private industry cosmetics founded 1977 headquarters s o jos dos pinhais brazil key people artur grynbaun chairman revenue us 3.3 billion 2013 number of employees 22 000 parent grupo botic rio website www.boticario.com.br o botic rio portuguese pronunciation u bot i ka ju is the biggest brazilian cosmetic company . it has 3.755 stores in brazil portugal mexico bolivia peru united states paraguay japan france and venezuela . o botic rio is the largest cosmetic franchise in the world . the main competitors of the company are natura avon products and jequiti . contents 1 history 2 funda o o botic rio 3 products 4 external links history edit o botic rio was created in 1977 as a small prescription drugstore in the city of curitiba capital of the state of paran in southern brazil . today the company is the world s largest perfumery and cosmetics franchising network . o botic rio s industrial and administrative complex has 34.4 thousand square meters of floor space in the city of s o jos dos pinhais in the curitiba metropolitan area . it employs 1 300 people and creates approximately 10 thousand jobs through its franchising network . o botic rio s first manufacturing plant was inaugurated in 1982 with just 1 thousand square meters of floor space . then it employed 27 people who worked to manufacture about 400 thousand items a year . o botic rio s current production exceeds 59 million units . funda o o botic rio edit in 1990 the company created the funda o o botic rio de prote o natureza o botic rio nature protection foundation a nonprofit organization that has already sponsored 800 conservationist projects including studies scientific research environmental education programs and direct fauna and flora protection actions all over brazil . the foundation also supports the natural areas protection program which aims at implementing its own private network of natural heritage sites . the first one is the salto morato private natural heritage reserve which occupies a 2 340 hectar area in guaraque aba on the north coast of the state of paran in southern brazil . this reservation protects a significant area of the atlantic rainforest besides being provided with infrastructure for scientific research environmental education and outdoor recreation . in november 1999 the reservation supported by funda o o botic rio de prote o natureza was declared a natural heritage site by unesco . products edit o botic rio s product lines consist of approximately 480 items divided into the following categories body care facial care sun care makeup deodorizing colognes deodorants soaps and shampoos . amazonian plants such as a a cupua u carna ba guaran cashew and passion flower ; gums extracted from algae and vegetal extracts such as arnica and urucum are among the active ingredients present in the brand s products . external links edit official o botic rio international web site o botic rio foudantion v t e cosmetics face anti aging cream bb cream botulinum toxin botox concealer cleanser facial facial toning foundation moisturizer permanent makeup primer powder rouge skin whitening toner veil venetian ceruse lips gloss liner lipstick plumper stain eyes blepharoplasty circle contact lens eyelash extensions eyelid glue eye liner eye shadow kohl mascara hair conditioner hair coloring and bleaching removal chemical electric laser ipl plucking shaving threading waxing shampoo styling styling products gel mousse pomade spray wax nails artificial nails buffing manicure nail polish pedicure body body powder cold cream cosmetic surgery peeling skin whitening traditional japanese aburatorigami bihaku hikimayu kumadori ohaguro oshiroi uguisu no fun related topics cosmetic electrotherapy cosmetic ingredients cosmetics advertising cosmetology history of cosmetics major cosmetic brands ahava almay amorepacific anna sui artistry aveda avon bath & body works benefit biotherm bobbi brown the body shop bonne bell bumble and bumble burt s bees cargo carol s daughter ciat clarins clinique coty covergirl creme 21 cutex daigaku honyaku center elizabeth arden est e lauder eyes lips face faberge hard candy helena rubinstein kao corporation kevyn aucoin kiehl s la mer lanc me laneige laura mercier laura mercier cosmetics lise watier l or al l occitane love cosmetics lush mac cosmetics mary kay max factor maybelline missha modelco molton brown nars natura natural wonder neal s yard remedies neutrogena nexxus nivea o botic rio opi oriflame origins paula begoun pond s creams red earth revlon richard hudnut rimmel sephora shiseido shu uemura simplysiti sk ii skinceuticals stila ulta beauty ultima ii urban decay vichy victoria s secret wella yves rocher nogotok categories companies people history retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title o botic rio & oldid 736710677 categories companies based in paran state manufacturing companies of brazilcompanies established in 1977cosmetics companies of brazilbrazilian brandscosmetics brandspersonal care brands navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages espa olportugu s edit links this page was last modified on 29 august 2016 at 10 01 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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