The show featured a total of 320 exhibitors, including stone suppliers from Brazil as well as international firms showcasing stone, setting and maintenance products and large-scale stoneworking machinery. The show had nearly 345,000 square feet of exhibition area, and it drew over 20,000 visitors. “For the amount of visitors in this first day, I believe that business will surpass the last edition,” said Giorgio Zanet of the Italy-based stone supplier, Bruno Zanet.

Like many firms with stoneworking operations in the region, Bruno Zanet was able to showcase its factory during the exhibition. The company's new slab-processing facility is located a short drive from the fairgrounds, and visitors were given the opportunity to view the operation first-hand. (“Italian company begins slab production in Brazil, page 112.”)

In fact, many visitors to the show were able to enhance their trip to Brazil by directly visiting the many factories located within driving distance of Vitoria. These factories are not only operated by Brazilian companies, but also European firms, including interests from Italy and Spain.

According to a presentation by the local government, the state of Espirito Santo is the largest exporter of marble and granite in Brazil. This report stated that last year's stone production in Espirito Santo reached 2.85 million tons of blocks and 270 million square feet of slabs. It also placed the 2003 export total at $225 million. In terms of size, the report estimates that there are 350 quarries in Espirito Santo, and the stone industry provides 25,000 jobs within the state.