Perishable goods should have their entry into the Arab market made easier with the flight that the Emirates Airline will inaugurate in October, from the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo to Dubai. Fruit, for example, will benefit from the flight. The flight will be 15 hours long and will have space for 12 tonnes of cargo. The subject was approached yesterday during a luncheon attended by businessmen, journalists and the director of Emirates Brazil, Ralf Aasman, at the Arab Brazili
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This is the estimate of the Institute of Applied Economic Research (Ipea). The last forecast made by the organisation, in June, was for the Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to grow 4.3%. According to figures disclosed by the Ipea, greater dynamism in consumption and in investment in Brazil up to now has made it possible to increase the forecast.
The information was supplied by the National Agency for Overland Transport (ANTT) and pertains to investment to be made in the sector until the end of the current year. Last year, 2.4 billion Brazilian reais (US$ 1.2 billion) were poured into the segment.
The information was supplied by the National Agency for Overland Transport (ANTT) and pertains to investment to be made in the sector until the end of the current year. Last year, 2.4 billion Brazilian reais (US$ 1.2 billion) were poured into the segment.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Mining companies of Brazil are going to invest 56 billion Brazilian reais (US$ 29.5 billion) between 2007 and 2011, according to figures supplied by the Brazilian Mining Institute (Ibram). In the area of research alone, the sector investment this year will reach US$ 350 million. Last year, mining industry
The colours and the culture of Brazil. That is what characterizes the work of fashion designer Magna Coeli, of brand Refazenda, based in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco. She brought together handicraft produced by 300 artisans affiliated to 10 different cooperatives to create unique clothing items, using lace such as bobbin, renaissance, and filet. The brand has already conquered customers in Europe and the Arab world, to which lace with golden threads was sold.
The brand from the southeastern Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro makes stylish clothes that combine design, high-performance textiles, and environmental responsibility. With an annual production of one million units, the brand already exports to Europe, Japan, and the Middle East.
Investments in the Brazilian economy increased by 13.8% in the second quarter of this year, in comparison with the same period of 2006. This is the highest growth attained since 2004, when the rate stood at 14% in the second quarter of the year.
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – The Brazilian economy grew by 5.4% in the second quarter of the current year, compared with the same period of last year. Therefore, the sum of the riches produced in the country (Gross Domestic Product – GDP) during the first half of the year totals an accumulated growth rate
