Importers from Algeria, the Emirates, Palestine and Tunisia should participate in meetings the Abimo and Apex are promoting at the medical sector fair, from May 24th to 27th, in São Paulo.
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.
On Thursday, the Arab Brazilian Chamber should promote a seminar for businessmen on the current economic scenery in the region, which is facing political and social transformations.
Since the beginning of the week, representatives of Brazilians living overseas discuss their main needs with ministries. One of the requests is for more Portuguese to be taught.
The professor at the Federal University of Paraná, Alzier Felipe Buffara Antunes, talked about Brazilian education and globalization at a meeting about the subject in Lebanon.
The company, a maker of cosmetics for beauty parlours, aims to turn 20% of exports to the Arab world after entering Egypt. Currently, the Arabs represent 10%.
The Brazilian Foreign Office (Itamaraty) is promoting the second edition of the drawing contest for Brazilian children living abroad. Last year, small children from 5 Arab countries participated.
In Beirut, a school teaches around 40 students how to fight Regional Capoeira, a style developed by the Brazilian Mestre Bimba. The initiative is developed by 23-year-old Lebanese Nassib El Khoury.
Sales of fertilizers from Arab countries to Brazil rose US$ 94.7 million in the quarter. The expansion came mainly from Morocco. Tunisia, a traditional supplier, did not export.
Boosted by the building sector, imports of iron and steel in the Arab world totalled US$ 55.4 million between January and March. The advance was 275% over 2010.
The Priority group, which owns shoe brands West Coast, for men, and Cravo & Canela, for women, already exports to 11 Arab countries and intends to grow in the region up by the end of 2011.
Thirteen years ago, a Swiss citizen and a Brazilian decided to import dromedaries. Today, they have a farm with 20 animals and offer tours on their backs on the beaches of Rio Grande do Norte.
Egypt imported US$ 106 million and Algeria, US$ 46 million in soy oil from Brazil in the first quarter. The purchases have helped increase agribusiness sales to the region.
The life of the most famous queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, is the theme of a history book by Brazilian journalist Arlete Salvador.
This week, bookstores should receive an Arabic-Portuguese dictionary authored by the founder of the Arab Studies Sector at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Alphonse Nagib Sabbagh.
