The exhibit, at the Bank of Brazil Cultural Centre, in Brasilia gathers pictures from 22 photographers from 10 countries, as well as historical images. The show will be open until the 26th of June.
Author: Silvia Lindsey
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Ten leaders from South America and 11 from Arab countries were committed, up until last Monday (02) to participate at the summit for the two regions, which will take place next week in Brasilia. According to information obtained by ANBA, from South America only Ecuador and Suriname have not
Representatives of three tourism operators, a hotel from the state of Amazonas, from the CCAB, from the Brazilian Tourism Institute and the Brazilian Airport Infrastructure Company will promote the tourism potential in Brazil at the Arabian Travel Market, which starts on Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates.
With the decision, announced yesterday (28) by the general coordinator of Litigation in the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations, Minister Roberto Carvalho de Azevedo, the European Union will have to reduce its subsidies to sugar exporters.
Employees in about 10 hotels are being trained by specialised consultants. The hotels will substitute alcoholic beverages for teas, place signs indicating the direction of Mecca in the rooms and prepare meals according to Islamic demands.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazil will harvest 32.46 million bags of coffee in the 2005/2006 crop. The volume represents a reduction in 16.1% in relation to the last harvest, which resulted in 38.6 million bags. The drop should happen due to the characteristics of the crop, especially of the arabica coffee, where every
In an interview to ANBA in Cairo, the secretary general of the Union of Arab Chambers recalled that from a coffee and sugar exporter, Brazil became a world supplier of many products. According to him, many Arab nations need to go through a similar process, diversifying their economies to become less dependant on oil. For Ghantous, the summit for South American and Arab countries will promote this experiences exchange.
In the example of what took place last year in three European countries, Brazilian fruits will be promoted inside the supermarkets of the Carrefour chain in 2006. This year in May, a mission of entrepreneurs and technicians from the country will travel to four Arab nations to promote national fruits.
Event should count on representatives from at least 20 entities of the sort based in Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania and North and South America, including the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. One of the subjects due to be discussed is the summit for South American and Arab countries. The ambassador Mário Vilalva, head of the department for trade promotion at the Itamaraty, the Brazilian Foreign Office, will speak about the matter.
The Ministry of Science and Technology will invest US$ 1.34 million to finalise the construction. The unit is being built in the city of Juazeiro and will produce sterile insects that will be used in pest combat in mango orchards. Brazil earned US$ 370 million with fruit exports last year, of which US$ 64.3 million correspond to mangoes.
There was a 10% increase in spendings in relation to the same period in 2004. The increase was driven mainly by the financing to the industry and the infrastructure sector. The micro, small and medium sized companies also took an important share.
