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56 December 2018 | AutoData CAREER » BRAZILIANS ABROAD T homas Mueller is vice president of chassis development and autono- mous driving at Audi. His colleague, Mauricio Monteiro, coordinates te- ams and projects of architecture and interior design. Both Brazilian, work at the headquarters, in Germany, and took advantage of professional commitments at Salão do Automóvel de São Paulo for old times’ sake. The fact of Brazilian executives oc- cupying notable positions in a global manufacturer headquarters does not re- present exactly a great novelty, although few actually get there. But Thomas and Maurício went through an unusual tra- jectories, which points out a new path for those seeking a similar career: they are not expatriates, in other words, theywere not raised from the Brazilian Audi’s unit to Germany. Instead, theywent to live in the European country and they got a position in the company. By André Barros and Marcos Rozen The Brazilian boys from Audi Two Brazilian executives occupy prominent positions in Audi’s headquarters in Germany - and both have gone through very unusual journeys to get there