Automaker Mercedes-Benz has inaugurated a new lorry plant in Juiz de Fora, in the state of Minas Gerais. The light and extra heavy trucks will be sold on the domestic and foreign markets.
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Argentina, United States and Uruguay were the leading sources of tourists to Brazil last year. The total number of visitors was 5.4 million.
The equivalent volumes of oil and gas were obtained by Brazil in March. The performance in the country represented a 5% reduction over February.
According to the company’s president Graça Foster, recent oil discoveries have increased its interest in the continent even further. Petrobras already operates in seven African countries.
A study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations shows that prices dropped in March, but that they are above those practiced prior to the 2008 crisis.
The demand increased by 6.83% in the first three months of the year compared with the same period of 2011, according to the Abegás.
The Brazilian trade balance had a US$ 881 million surplus in April, as a result of US$ 19.5 billion in exports and US$ 18.6 billion in imports.
The inflow of dollars exceeded the outflow by US$ 5.8 billion last month, up to the 27th, according to the Central Bank.
The country bought 4,300 tonnes of aluminium and products from the Arab world in the first quarter of this year. The main supplier was Bahrain and the main items bought were cables and residues.
The number of Brazilian enterprises that did not honour their obligations grew in March this year compared with the same month in 2011.
The country will have its own pavilion at the 13th Offshore Technology Conference, the world’s leading oil industry fair, due in the United States starting next Monday (30th).
This week, Brazil’s Export Agency (Apex) and Precious Gems Institute (IBGM) renewed an agreement to promote exports of gems, jewellery and costume jewellery. Targets include Qatar and the Emirates.
IBGE’s 2010 Census shows that 1,430 people who lived in Lebanon moved to Brazil in that year. The United States and Japan top the ranking of migrants to the country.
An advising firm based in São Paulo helps brides and grooms prepare Arab-style weddings. Dancers with candlesticks, music groups and henna paintings on women’s hands are some of the rituals.
