JOSEPH CAROLIN
A BRITISH BUSINESSMAN IN SOUTH AMERICA
Born in Dublin, Joseph (Joe) Carolin qualified as a chartered accountant in London and spent much of his working life in Brazil. There, he rose to be Senior Joint General Manager of the Rio de Janeiro Flour Mills and Granaries Ltd. In the early 50s, the RFM, once described as Britain’s most successful industrial investment in Brazil, became the subject of a take-over which was bitterly – and unsuccessfully – resisted by Joe and his colleagues. This life story by his son, Peter Carolin, gives some idea of the life of an expatriate businessman in Brazil during the 30s, 40s and early 50s.
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