Five groups of artisans who are part of the Talents of Brazil project are going to exhibit their collections in the 112th edition of fair Paralela Gift, to begin today in the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo. Among the products to be exhibited at the fair are from embroidered clothes, the specialty of artisans from the northeastern Brazilian state of Paraíba, to accessories like rings, bracelets and earrings made out of silver and opals, mined by artisans from the state of Piauí.
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To engineer Greg Sang, assistant project director at Emaar Properties, Brazilian products have quality and design. He is responsible for the construction of the Burj Dubai, to be the largest building in the world, and participated yesterday in the 5th International Forum on Architecture and Construction, in the city of São Paulo. Sang also stated that there are opportunities for architects and engineers.
Sponsored by Arruda Botelho Institute (IAB), the Demoiselle Centenary Project forecasts a series of events and commemorative flights to celebrate the 100 years of the flight that the Brazilian Santos Dumont made in his second aircraft, Demoiselle. In June, two replicas of the aircraft will be taken to France for an event promoted in Paris by the French air force. At the occasion, the Apex is going to join forces with the IAB to show that Brazil, 100 years after Santos Dumont, has much to offer i
Businessmen in the ceramic tile, facing and ornamental stone sector from Lebanon, Egypt and Oman are going to be present at Revestir, the Brazilian Tile and Stone Exhibition, which begins today and ends on Friday at Transamérica ExpoCenter. The Arab Brazilian Chamber is going to have a stand at the fair to provide support to businessmen.
The trip will be organized by the Brazilian branch of the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI/Brasil) with the support of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. According to the president at the organization, Antonio Sarkis Jr., as the construction of great real estate projects in the Emirates is outsourced, there are excellent opportunities for Brazilian companies. The president of the FIABCI, Ricardo Yazbek, pointed out that Brazil has great know-how in the area.
The Hotel Abou Nawas Tunis, in the capital of Tunisia, and the Sousse Center Boujaafar hotel, in Sousse, are up for sale. The hotels are located in the centre of their cities, and attract a lot of tourists. In an interview to ANBA, the mayor of Tunis, Abbés Mohsen, said that in addition to tourism, the municipality also hosts many international congresses.
Trade representative Alexandre Bonavita, from the southeastern Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, is prospecting the Arab market and wants to sell raw kebabs to the region. The product is halal certified, and is manufactured by a company from the interior of the state of São Paulo (SE).
Company Passado Composto (Composite Past), from the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo, manufactures crystal chandeliers for high-end houses and building halls. The company, which also owns antique shops, distributes its chandeliers to the main capital cities in Brazil, and has also exported to Argentina, the United States and Europe. Now, the company wants to enter the Arab market.
Amalia Sina, who was the president of companies Walita, in the household appliance sector, and Philip Morris Brazil, in the tobacco sector, opened a company to export cosmetics, mainly to the Middle East and North Africa. The official launch of Sina Cosméticos, to sell the Amazonutry nutritional brand of products for skin and hair, will take place in March, in Italy.
Brazilian company Digicon introduced its Catrax line of turnstiles for access control at Intersec 2007, one of the most important electronic security trade fairs in the Middle East. The company, which already exports to the region, received requests for price quotations and closed deals during the fair, in Dubai.
Students in the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil, established a micro company to replace noble woods in the manufacturing of furniture and coatings: bananaplac, made of banana tree wood, and the pupunha plywood, made of palm trees.
The eleven companies that produce cattle beef and are participating in the food sector fair in Dubai have already closed deals. This information was disclosed by the executive director at Abiec, Antonio Jorge Camardelli. Another twelve Brazilian producers of fruit and chicken are at the fair.
The Brazilian food industry, which produces meats and dairy products, exports to nine Arab countries and sees in the region a market that is becoming more and more promising. The fair, which begins today, in Dubai, is the largest in the food sector in the Middle East.
Omani group Khimji Ramdas signed a US$ 30,000 order with company Niroflex during the Abimad Fair, which ends in São Paulo today. Group representative Praveen Kapoor visited the Arab Brazilian Chamber offices on Friday, together with another importer, Mohammad Qatoush, from Kuwaiti company Areek.
