The Brazilian women’s rugby team competed last weekend in the United Arab Emirates and finished in tenth. It was the first-ever Latin American participation in the championship.
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The Candido Mendes University in Petrópolis, state of Rio de Janeiro, will promote an event about the Arab country from March 9th to 30th, including a photo exhibition, film screenings and debates.
In October, the city will host an international magic festival similar to the one held in Marrakech. This month, government officials from the state are going to the Arab country to attend the event.
The country climbed four positions in the World Economic Forum’s Travel Competitiveness Report, and now ranks 45th among the 133 countries surveyed. In attractiveness, it is the 1st in South America.
The new aircraft are going to increase the company’s passenger transport capacity by 14%. The group’s president recognizes, however, that 2009 should not be an easy year in the oil sector.
Movie director Paulo Nascimento should complete full-length movie ‘Em Teu Nome’ in July. The film tells the story of a student and Brazilian political exile, who lived in Algeria in the 1970s.
The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management should participate in the Student Salon, to take place in Brazil, in March. The school offers fast courses up to postgraduate level.
Brazilian musicians and singers Sergio Mendes and Tania Maria should participate in festival Rhythms of the World, in May, in Rabat. Mendes, internationally renowned, plays bossa nova and Tania, jazz.
Ana Paula Paura, from São Paulo, did her post-graduate research on transculturality in negotiations with the Arabs. In her work she teaches how to consider difference while buying and selling.
Azul, a new airline in Brazil, is celebrating two months in operation with 120,000 passengers transported and 70% aircraft occupation. It is betting on greater demand despite the turbulence.
Delegation headed by the governor of the state of Santa Catarina, Luiz Henrique, is in the Emirates to invite authorities and businessmen to the annual meeting of the World Travel and Tourism Council.
Sebrae-SP is training samba schools with the objective of increasing income in the communities involved. Training professionals in the schools is helping attract more tourists.
Last year, Brazil recorded entry of 6.2 million people on regular flights from abroad. In December, the country registered 527,000 arrivals on international flights.
The country registered record entry of dollars in 2008, growth of 16.8% over 2007. The figures were disclosed yesterday (26) and include official currency exchanges and international card expenses.
