Last year the country shipped US$ 20.1 billion worth of products to foreign countries. The highest increases were seen in the furniture and pharmaceuticals sectors.
Author: Aurea Santos
‘Al-Urdunn,’ in the city of Rio Grande, comprises 30 snapshots of the Arab country taken by photographer Thierry Rios. The opening will be on the 12th and the show will remain open until January 31.
Casa do Saber is offering the course ‘Middle East: Culture, Politics and Society’ from January 16 to March 6. The classes will be administered by the historian Sidney Ferreira Leite.
The Arab Private Sector Forum is due in January in Saudi Arabia. The meeting is a preparation for the Riyadh Economic Summit and will bring together chambers of commerce and economic institutions.
Federal representative Adrian Mussi travelled to the Arab country to discuss partnerships in sectors such as tourism and agriculture. He presides over the Brazil-Libya Parliamentary Association.
Delegates from Brazil and 28 other countries will discuss cooperation opportunities at the Arab Latin American Forum in Abu Dhabi on December 16th and 17th.
The Brazilian pavilion in the Global Village theme park has shops with products and typically Brazilian foods. This is the country’s first participation in the event, which attracts over 4m visitors.
The medical and hospital fair will take place in Dubai from January 28 to 31. Brazil’s pavilion will feature 38 companies, showcasing products ranging from incubators to respiratory devices.
Ten secondary students from Brazil will participate in event Doha Goal Forum, to discuss the promotion of global changes through sports. They are part of a group of 400 students from 40 countries.
Accelerate Brazil and Accelerate Oil & Gas should bring together important names in the areas of infrastructure and oil. Forums will include conferences and meetings. Enrolment is open.
The Union of Committees of Palestinian Women includes 6,000 militants. They participated in campaigns against the occupation of Israel and support each other to care for families with no male help.
At the Free Palestine Forum’s closing in Porto Alegre, a mission to the occupied territories was suggested. Brazil’s foreign minister received a Fatah member and complimented him on the new UN status.
To Palestinian politicians and Brazilian historians, Palestine’s new status at the United Nations creates more favourable conditions to the establishing of an actual State.
Nabil Shaath, representing Mahmoud Abbas, suggested that the World Social Forum Free Palestine should create a civil society committee in support of the cause, with former president Lula at the helm.
