Agência Brasil* Brasília – Petrobras, the Brazilian oil company, will introduce today (16) in Brasília (the capital of Brazil) the Petrobras Cultural Program (PPC), for public selection of projects for sponsorship. The program has a total budget R$ 80 million (US$ 37,3 million), of which R$ 60 million (US$ 28 million) will be turned to
Author: Gabriel Kawamura Pomerancblum
The average price of Brazilian shoes increased from US$ 9.98, between January and November 2005, to US$ 10.32 during the same months last year. Yesterday, during the opening of the Couromoda trade show for the shoe sector, Brazilian Minister of Development Luiz Fernando Furlan praised the quest for design and quality promoted by shoe factories in Brazil.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – During the second week of January, the Brazilian trade balance recorded a US$ 360 million surplus (exports minus imports), according to a release published today (15) by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. The accumulated surplus for the month amounted to US$ 977 million. The surplus achieved last week
In a ranking by journalists at the Lonely Planet travel guide, Brazil and Morocco featured among the best international tourist destinations for 2007. The list includes eleven countries and is headed by China. This year, Brazil will participate in the Arabian Travel Market, a trade show for the tourism sector in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.
Store owners from seven Arab countries will participate in the Brazilian Contemporary Furniture and Home Décor fair, to be held between February 9th and 12th at the Imigrantes Exhibition Centre. The fair will bring together 174 exhibitors and 50 importers from various countries.
Exports from Brazil to the Arab region yielded US$ 6.67 billion in 2006, a 28.13% increase compared with 2005. Imports, on the other hand, amounted to US$ 5.37 billion, representing a 1.08% increase.
The company processed 1.784 million barrels of oil per day in Brazilian refineries last year, compared with 1.758 million barrels per day the year before. According to the company, one of the reasons for the good performance was the development of new foreign markets and of export products.
The result for 2006 was 13.4% higher than for 2005. Of the Arab countries, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates ranked among the 20 main destinations for Brazilian agricultural products during the year.
Furniture company Móveis WW, based in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais and with more than fifty years of existence, wants to sell dining room and bedroom furniture to Arab and African countries. This year, the company has already sold furniture to Angola.
The documents to be signed during the summit of the South American bloc, in the southeastern Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, should include a list of the products to be included in the agreement, and the tariff reduction schedule. The final agreement should be signed in June, during a GCC meeting.
Engepet, a small company based in the northeastern Brazilian state of Sergipe, created a device capable of simultaneously injecting steam and extracting petroleum from wells at lower costs. The company, whose key feature is technological innovation, is now working in partnership with Petrobras to create a new type of steam generator.
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – The consumption of natural gas in Brazil hit a record high in 2006, at a daily average rate of 41.79 million cubic metres, a 4.3% increase over 2005. According to the Brazilian Association of Piped Gas Distributors (Abegás), the peak of consumption took place in October, when the volume
