Author: Agência Brasil
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – The Rio de Janeiro state secretary of Energy, Naval Industry and Petroleum, Wagner Victer, reports that various foreign companies are interested in investing in the state. Victer cited the Norwegian firm, Soelstad, which will spend US$40 million on construction in Rio shipyards. According to Victer, Rio was one of
Agência Brasil Brasília – Duo Torben Grael and Marcelo Ferreira guaranteed Brazil its third gold medal today (26), at the Athens Olympic Games. They arrived in fourth place in the tenth and second to last event in the Star class. Grael and Ferreira could have arrived up to the tenth position and guaranteed gold. With
Agência Brasil Brasília – The government of Brazil wants to generate 200,000 new jobs in the tourism sector. Figures supplied in the Third Tourism Economic Bulletin show that businessmen in the sector are attuned to the government targets, as 63% believe in greater revenues in the coming three months. According to minister of Tourism, Walfrido
Agência Brasil Brasília – Foreign direct investment in Brazil totalled US$ 1.6 billion in the month of July. This was the best result this year in this area, well above the US$ 737 million in foreign investment in the previous month, and over the US$ 1.2 billion of July last year. These figures were supplied
Agência Brasil Athens (Greece) – Brazilian judoka Flávio Canto (-81kg) won the second Brazilian Olympic medal today at the Athens Olympic Games, at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall. The medal, the second bronze, was also the twelfth of Brazilian judo in the history of the games. The sport has now equalled athletics and sailing as
Agência Brasil Brasília – Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be meeting minister of Tourism Walfrido dos Mares Guia at the Presidential Palace at 03:00pm today (19). Soon after that meeting, the Brazilian president will participate in a meeting regarding flights to the Middle East. Topics to be discussed include a new flight
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Brazilian trade balance registered, in the first week of July, a surplus of US$ 271 million – with export of US$ 699 million and import of US$ 428 million. With the result, the accumulated surplus in the year has risen to US$ 15.32 billion. Export from January to July 4
