Felipe Faria, Managing Director of Green Building Council Brasil, has been involved in promoting LEED in Brazil since 2007. One of his main accomplishments has been making Brazil one of the top five markets in the world for LEED as well as influencing the greening of international sporting events such as the 2014 FIFA world Cup and the upcoming 2016 Olympic Games.

[Source: usgbc.org]

Read the USGBC’s full interview with Felipe here.