O Embaixador Hélio Vitor Ramos Filho foi o convidado especial do tradicional almoço mensal de negócios do Brazilian Business Group (BBG) realizado no dia 19 de abril no restaurante City Fish Market em Boca Raton, FL. Na ocasião o embaixador falou sobre a estrutura do Consulado Geral do Brasil em Miami e respondeu a perguntas dos membros e convidados do BBG. O embaixador solicitou e o BBG aceitou, organizar e administrar outro censo, mais amplo, dos brasileiros vivendo no sul da Flórida.

Consul General of Brazil in Miami, Ambassador Hélio Vitor Ramos Filho visited Broward County on March 22, 2012. The official visit and tour of the County, hosted by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance International Action Team and the Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business Development included a ceremony at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts where a "Key to the County" was presented to Ambassador Hélio Vitor Ramos Filho by Broward County Commissioner Dale Holness. The event was attended by several Brazilian and American leaders, including directors of the Brazilian Business Group. The visit then continued with a Sun Trolley tour of Port Everglades and the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The event ended with a reception cruise along the New River aboard the yacht Riverfront Anticipation.