From what I understand, the 70's-80's market was designed for home-grown manufacturing so they had brands most of us have never seen. Polyvox and Gradiente were big brands back then. Here's some pics floating around the internet. Polyvox PA-850 Polyvox PA-880 Polyvox RG-800 Polyvox RG-700 Sunny, this definately qualifies as a Bling Radio! International with no tags, maybe Brazillian? Definately a Bling Box! CCS CS-860
I don't know for sure but while Brazil didn't like imports they had no problem with manufacturers building there. I love the block diagram on the back! Philips AR-420
Lenovo bought CCE in 2012 for $147 milllion USD https://www.rttnews.com/1960098/lenovo-to-buy-brazil-s-cce-for-147-mln.aspx CCE is a leading domestic maker of personal computers and consumer electronics in Brazil. Together with its affiliates, the company is the largest employer in personal computing and consumer electronics in the North Region of Brazil.
A cutsheet for the Polyvox RG-800, there's much more info on this blog. https://vintage7080-blogspot-com.tr...tr_sl=pt&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc CCE Mini Compo, the MS 3 at a respectable 12 watts. It looks like they had several models up to the MS 9.
A recent article on the demise of CCE in English https://en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/como-a-maior-fabricante-de-eletronicos-do-brasil-cce-sumiu-afch/ Brand that dominated the 90s and early 2000s quietly disappeared — and few noticed For decades, the acronym CCE was synonymous with popular electronics in Brazil. Present in televisions, radios, VCRs, DVDs and, later, in computers and cell phones, CCE was the largest electronics manufacturer in the country and was present in millions of Brazilian homes.
Toshiba had a footprint in Brasil From "Hybrid Factories in Latin America" 2013 This chapter outlines the case of Toshiba in Brazil and how the Japanese production system was received by the local people. Although Toshiba owns 40 percent of the capital of this factory (Semp Toshiba Amazonas SA), no Japanese expatriates have worked in the company, and all transplants of the Toshiba production management are executed completely by the local Brazilians. It is really an interesting factory. Semp Toshiba Amazonas SA split from Toshiba in 2007 and now TCL (the TV people) own the factory! This Toshiba RT-6100 looks to be made in Brasil, unfortunately the back label is very hard to read Another little Toshiba RT-3100 with a label that's easier to read
I like the CCE Mini Compo MS 3! Does anyone have one? Is the speaker enclosure made of wood or is it just plain plastic?
Sometimes, yes. Especially with Gradiente tape decks, turntables and receivers. All the parts were purchased from JVC and imported into Brazil for assembly.
I'm sure most of this was covered on here before, the early members knew a ton of stuff. I was doing to google translate searching and found these goodies.
