After being fired, former Vivara manager opens costume jewelry store

Luana Cabral from Tocantins started her own costume jewelry business in 2013. She was the manager of two Vivara stores in Maranhão, but was fired after 1 year and 2 months of working at the company. With the money from her severance pay plus the sale of a car, Luana initially invested R$35,000 in Luah Semijoias. “I have always had a lot of entrepreneurial attitudes and an entrepreneurial stance, but I had never felt the need to open my own busin…