The total amount of automobiles, light commercial vehicles, trucks and buses in the country reached 42.6 million last year.
Author: From the Newsroom
The Federal University of São Carlos, in Brazil’s São Paulo State, offers one slot in each of its graduate courses for foreigners with refugee status. Candidates will be selected based on their Enem test scores.
The newly inaugurated Brazilian foreign minister said the country’s efforts will no longer be restricted to multilateral negotiations such as the WTO’s and that he will seek out bilateral treaties with countries and blocs thereof.
Consumption expected to exceed production in 7.8 million tons in the 2016/2017 crop, according to estimate by consulting firm INTL FSCStone.
Brazilian companies have gone to Beautyworld Middle East, a hygiene, perfume and cosmetics fair in the United Arab Emirates. They hope to close deals as a result of contacts made in the Arab country.
Gross Domestic Product increased in Jan-Mar from the comparable year-ago period. In Q1 from Q4 2014, GDP was up 0.4%.
The storage equipment maker reported BRL 25.9 million in net income in Q1 this year. The company is working to increase sales in Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
The financial market awaits the announcement of economic measures this Tuesday. The North American currency closed the day at BRL 3.504.
In the month’s second week, external sales again surpassed purchases of imported products, just like in the first week. Thus, the trade balance registered a surplus of USD 1.747 billion.
The 21st Immigrant Party will be held on June 5, 11 and 12. The event will have attractions from more than 30 countries, including Arabs.
According to new normative ruling, the purchase of chicks and hatching eggs abroad will require a technical report and previous approval of the Ministry of Agriculture.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) revised down its forecasts for Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia. A troubled regional scenario and tourism decline are some of the contributing factors.
External sales totaled 2.4 million bags in April and declined in comparison to the same period in 2015, according to balance report released by exporters’ council.
A total of 8.4 million pairs of shoes were shipped from Brazil in April, up 11.7% from April 2015. Revenues reached USD 69 million, a 0.8% increase.

