argentina and brazil &ndash one 750 ml champagne bottle, labeled and sealed with a hood and a christmas star embossed but, with beer inside. stella artois has launched a commemorative edition celebrating the history of the brand, developed in 1366 by sebastian artois, owner of a brewery in leuven leuven, to give the local residents a chance to enjoy a special lager beer during the holidays.in south america, argentina and brazil were chosen to receive the bottles.the &lsquochampagnestyle&rsquo festive bottle was imported from belgium, where it is brewed and packed, and it was sold in both countries at selected retail outlets in são paulo and buenos aires. stella artois is distributed by ambev in brazil, where it has a market share of 0.3, competing with heineken and budweiser &ndash all of them considered premium beers in the country.according to nielsen data, heineken was the leader brand among premium beers between february and july, with 0.7 of the whole beer market. but in november, budweiser became the leader, with a strategy to conquer specially rich and young consumers, willing to pay about 14 more for the drink, in comparison to common beers.contributed by ricardo torres 
