Graphics of the Americas--Flourishing In Florida

The second 2001 GALA inductee was Brazilian printer Louival Dantas. In 1968, Dantas founded his first printing company, Grafica Vera Cruz. Four years later, he created and became director/president of Editora Grafica Ipiur. Dantas also owns the Web Editora publishing house. He was the third Brazilian to receive the GALA Eagle Trophy.