The Brazilian football player is one of the main stars of the campaign launched by the Aspire group, a sports enterprise inaugurated in Qatar at the end of last year. The site is going to house local and international competitions and is also going to serve as a training centre for talented youths in the region.
Author: Mark Ament
J.Macêdo, from the northeastern Brazilian state of Ceará, is the second largest mill in Brazil and produces an ample line of food products. The group also has factories of electric transformers and paint and had revenues of R$ 1.1 billion (US$ 517 million at current exchange rates) in 2005. Despite the size, only now has the company decided to start exporting in a continuous manner.
The country purchased US$ 17.9 million in Brazilian products in February, only behind Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. In the same month in 2005, the Somalis were in the 12th position among the greatest Arab importers of Brazilian products. The main Brazilian product purchased by Somalia is sugar.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Miolo winery has won the gold medal at Vinalies Internationale, one of the strictest wine competitions on the foreign market, which takes place in France. The wine awarded was Cuvée Giuseppe, year 2004. Cuvée Giuseppe was elaborated under the consultancy of wine expert Michel Rolland. The competition, which
The company from the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has developed the 4000 line, turned to small and medium rural properties, which may use up to 5% biodiesel mixed to common diesel, and the 4100GLP, powered by liquefied petroleum gas. The company also produces lorries, engines and motorcycles.
The Indústria Brasileira de Filmes (IBF), a maker of products for the graphic arts and medical areas, has been exporting its products to seven Arab countries for over 25 years. The company is a leader in the offset plate market in Brazil and Latin America. The Arabs buy from aluminium plates for printing to chemical products for developing from IBF.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras has started a tender for the sale of reserves of 300 million tonnes of potassium chloride in the Amazon. Potassium chloride is used as a raw material in the fertilizer industry. Today, only Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce produces potassium chloride
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – A group of wine and grape producers from the São Francisco River valley is going to visit, between March 13 and 15, the city of Olite, Spain. The trip will be used for business prospecting and technology exchange. The group is going to visit universities and research institutes. The
Group Trovadores Urbanos (Urban Troubadours), which makes shows and serenades with typically Brazilian rhythms, has already played in the Emirates, France, Spain and Portugal. Now the group wants to promote romantic and sung walks in the streets of Berlin during the World Cup.
Group Trovadores Urbanos (Urban Troubadours), which makes shows and serenades with typically Brazilian rhythms, has already played in the Emirates, France, Spain and Portugal. Now the group wants to promote romantic and sung walks in the streets of Berlin during the World Cup.
The value of shipments rose from US$ 304 million in February 2005 to US$ 395 million in the same month this year. Saudi Arabia imported US$ 152 million and answered to a large part of this increase. Somalia also purchased more and has become the fourth largest importer among the Arabs.
Representatives of the government and of the private sector are going to travel to Saudi Arabia this weekend to show the operation and the size of the market. They are going to meet with authorities in the Arab country. This year the São Paulo Stock Exchange has already had a turnover of R$ 108.4 billion (US$ 50.150 billion) in deals.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian coffee export revenues grew 22.7% in February when compared to the same month last year. They rose from US$ 177 million to US$ 217 million. These figures were supplied by the Brazilian Coffee Exporter Council (CeCafé). Germany and the United States are still the main destinations for Brazilian
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Gerdau group, in the iron sector, inaugurated today (9) their thirtieth smelter. The unit has been installed in the city of Araçariguama, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, and will produce 350,000 tonnes this year. Most of the production will be steel bars for construction, for
