Agência Brasil Athens (Greece) – Brazilian judoka Flávio Canto (-81kg) won the second Brazilian Olympic medal today at the Athens Olympic Games, at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall. The medal, the second bronze, was also the twelfth of Brazilian judo in the history of the games. The sport has now equalled athletics and sailing as
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This is the opinion of the minister of Tourism, Walfrido Mares Guia, who participated yesterday, in Beirut, in the dinner for release of the flight between São Paulo and the Lebanese capital. He and the president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Paulo Sérgio Atallah, met Lebanese president Émile Lahoud, and delivered a letter from Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in which he informed that that as from today it will be easier for Lebanese travellers to obtain visas to visit
A flight between São Paulo and the Lebanese capital will be inaugurated on August 17, the fruit of a partnership between Brazilian airline TAM and Middle East Airlines. To Sérgio Jardim, TAM passenger service director, facilities created by the accord should soon start providing incentives to demand. He is also betting on the demand of the Lebanese community in Brazil.
According to professionals addressed by ANBA, after a period of reductions in the tourist flow to the region, Brazilians have started going after destinations like Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, and Lebanon. Agencies New Age and Flot, for example, registered a 100% increase in sales of tickets to the land of pharaohs.
Agência Brasil Brasília – One objective is to get culture and ideas once again flowing across the Atlantic Ocean between Africans and Brazilians. Another is to hold an international conference to raise funds for artistic presentations in Brazil and Africa. This is the cultural side of the African trip by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula
Agência Brasil Brasília – One objective is to get culture and ideas once again flowing across the Atlantic Ocean between Africans and Brazilians. Another is to hold an international conference to raise funds for artistic presentations in Brazil and Africa. This is the cultural side of the African trip by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula
A study about foreign tourists announced yesterday by the Brazilian Tourism Institute (Embratur) shows that 97.2% of those interviewed showed interest in returning. In all, 4.1 million people from other countries visited or did business in Brazil in 2003. In the first half of the year, international tourism generated US$ 1.62 billion to the country. The Arabs are still few, but the government and the sector is interested in attracting more visitors from the region.
The deal was closed last week during the international aviation fair in the United Kingdom. The aircraft will be delivered over the next four years.
After a 2 -2 draw in playing time, Brazil defeat Argentina in a penalty shoot-out, winning Copa America for the seventh time.
From the Newsroom São Paulo – The Brazilian soccer team, coached by Carlos Alberto Parreira, plays today (21) at 21:45 Brasilia time, in Lima, Peru. They will play against Uruguay in the America Cup semifinals. The winner will play Argentina on Sunday (25) in the finals. The Argentine team beat Colombia yesterday (20) 3 to
