Latin America

Payment services company MasterCard will sponsor the 2015 Copa America after reaching an agreement with Wematch, the commercial rights holder for the Latin American national team football tournament.

The Sauber Formula One motor racing team has signed a partnership with financial institution Banco do Brasil for 2015 following confirmation that Brazilian rookie Felipe Nasr will be part of its driver line-up next season.

Chinese telecommunications company Huawei has further expanded its football portfolio after entering into a shirt sponsorship deal with Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A team Santos.

Chinese telecommunications company Huawei aims to use football sponsorship to increase brand awareness and drive sales in the Spanish market.

Dow Chemical Company’s sustainability partnership with the Rio 2016 Organising Committee could earn it major financial rewards in the lead up to and after the Olympic Games.

Chinese sportswear company 361° has agreed a deal to become an official supporter of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Peruvian Primera Division football club Universitario has agreed a two-year shirt sponsorship deal with the Backus & Johnston brewery to promote its Cristal beer brand.

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football team Santos has shifted to a match-by-match sponsorship model that will see a different sponsor appear on players’ jerseys during each game.

Spanish Liga football club Barcelona has agreed a three-year sponsorship deal in the Latin American market with men’s personal care brand Gillette.

Brazilian credit card company Elo has agreed a three-year sponsorship deal for the Copa do Brasil club football competition.

The Dow Chemical Company has strengthened its involvement in the Olympics by becoming the ‘official carbon partner’ of the Rio 2016 summer Games in Brazil.

Raising global brand awareness and technology showcasing is key to Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot’s sponsorship strategy.

Government-owned bank Caixa Economica Federal has renewed its title sponsorship of the Campeonato Brasileiro for the second edition of the women’s football league.

Mobility products and solutions provider Ottobock Healthcare has renewed its association with the Paralympic Games for Rio 2016.

French tyre manufacturer Michelin has agreed a deal to become a sponsor of the Brazil national football team.

Argentinian Primera División football club Atlético Independiente has entered into a one-year sponsorship agreement with local municipal commercial bank Banco Ciudad de Buenos Aires.

The Brazilian Basketball Confederation (CBB) has announced that domestic stationery company Kalunga has agreed to sponsor the national team at a number of International Basketball Federation (Fiba) events.

Fitness equipment company Technogym has signed an exclusive supplier contract for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.