Company Passado Composto (Composite Past), from the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo, manufactures crystal chandeliers for high-end houses and building halls. The company, which also owns antique shops, distributes its chandeliers to the main capital cities in Brazil, and has also exported to Argentina, the United States and Europe. Now, the company wants to enter the Arab market.
Author: Gabriel Kawamura Pomerancblum
In keeping with the new opportunities arising in the energy sector, this year the Management Institute Foundation (Fundação Instituto de Administração – FIA) school of business administration, based in the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo, will launch a postgraduate course entitled " Business in Oil, Gas and Biofuels." The course will take two years and will convey an overview of the subject, ranging from the insertion of Brazil in the global energy production to strategies for micro and
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Brazilian Ministry of Tourism is going to invest R$ 175 million (US$ 83.8 million) in the Pan American and Parapan American Games, to take place in Rio de Janeiro this year. The announcement was made last weekend by the Brazilian minister of Tourism, Walfrido dos Mares Guia. "The Games
Brazilian company Digicon introduced its Catrax line of turnstiles for access control at Intersec 2007, one of the most important electronic security trade fairs in the Middle East. The company, which already exports to the region, received requests for price quotations and closed deals during the fair, in Dubai.
Born in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco, former diplomat Augusto Rodrigues is a partner in Sublime Ailleurs, a luxury hotel in Marrakech. The enterprise was built five years ago in a palm field with golf courses nearby. At the hotel, employees also speak Portuguese.
Students in the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil, established a micro company to replace noble woods in the manufacturing of furniture and coatings: bananaplac, made of banana tree wood, and the pupunha plywood, made of palm trees.
Based in the city of Curitiba, in southern Brazil, the Brazilian Institute of Islamic Studies is working to promote Islamic culture in the country. The organisation holds symposia and debates on the subject. The Institute also works on book translations.
Based in the city of Curitiba, in southern Brazil, the Brazilian Institute of Islamic Studies is working to promote Islamic culture in the country. The organisation holds symposia and debates on the subject. The Institute also works on book translations.
The Nour El Ain Hotel is state-owned and will be privatised. Purchase bids by Tunisian and foreign investors will be accepted until March 17. The hotel is located in Ain Draham, a northern Tunisian city visited by international tourists for its mountains and forests.
The Nour El Ain Hotel is state-owned and will be privatised. Purchase bids by Tunisian and foreign investors will be accepted until March 17. The hotel is located in Ain Draham, a northern Tunisian city visited by international tourists for its mountains and forests.
The Via Terra company, a manufacturer of school uniforms based in the northern Brazilian state of Pará, has decided to innovate by investing in the production of male T-shirts. The output is still modest: 10,000 pieces per month. Now, the goal of the company is to double that figure and sell to foreign countries, especially to the Arab and European markets.
Milk producers in the region of São Luiz dos Montes Belos, in mid-western Brazil, are seeking education to improve the quality of their production. They have organised themselves in groups and are attending higher education and technical courses implemented in the region. The intention is to professionalise the sector and grow.

