[ddj] Infogr.am has acquired Visualoop, a Brazilian data visualisation news site!

[Beāte Manguse]

December 3, Riga. Infogr.am, the company behind the popular infographic 
creator, has acquired Visualoop.com, one of the leading data visualisation 
news sites from Brazil. The website covers infographics and data 
visualisation in English and Portuguese languages.

“Our ambition is to make Visualoop the leading data visualisation blog in 
the World,” says Uldis Leiterts, co-founder and CEO of Infogr.am: “It would 
strengthen our presence in Brazil, it would also support the social mission 
of Infogr.am to educate and raise the overall interest in data 
visualization”.

Along with acquisition Infogr.am reveals a Portuguese version it’s 
web-based infographic creator. The Infogr.am is already available in 
English and Japanese languages. Visualoop was acquired in cash and stock 
deal and Infogr.am plans to invest in the website to assure it’sleading 
position in data visualization news coverage.

More information you can find in the .pdf file attached below.
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