A Brazilian authority in Egyptian archaeology, Antonio Brancaglion Junior, a Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and at the University of São Paulo, wants to take Brazilian students to carry out excavations in Egypt. They would work with Frenchmen already operating in the region. Brancaglion, an Egyptologist, is seeking sponsors for the project.
Author: Gabriel Kawamura Pomerancblum
A Brazilian authority in Egyptian archaeology, Antonio Brancaglion Junior, a Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and at the University of São Paulo, wants to take Brazilian students to carry out excavations in Egypt. They would work with Frenchmen already operating in the region. Brancaglion, an Egyptologist, is seeking sponsors for the project.
The Brazilian industry of medical, hospital, and dental equipment wants to increase its sales to the Arab market by 35%. Last year, revenues from Brazilian exports of these products totalled US$ 441.8 million. Approximately 30% of this amount went to Arab countries. In 2007, total sector exports should grow by approximately 20%.
The Robótica – International Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Fair will begin tomorrow in the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo, featuring new products for the industrial sector and attractions for the general public. The event, which will end on Sunday (15), will feature 60 exhibitors, and promotes competitions for high school and college students.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Exports from Brazil yielded US$ 2.528 billion last week, or US$ 632 on average per business day, a 16% increase in the daily average compared with April last year. Imports, on the other hand, totalled US$ 1.669 billion, or US$ 417 million on average per business day, 11.6% more
This is the opinion of the foreign trade agent at the Vitrolar Metalúrgica iron and steel company, Everton Luiz Pereira, who participated at the Project Qatar fair. According to him, the contacts made during the fair were very positive, and orders may be placed in the future. The stand of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce received approximately 100 visits in the four days of the event.
Agência Brasil* São Paulo – Automobile assembly plants are increasing their sales in Brazil at a higher rate than that of auto manufacturing. In March, the assembly plants sold 31.8% more national and imported vehicles than in the previous month (193,450 over 146,765). The number of units produced rose at a slower pace, although it
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The creation of a Southern Bank was discussed yesterday (4) by presidents Rafael Correa, from Ecuador, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, from Brazil. In an interview after the meeting, Correa said the bank would be a financing instrument for governments in the region. According to Correa, the institution would function
Brazilian companies may be suppliers for artificial island The Pearl-Qatar. With more than 400 hectares, the island will have 31 towers with 150 apartments, schools, stores and offices, and should be concluded in 2010, according to Roger Dagher, head of communications at UDC, the company in charge of the project. The company is currently participating in the Project Qatar fair, which also counts on the presence of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.
Brazilian companies participating in fairs in the two countries have good business prospects. The Latinex trading company, which is currently at the fair in Libya, received importers interested in foodstuffs. To the exports agent at Itatiaia Móveis, Christian Barbosa, the company has a strong possibility of signing contracts, as does Trade Wind, which is at the Qatar fair. The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce has stands at both fairs.
Last Saturday (31), a group of veteran players from Esporte Clube Sírio, from the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo, won a friendly game by two points against the veteran team of the Tunisian Basketball Federation. After the game, the Brazilian team was received by the mayor of Tunis, Abbés Mohsen, in the city hall.
Last Saturday (31), a group of veteran players from Esporte Clube Sírio, from the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo, won a friendly game by two points against the veteran team of the Tunisian Basketball Federation. After the game, the Brazilian team was received by the mayor of Tunis, Abbés Mohsen, in the city hall.
It was a new record high for visits. In the first quarter of the year, visits have reached nearly 500,000 and, from 2005 until now, they have totalled 2.9 million.
