Doctoral thesis of Brasília-based sociologist aims to revisit, through pictures, the imagery that Brazilians have of the Arabs. The project will bring together images sent in from the whole country.
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The Brazilian balance of trade ran a US$ 2.355 billion surplus last month, as a result of US$ 22.14 billion in exports and US$ 19.785 billion in imports.
Industrial output dropped 2% in September as against August, according to the Brazilian Institute of Statistics. The main contributing factor was the auto industry, whose output declined by 11%.
The company, headquartered in Brasília, produces wooden modulated decks and is setting the details for a partnership in the Emirates to sell to the country.
The institution disbursed US$ 54.3 billion from January to September this year. The result is 28% lower than disbursements in the same period in 2010.
Sector sales to the Arab market grew 35% in the accumulated result for this year, up to September, as against the same period in 2010. Shipments generated US$ 5.3 million.
The country imported nearly 300,000 units from January to September this year.
An award by the Brazilian Museum Institute should recognise initiatives for preservation of Brazilian social memory in the country and abroad. A total of 48 projects will receive up to US$ 28.000.
In the third quarter, the company saw an increase in automobile sales in the region, which comprises the Arab countries Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. Worldwide, sales grew by 6.7%.
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, US$ 1.6 trillion were laundered in 2009. In Africa, crime-related damage prevents poverty reduction.
The Middle East, which is the leading foreign market for company Brasil Foods (BRF), accounts for 31.5% of its export revenues.
The city’s national park attracted 885,800 visitors from January to August, nearly half of which are foreigners.
Brazilian consumer confidence increased by 0.5% in October as against September, according to a survey conducted by the National Confederation of Industries (CNI).
In the third quarter of this year, the region generated 2.1% of the Brazilian company’s operating revenues, or US$ 342 million. A pelleting plant in Oman has reached its full capacity.
