FirstPathway Partners continues to solidify its presence in Latin America by welcoming Bruna Canto as Managing Director. Born in Brazil, Bruna is fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. Bruna holds dual citizenship in both the United States and Brazil, as she is an immigrant herself, and therefore shares paramount similitude to the objectives of her clients.
FirstPathway Partners continues to solidify its presence in Latin America by welcoming Bruna Canto as Managing Director. Born in Brazil, Bruna is fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. Bruna holds dual citizenship in both the United States and Brazil, as she is an immigrant herself, and therefore shares paramount similitude to the objectives of her clients.
On this episode of investing in the American Dream podcast, our featured guest is Eb five immigration expert Bruna canto will be sharing her personal story, the first pathway partners team, let's get into it. Bruna, it's so nice to have you on the podcast with us today. Thank you so much. Thank you for having me. I'm super excited to be here, Bruna, we're extremely excited to introduce you not only as our guest on today's podcast, but also as the newest addition to our team as a managing director for the Latin America territory. And Bruna, we understand you bring to the table, not only extensive professional experience within this industry, but also personal experience that allows you to really connect and empathize with your clients on a much deeper level. Would you mind sharing with us a little bit about your personal story where you went through the same motions that your patients are going through to achieve their American dream? Yes, definitely. So this is one of the reasons why I'm so passionate about the EB five industry is because I have already gone through the same experiences that a lot of the EB five investors are currently going through. So I'm originally from Brazil, I lived in Brazil until I was 13 years old. And my mother moved to the United States with the three kids on an f1 visa. And I was a dependent on an F two visa. So we moved to Houston, Texas. And I later got my own f1 visa when I went to university, got the OP T and then was hired by JP Morgan private bank in Miami. That's when I moved from Houston to Miami. They later applied for the h1 b visa from for me, I was on that visa for almost six years. And they then applied for the EB three visa. That's how I got my residency. So after 18 years in the United States, I finally got the green card. So I understand what most investors most immigrants in the United States are wanting to live in the United States have to go through, I had to go, you know, through the same experience, it took me a long time. And today I'm very proud to be an American citizen. After 23 years, it took me to get the US passport. But I'm very proud of proud of having that today. So for those looking for another way, a quicker way to to get the residency. The Eb five visa is a much faster process. I understand that sometimes it can seem like it is not very quick. But as you can see, my experience took 18 years. And I know that that is the reality for most other types of visas, right. So those 23 years that I spent in the United States, my professional career was in private banking. I worked with HSBC and JP Morgan, private bank in Miami for over 12 years. And then in 2016, for personal reasons, I ended up moving back to Brazil, where I'm still living today. And that's where I discovered the beef industry. So in 2017, I began working for a regional center. And I have been working with that since then I have been able to help bring in about 100 investors from Latin America, mostly from Brazil. And I'm really looking forward to doing the same with Porsche pathways. Wonderful. Thanks for sharing that with us. And you touched on a little bit like about your career and Eb five. And, you know, speaking of joining our team, what made you want to continue your Eb five career journey with first pathway partners? Yes, so you know, first pathway is one of the biggest and most established regional centers in the country. I had always heard about the company, and I'm very proud to join a company that has so many years of experience has worked, worked with so many projects, about 15 projects already. And not only that, but it's one of the very few that can claim going full cycle. So first pathway have returned the investment to many investors. And not only that, but the president of the company has been nominated four times the president of USA. So you know, those are many accomplishments that not many firms, not many regional centers out there are able to claim. Thank you so much Bruna and we are so looking forward to this partnership and the accomplishments that are yet to come for us. Going forward as a member of fpps team, did you want to discuss your vision for the company? Yes, so I'm really looking forward to expanding fpps presence globally and entering the Latin American market, where currently we do not have so much exposure. So Brazil is one of the biggest regions for the EB five industry. There are many investors looking to apply for that visa. And the numbers show that in the last five years, it has always been top five in number of investors. So I'm really looking forward to bring in investors from not only from Brazil, but other countries in Latin America. That's great. We'll burn out. We thank you so much for sharing your story with us and with our listeners. Thank you so much for your time Bruna. We are so excited and fortunate to be able to continue our mission with you on our team. Thank you. Thank you so much for the time today and I look forward to beginning working together. If you would like to know more about first pathway partners, and how they can help you with a direct Eb five investment or if you're looking for other visa opportunities such as an E two visa, please contact them directly online at www dot first pathway.com