The garment hub of São João Nepomuceno, a city in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais which has a population of 28,000 inhabitants, has been in operation for around forty years and produces almost one million items a month. Around 60,000 are exported. But, more than making clothes, the city wants to enter the Brazilian fashion calendar. In April, the city had their first parade, Fashion Mix. A second edition will take place in September.
Author: Mark Ament
Brazilian auto parts producer Maringá Soldas increased sales to the region by 562% in 2005. Diesel engine cylinder heads produced by the company are sold in seven Arab countries: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and Syria.
Brazil had revenues of US$ 1.6 billion with sales to the region in the first four months of this year. In April, sales grew 5% over the same month in 2005 despite the fewer working days. African countries that recently discovered oil, like Sudan and Somalia, are increasing their purchases.
A study by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE) shows that among the companies that invest in new processes or equipment, 30% increased their revenues by 40% or more.
This is one of the conclusions of the secretary general of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Michel Alaby, who accompanied a construction sector delegation to the Arab country. The businessmen who travelled to the Emirates believe that there are opportunities in the region for Brazilians.
In its Conjectural Information disclosed last week, the Brazilian National Confederation of Industries (CNI) increased its forecasts for the performance of the Brazilian economy in 2006. According to the CNI, the Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is going to grow 3.7% and the trade balance surplus should be around US$ 41 billion.
Shop Preta Pretinha has become a reference in the production of Black, Muslim, Oriental, Indian and handicapped dolls, produced in cloth of vinyl. In six years of operation, the enterprise has already found clients in various states in the country and is getting ready to start exporting.
The countries in both blocs have promised to study the end of non-tariff barriers to simplify trade in the agricultural area. This was one of the discussions of the meeting of ministers in the economic area of both regions, which took place in Quito, capital of Ecuador. The liberation of trade of oil products is also mentioned in the final declaration.
The delegation of construction sector businessmen who are in the United Arab Emirates visited on Thursday the construction site of Burj Dubai, which intends to be the largest building in the world, at 705 metres in height. Over 3,000 people are working on the site. Each level takes four days to be built.
As well as building the port terminal in Djibouti and working on the Ras Al Khor highway, which is being built in Dubai, Brazilian construction company Odebrecht has recently worked in other Arab nations. The Brazilian ambassador in Kuwait, Mário Roiter, says that the country, as well as others in the region, is witnessing a boom in the sector.
The Moroccan style is present in the semi-jewels produced by designer Carmem Salerno, from Rio de Janeiro. The businesswoman makes necklaces, earrings, bracelets and rings under brand Annbar. Some of the products also include Moroccan silver.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Union of Gypsum Industries of the state of Pernambuco, in northeastern Brazil, and the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex) signed an agreement to promote gypsum sector exports. Over R$ 2 million (US$ 940,000 at current exchange rates) will be invested in the companies of the sector,
This is the opinion of the secretary general of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Michel Alaby, who is accompanying a group of 18 businessmen in the sector who are visiting the United Arab Emirates. The main opportunities are in safety consultancy, architecture, and management and finishing of works.
