A profile of contemporary women in photography, painting, video, text and drawing by French artist Titouan Lamazou will be on display at Oca, in São Paulo. Among the 200 chosen, Brazilians and Arabs.
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The site was organised in partnership with 32 international institutions and has versions in many languages, including Arabic and Portuguese. The Library of Alexandria supplied technical assistance.
Companies in rede Petro group, from Rio Grande do Sul state, suppliers of energy products, signed an agreement to make possible business prospecting abroad. Many are in the technology area.
The World Economic Forum on Latin America ended on an optimistic note regarding the future of the region, despite the crisis. Latin American countries are believed to be sources of solutions.
Despite the crisis, the agricultural sector of Brazil is reacting positively. The statement was made on Thursday by minister Reinhold Stephanes, in Brasília.
Participants of the World Economic Forum in Rio agree that business between emerging nations should continue growing. The focus was on relations between Latin America, Asia and the Middle East.
Participants of the version of the World Economic Forum in Rio said the region needs to find its own solutions. Lula said that Brazil should be one of the first countries to leave the crisis.
In terms of value, sector exports and imports returned to growth in March. Foreign sales rose 25.6% over February. Imports, in turn, grew 18.1% compared with the previous month.
São Paulo – The Brazilian state-owned aircraft manufacturer Embraer announced today (14) that it delivered 40 aircraft in the first quarter of this year, being 32 business jets and eight executive aircraft. According to the company, as of March 31st, its firm order backlog totalled US$ 19.7 billion. Among the highlights of the first three
Foreign sales of Brazilian agricultural and livestock products advanced 0.3% in March when compared to the same month in 2008. Soy shipments boomed.
São Paulo – The Iraqi minister of Planning, Ali Baban, said yesterday (8th) that he has invited Petrobras, the Brazilian state-owned oil company, to build a refinery in his country. He made the statement while participating in a seminar at the National Organization of the Petroleum Industry (Onip), in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Tortuga, that also operates in animal health, has opened its fifth animal feed unit, in Ceará. With the new unit, the company increases its capacity by 60%.
The Brazilian factory had revenues of US$ 112 million, 22% more than in 2007. For 2009, the company president, Jean-Nöel Hardy, says that the growth targets are ‘daring’.
The state of Minas Gerais had revenues of US$ 1.56 billion with exports in March. The value is 17% greater than in February and 9.2% greater than in the same period in 2008.

