilian passionate about engines turns childhood fascination into a career: at 22, he interns in motor development at WEG, amasses thousands of followers, and reveals how he became a reference in industrial technology.

Weg is the Brazilian company most exposed to Trump’s tariff hike. The multinational manufacturer of industrial motors and equipment, headquartered in Jaraguá do Sul (SC), is racing against time to reduce the impact of the new U.S. taxation.

PHOTOS: Billionaire family linked to WEG lives in former Xuxa mansion valued at R$ 45 million, with 14 bathrooms, two pools, and even a “mini hospital”; see what the luxurious “Nave Mãe” is like in Rio de Janeiro

WEG chooses a city with 51,000 inhabitants in SC to build a R$ 900 million factory, produce giant energy equipment, and generate around 1,000 direct jobs in a project connected to the Santa Catarina ports and expected to operate in 2028.

WEG opens a job vacancy for Maintenance Mechanic I in Betim with applications open until June 2026

WEG, a model company from Brazil, heavily invests in the USA with a new factory

With 300 tons and a journey of more than 800 km, a giant transformer leaves Minas Gerais, crosses roads in a special operation, and arrives in the interior of São Paulo to integrate the hidden structure that carries energy underground in Brazil.

WEG inaugurates an industrial paint distribution center, reinforces its presence in Latin America with high-tech anticorrosive solutions, and expands regional service capacity from Bogotá, offering greater agility and proximity to the market in Colombia.

WEG created a battery storage system that is transforming an old mine in Finland into a renewable energy hub. The project is one of the first hybrids in the Nordic country to combine solar generation with storage and helps stabilize the national electricity grid.

WEG opens a job vacancy for those who want to work from 4:20 PM to 1:15 AM as an Assembly Assistant in Bento Gonçalves (RS).

WEG Expands Hiring in Several States in Brazil and Offers Dozens of Job Openings for Professionals With and Without Experience, at Different Education Levels, Providing Competitive Salaries and Benefits

Mother and daughter build a 70 m² house with more than 8,000 discarded glass bottles and impress with their creativity; known as the Casa de Sal, the property is located on Itamaracá Island, in Pernambuco.

Workers were opening a new road connection near the Marginal Tietê when they found, in the underground of the construction site, remnants of locomotives, wagons, and boilers from the 19th century linked to the forgotten history of Lapa.

Instead of burning or burying old tires, an American city is transforming about 2,000 of them into the street itself, paving its first sections with a quieter and more durable rubber asphalt.

China transforms desert-devastated area into the world’s largest artificial forest, planting trees for 60 years, blocking sand that reached Beijing, and creating a “green lung” of 92,000 hectares in a region once considered lost.

Greek island offers free housing for volunteers, but there’s a condition: you need to take care of rescued cats.

Engineers want to carve through Africa with a giant canal to bring water from the world’s second-largest river to a dying lake on the edge of the Sahara Desert that has already lost 90% of its water.

China has deployed snake-shaped robots to slide along power lines, where they have already inspected over 130 kilometers of cables using cameras and sensors to detect damaged wires, worn-out parts, and overheating.