São Paulo – Brazilian footwear manufacturers closed deals worth US$ 1.4 million during Expo Riva Schuh, a trade fair for the segment that ended yesterday (17th) in Riva Del Garda, Italy. Exhibiting companies from Brazil inked sales deals with importer companies based in 35 different countries during the four days of the fair. According to
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São Paulo – Exports from the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul grew 22% in the month of May compared with the same month last year, according to information disclosed by the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Fiergs). The rising food demand, particularly from Asia, had a
Chicken, footwear, engines and clothing made in Brazil all have a fixed address in the Arab world. The national industry already owns offices and factories in the region. Even banks are out there.
Interest of investors from the region in Brazil is growing, be it for establishing businesses, buying shares in companies or injecting funds into the capital market.
The label should ensure the first foreign sale by a group of small farmers in the interior of the state of Rio Grande do Norte (N Brazil). Ten families are in charge of planting in a 50-hectare area.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The Brazilian balance of trade (exports minus imports) posted a surplus of US$ 4.077 billion in the month of May, after 20 business days. Exports totalled US$ 19.306 billion and imports, US$ 15.229 billion. The figures were supplied by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade In the last
Enterprise Juliana Maria, based in the city of Governador Valadares, in the state of Minas Gerais (SE Brazil), has created a shirt brand named Rozanni Azevedo, geared towards the foreign market. The aim is to sell in the Arab world. The brand was launched in the United Arab Emirates in April, during a mission from the state to the region.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras announced (29th) a discovery of an "important accumulation of petroleum" in shallow waters at the southern portion of the Santos Basin, along the coastline of the state of São Paulo (SE Brazil). According to the company, the drilling of well x1-BRSA-607-SPS (1-SPS-56) proved presence
HiTs Telecom, from Saudi Arabia, has acquired 49% of participation in Unicel, a Brazilian company that has a license to operate in mobile telephony in the metropolitan area of São Paulo. This is one of the first actions of HiTs America, established by the Saudi company to operate in South America.
Brazilian exports went up from 141 tonnes in the first four months of 2007 to 210 tonnes during the same period this year. The Brazilian Cocoa and Confectionery Manufacturers Association (Abicab), which congregates companies in the segment, plans to develop actions in the region in order to increase sales.
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – Brazilian oil company Petrobras informed yesterday (27) that it is going to start distributing diesel with 50 ppm (particles per million) of sulphur to makers of diesel-powered vehicles. The product is going to be tested by the vehicle makers. In a press statement, the company informed that the fuel
