Agência Brasil* São Paulo – Domestic sales of motor vehicles in Brazil have totalled 1.74 million units from January until September. The result surpasses by 27.4% the result recorded in the same period of last year. In September, 204,000 units were sold, 28% more than in the same month of 2006, when sales totalled 159,400
Author: Gabriel Kawamura Pomerancblum
Agência Brasil* São Paulo – Domestic sales of motor vehicles in Brazil have totalled 1.74 million units from January until September. The result surpasses by 27.4% the result recorded in the same period of last year. In September, 204,000 units were sold, 28% more than in the same month of 2006, when sales totalled 159,400
According to a survey conducted by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) among 192 multinational companies, Brazil only loses to India, China, the United States, and Russia in a list of most attractive countries for foreign direct investment (FDI). The survey also shows that the global FDI flow should increase in the coming years.
The forecast was made by the National Food Supply Company for the 2007-2008 season, which is now at an early stage of planting. The grain harvest may reach 138 million tonnes, an increase of 5.2% over the previous harvest.
A survey conducted by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics shows a 1.3% increase in industrial production in the month of August, in comparison with July, and of 6.6% in comparison with August last year. In the accumulated result for the year, the rise currently stands at 5.3%.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Nine non-governmental organisations have launched today (4), in Brasília (capital of Brazil), in the Federal District, a pact aimed at giving the Brazilian Amazon forest its due value, and ending deforestation. The goal is to establish a wide-ranging commitment between different sectors of the government and the Brazilian society that
The Aguacerito Leather Comércio de Couro company, based in the municipality of Poconé, in the midwestern state of Mato Grosso, has obtained credit to build a slaughterhouse for caimans and fish. It will also carry out the construction of a tannery and a structure comprised of a souvenir shop and a restaurant to receive tourists. The slaughterhouse will be accredited to export.
From the Sahara Desert to the arid Northeast of Brazil, rally pilots show in a new book that the sport is about much more than just adventure and competition. As they eat dust, pilots, navigators, mechanics and the entire team involved get in touch with new cultures, and promote social assistance in the farthest places.
The first two direct Emirates Airline flights in the Dubai-São Paulo route flew with total cargo capacity. Each aircraft has a transport capacity for 10 tonnes. Besides increasing number of flights and cargo capacity, the company also wants to double its contingent if Brazilian employees.
The first two direct Emirates Airline flights in the Dubai-São Paulo route flew with total cargo capacity. Each aircraft has a transport capacity for 10 tonnes. Besides increasing number of flights and cargo capacity, the company also wants to double its contingent if Brazilian employees.
