Editing Philips (section)

===South America===
====Brazil====
Philips do Brasil was founded in 1924 in [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philips.com.br/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961230143035/http://www.philips.com.br/|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 December 1996|title=Philips Brasil Home Page|date=30 December 1996|access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref> In 1929, Philips began selling radio receivers. In the 1930s, Philips was making its light bulbs and radio receivers in Brazil. From 1939 to 1945, World War II forced Brazilian branch of Philips to sell [[bicycle]]s, [[refrigerator]]s and [[insecticide]]s. After the war, Philips had a great industrial expansion in Brazil, and was among the first groups to establish in [[Manaus]] [[Free economic zone|Free Zone]]. In the 1970s, [[Philips Records]] was a major player in Brazil recording industry. Now Philips do Brasil is one of the largest foreign-owned companies in Brazil. Philips uses the brand Walita for domestic appliances in Brazil.

====Color television====
[[Color television]] was introduced in South America by Cor Dillen (CFO, 1960–1968; CEO, 1981–1982), with continent-wide service in the early 1980s.<ref name="JayFm-Facebook">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/jayfmjos/posts/pfbid0Zcj21qZUQEHKLCXVtEJQsFW3aBqerhpgqVuVQQhTfYp5d6isf5xhKSoNacvcfd2ql|title=JayFm Live|website=Facebook}}</ref>