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Credit granted by government banks to the tourism industry in Brazil amounted to US$ 3.7 billion from January to September this year. The bulk of demand originated from hotels.

Watch in this episode: 9th Arab World Film Festival; Brazilian Halal beef; debate on Egyptian cinema; The 156 String Duo; and Rio de Janeiro’s Pão de Açúcar, or Sugarloaf.

A foreign trade congress and exhibition are taking place this Tuesday (11th) and Wednesday (12th) in São Paulo’s metropolitan area. The Chamber will have a stand to introduce the Arab market to executives.

The United States currency ended the week selling for 2.563 Brazilian reais, the highest value since April 20th, 2005. To date in 2014, the dollar has appreciated by 8.73%.