There are bustling beaches as well as calm waters and quiet sands. There is no lack of handicraft, ancient churches and tapioca. This is João Pessoa, a beautiful northeastern Brazilian capital city.
Author: Isaura Daniel
Isaura Daniel
A journalist with a degree from Unisinos and experience in economy and finance, she has been responsible for international coverages and amassed eight journalism prizes.
The Lebanese have imported 27,170 heads of cattle from Brazil in January and February this year. The bulk of shipments left the country through the port of Barcarena, in the state Pará.
In ceremony at Mount Lebanon Club, the former Brazilian president criticised military action in Libya and defended dialogue. He pointed out his government’s ‘solid’ relations with the Arab world.
The women’s shoe brand already exports to the Emirates and Kuwait, and plans to enter the Saudi and Moroccan markets. The models sold to the Arabs are the shiniest and most colourful.
On Monday (18) the city of São Paulo should receive a programme celebrating the National Day of the Arab Community. There should be from talks and shows to homage to descendants.
The National Service of Industrial Education (Senai) signed an agreement with TVTC, a Saudi professional training institute, to provide training to its managers and teachers this year.
The company is slowly resuming operations at its assembly centre in the Arab country. In Libya, however, plans to open a similar unit have been postponed.
Revenues from sales of Brazilian wheat to the Arab world reached US$ 175 mn in January and February. In the whole of last year, sales reached US$ 37 mn. Product was shipped from Rio Grande do Sul.
Publication ‘Arabismo: um tema e suas representações no Brasil e em Portugal’ features articles by Brazilian and Portuguese scholars on Arab culture and language in the two countries.
After the publication of law 12,383, Embrapa has been authorised to operate abroad and will not need to do it through partners. In practice, the organisation gains autonomy to solve bureaucracy.
The Brazilian soy crop is poised to grow by 2.3%. Exports should also rise, driven mainly by the high price of the commodity.
The countries plan to cooperate in preparation of the World Cup. Brazil should receive the dispute in 2014 and Qatar in 2022. The agreement may open doors for Brazilian building companies.
The funds should be turned to the sector in Brazil up to 2014, according to a study by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES). The demand for containers should boost part of the investment.
The Brazilian vice-president, Michel Temer, met with the Arab Brazilian Chamber president, Salim Schahin, this week. They discussed the establishment of closer ties between Brazil and the Arab world.
