Agência CNI* Florianópolis – Employment level in the industry of the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, with three consecutive months of expansion, grew 1.5% in the accumulated result for January to March 2008. The 354 medium- and large-sized industries surveyed in the state by the Federation of Industries of the State of Santa Catarina
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The spa at Renaissance Hotel, which opened its doors this month, grants clients the possibility of taking care of their bodies as do the Arabs. One of the treatments offered is the hammam, a kind of therapeutic bath, with sauna, common in Morocco. At the spa, the bath is offered with clay from the Amazon.
Imported brands BMW, Ferrari, Kia Motors, Maserati, Porsche and Ssangyong increased their sales in the wholesale market by 200.11% in Brazil in the first quarter this year, compared with the same period in 2007. A total of 5,345 units were sold. By the end of this year, they should be 22,000.
The company wants to go beyond oil exploration and refining and to invest more in refining abroad. A total of US$ 15 billion is going to be spent on the project by 2012. The oil giant is also seeking opportunities in the Arab market.
Alexandre Rocha, special envoy*[email protected] Rio de Janeiro – The international director at Brazilian oil company Petrobras, Jorge Zelada, would not comment on the impact of the news disclosed yesterday by the director general at the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuel Agency (ANP), Haroldo Lima, that the state-owned company would have discovered another huge oil
Company Bonecas Arteiras started as a hobby of two friends from the Brazilian Federal District, where the country capital is located. They decided to produce and embroider colourful shirts at home. The products called the attention of the market and today, apart from sales to Brazil, the company also exports to Portugal, Spain, France and the Netherlands.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – Data disclosed today (14th) by the Brazilian Ministry of Development show that, last week, the Brazilian balance of trade posted a surplus of US$ 319 million, with exports totalling US$ 3.072 billion and imports, US$ 2.753 billion. In the result for the month, the accumulated surplus was greater than US$ 1.161
Água Fresca, a maker of beach fashion established in the city of Pinhais, in the Metropolitan region of Curitiba, the capital of the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, has exported 200 articles to Alexandria since the beginning of this year. The objective is to expand sales in North Africa and the Middle East.
Edson Yabiku, from the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, is one of the architects involved in the project for Masdar City, to be located in Abu Dhabi and designed for zero carbon emission. He is working on development of the local university for Foster + Partners, a British architectural firm.
Open capital companies posted their best results since 2003, according to a study by consultancy company Economatica, considering the performance of 257 companies. Together they posted profit of 123.7 billion Brazilian reals (US$ 73.3 billion) last year.
