Images of the city of Douma taken by two Syrian photographers are part of World Press Photo, an exhibition of the most prized photos of international journalism. The exhibition stays in Salvador until January 29.
Author: Aurea Santos
A decree signed by city mayor Fernando Haddad outlines measures to be put in place by municipal secretariats to improve foreigners’ lives. Nine different secretariats will be involved.
Brazil in Lebanon Friendship Group comprises 62 women who organize events and carry out assistance work in the Arab country. They work with Lebanese females to help out at schools, nursing homes and orphanages.
The organization is offering a stand that can accommodate up to six companies at the Middle East’s premier food industry exhibition, due from February 26 to March 2. Arab Chamber members get a discount.
The São Paulo brand Cervera has been selling its footwear to a store in Riyadh for four years already. Now, the company is doing market research to seek other Arab markets.
Cerâmica Stéfani has shipped the first containers to the UAE and Saudi Arabia this year and is waiting for new orders. The company is also eyeing the North Africa markets.
Business owner Julia de Biase will speak on the topic ‘The world of Eastern perfumes’ on Monday (12) in the city of São Paulo. The event is aimed at clients, executives from the sector and the press.
Gold and jewelry, medical equipment, furniture, perfumes and food are some of the items the emirate wants to sell to Brazil. An event held by Dubai Exports showed business owners what the Arab city can offer.
Made with yerba mate and guaraná, Waker Energy Drink, from Brasília-based company Brasil Mate, is being sold in France and Portugal. The United Arab Emirates is one of the markets that the company is interested in.
So says exports promotion agency Apex-Brasil’s president Roberto Jaguaribe. Sectors seeking business in the region include foods, furniture, marble and granite, ceramics, oil industry equipment etc.
In business for less than a month, the Brazilian Roast Café is located in an office building in the emirate. Options include cheese rolls and coxinha and are enjoyed by Brazilians and Arabs alike.
Tiles, sinks and bowls, waterproofing, brushes, marble and granite manufacturers will be at the Middle East’s biggest construction industry expo as of next Monday in Dubai.
The lawyer from São Paulo Edgard Raoul spent six months in Europe and the Middle East helping people and also living as a war refugee. The experience changed his conceptions on Arabs and Muslims.
Sports clothing by the Campinas-based Canoan are on sale in the UAE, Egypt and Qatar. The company began to export less than a year ago and it already ships 60% of production abroad.
