‘Brasil by Bags’ is now the new identity of leather artifact manufacturers. The brand refers to Brazilian leather, colors and inspiration in manufacturing the products, and will be used to promote the sector abroad.
Author: Isaura Daniel
The natural beverage Organique is made with organic yerba mate, assai and guarana by Brazilian company Brasilbev. It was launched just over one year ago and has already been exported to two countries. Aim is to sell to the Middle East too.
Cocajupi, a Brazilian cashew producers cooperatives central, is preparing to become a supplier for hotels and restaurants that will receive tourists for the World Cup. Aim is also to open the market for exports.
Grupo Fuga, company from the city of Marau, in the south of Brazil, produces leather and beef, among other products. They have made sporadic shipments to Egypt, but the company believes the region has great business potential.
Last year Brazil exported only 1.1 million tons and this year the volume is expected to drop even further. The country’s production is lower than the demand, but Brazil exports varieties of the product without much domestic consumption.
The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture has opened for public consultation the new fertilizer analysis manual. It establishes criteria for controlling national and imported products sold in Brazil.
The Arab television channel will show two films made in Brazil under the Project Viewfinder, which sponsors documentaries about social issues in Latin America. One shows the reality of the homeless in São Paulo and the other Haitian immigration in Acre.
Character created by Luciana Savaget travels to Iraq, Jordan and Palestine, where she interacts with characters from the Thousand and One Nights. One of her works was published in Arabic, which she promoted among children in the region.
Group of 12 Brazilian companies in the segment are participating at Fruit Logistica, world trade show that takes place in Germany in February. Importers from the Middle East shall visit the fair.
Balila opened approximately a year ago in São Paulo with a unique proposition: emulating modern Lebanon and introducing Brazilians to the manouche, a fast, popular sandwich.
Sales from Brazil to the region stood at US$ 12.7 billion year-to-date through November. High domestic market prices are attracting exporting companies.
Sebrae agency has signed a cooperation deal with the ILO and will showcase the experience of micro-entrepreneurs to other countries. The initiative has led to 3.6 million businesses being formalized.
Two cooperatives have developed collections inspired in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and in soccer matches to be sold in Porto Alegre, one of the 2014 FIFA World Cup host cities.
At a meeting on Monday (9th) and Tuesday (10th), Brazilian and foreign scholars will discuss the coexistence of different traditions, including the Arab, the Christian and the Jewish. A Lebanese researcher will give a lecture.

