{{Other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox company | name = NELO | logo = Nelo logo.svg | logo_size = 250px | caption = | type = | traded_as = | genre = <!-- Only used with media and publishing companies --> | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = 1978 | founder = Manuel Ramos | location_city = Vila do Conde | location_country = Portugal | location = | locations = | area_served = | key_people = Nuno Mendes, Pedro Fraga | industry = Boat manufacturing | products = Canoes, Kayaks, Rowing shells, Boat Equipment | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | aum = <!-- Only used with financial services companies --> | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = 150 | parent = | divisions = [https://www.nelorowing.com] | subsid = | homepage = [https://nelo.eu/en/ Nelo.eu] | footnotes = | intl = }}
'''Nelo''' (MAR Kayaks Ltda) is a Portuguese company that designs and manufactures kayaks and canoes.<ref name="games_report">[http://www.nelo.eu/en/news/article/olympic_games_2012_report/ Nelo Olympic Games Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819103759/http://www.nelo.eu/en/news/article/olympic_games_2012_report/ |date=19 August 2012 }} Retrieved 3 January 2013</ref>
Nelo was founded in 1978 by Manuel Alberto Ramos (known as Nelo by his friends and family), a former paddler himself and the first Portuguese Canoeing National Champion.<ref name="about_us">[http://www.nelo.eu/en/company/ Nelo About Us page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070940/http://www.nelo.eu/en/company/ |date=4 March 2016 }} Retrieved 3 January 2013</ref>
The original focus on canoeing expanded into other water sports as well, most notably the manufacturing of rowing shells.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Nelo – Nelo Rowing |url=https://www.nelorowing.com/nelo/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{cite web | title=Nelo: "Nunca disse a ninguém que não gosto de um país" | website=Publico| date=30 September 2017 | url=https://www.publico.pt/2017/09/30/fugas/noticia/nelo-nunca-disse-a-ninguem-que-nao-gosto-de-um-pais-1786724 | language=pt | access-date=19 January 2024}} *{{cite news| title=Nelo: canoagem e sustentabilidade |newspaper=Jornal de Negócios | date=22 March 2022 | url=https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/negocios-em-rede/mar-sustentavel/detalhe/nelo-canoagem-e-sustentabilidade | language=pt | access-date=19 January 2024}} *{{cite news| last=Neves | first=Rui | title=Supercampeão Nelo investe 10 milhões para produzir caiaques na ex-Qimonda |newspaper=Jornal de Negócios | date=9 February 2017 | url=https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/empresas/detalhe/supercampeao-nelo-investe-10-milhoes-para-produzir-caiaques-na-ex-qimonda | language=pt | access-date=19 January 2024}} *{{cite news| last=Cardoso | first=Margarida | title=A volta ao mundo de Nelo em caiaque pelas exportações |work=Jornal Expresso | date=22 May 2014 | url=https://expresso.pt/economia/a-volta-ao-mundo-de-nelo-em-caiaque-pelas-exportacoes=f871557 | language=pt | access-date=19 January 2024}} *{{cite news| title=Nelo, nome de campeão |newspaper=Publico| date=28 August 2006 | url=https://www.publico.pt/2006/08/28/jornal/nelo-nome-de-campeao-95227 | language=pt | access-date=19 January 2024}} *{{cite news| title=Supercampeão mundial Nelo quer celebrar em Paris2024 hegemonia na canoagem |work=Jornal de Negócios | date=6 August 2022 | url=https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/empresas/industria/detalhe/supercampeao-mundial-nelo-quer-celebrar-em-paris2024-hegemonia-na-canoagem | language=pt | access-date=19 January 2024}} *{{cite news| last=Prado | first=Miguel | title=Caiaques Nelo conquistam prata para Portugal |work=Jornal de Negócios | date=8 August 2012 | url=https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/empresas/detalhe/caiaques_nelo_conquistam_prata_para_portugal | language=pt | access-date=19 January 2024}} *{{cite web | title=Canoagem/Mundiais: Pimenta, Nelo e Memosoft são a prova da excelência portuguesa | website=SAPO Desporto | date=24 August 2018 | url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/modalidades/mais-modalidades/artigos/canoagemmundiais-pimenta-nelo-e-memosoft-sao-a-prova-da-excelencia-portuguesa | language=pt | access-date=19 January 2024}} *{{cite web | title=Canoagem/Mundiais: Pimenta, Nelo e Memosoft são a prova da excelência portuguesa | website=Diário de Notícias | url=https://www.dn.pt/lusa/canoagemmundiais-pimenta-nelo-e-memosoft-sao-a-prova-da-excelencia-portuguesa-9757524.html/ | language=pt | access-date=19 January 2024}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nelo}} Nelo Category:Sportswear brands Category:Portuguese brands Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1978 Category:Yacht building companies Category:Portuguese boat builders Category:1978 establishments in Portugal Category:Sporting goods manufacturers of Portugal Category:Canoe manufacturers Category:Kayak manufacturers
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