Kikoys, wraps used by ancient Arab merchants over their bodies, are going to become kangas in the hands of Brazilian women this summer. The product traded here is imported from Kenya.
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.
Mobile operator TIM recorded a 160% increase in calls made by its subscribers on trips to the Arab country. The Emirates is growing as a tourist destination for Brazilians.
They will come from five countries in the Gulf and Africa to participate in the IAAF/Caixa World Half Marathon Championship, to take place in Rio de Janeiro, in October.
The Ministry of Agriculture, together with cooperatives and agricultural associations, plans a foreign mission in November to seek new fertilizer suppliers. Arab countries should be in the route.
The Brazilian Fabiano Vilhena is negotiating taking his products and programs for prevention of cavities to the emirate. The kit avoids contamination from one toothbrush to another.
Biagio, based in the state of São Paulo, wants to accomplish the feat in 2009. Presently, out of over 1,000 turbo parts for heavy vehicles exported by the company, more than 40% go to the Arab world.
Amal Murkus should have four shows in the city of São Paulo and in the interior of the state up to September. The singer is known worldwide for her defence of Palestinian and Arab music.
Brazilian businessman Alain Levy crossed the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco last month. The effort was part of a personal challenge for Levy, who swims as a hobby.
São Paulo – The Egyptian ambassador to the Brazilian capital Brasília, Mohamed Abdel Fattah Abdallah, was awarded today (26), in Brasília, the Order of Rio Branco, granted by the Brazilian foreign office (Itamaraty). The order is an acknowledgement of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations to the work of diplomats and personalities, Brazilian and foreign.
Unicamp has inaugurated the Cultural Centre for Inclusion and Social Integration, to promote the coffee festival next year. The event should have among its attractions Arabica coffee, of Arab origin.
The northern Brazilian state exported US$ 2.7 million in live cattle to Lebanon in the month of July. Shipments totalled almost 3,000 animals through Mungubá and Belém ports.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce promotes today (21), in São Paulo, a seminar about the Dubai Business Centre, a space that serves as a base to Brazilian companies in the region.
Representatives of both regions meet in Recife, starting today, to discuss desertification, the semiarid and water resources. The meeting is preparatory for a ministerial meeting on the matter.
Businessmen from the city of Natal and Arab partners are going to build the Brazilian Town, a complex in which national companies will be able to install branches with free zone advantages.
