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The Brazilian aircraft maker is negotiating with EgyptAir Express, an Egyptian airline, the joint opening of an aircraft maintenance centre. Yesterday, EgyptAir received in São José dos Campos, southeastern Brazil, the first of six aircraft purchased from Embraer and informed that it is also going to exercise options, which include the purchase of another six aircraft.
From Agência Brasil* Brasília – The Brazilian trade balance recorded, in the second week of May (from the 07th to the 13th) a surplus of US$ 858 million. Exports totalled US$ 3.329 billion, and imports amounted to US$ 2.471 billion. Average exports per business day stood at US$ 665.8 million, and average imports per business
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – Brazilian oil giant Petrobras announced yesterday evening (9), the discovery of more natural gas reserves in Espírito Santo Basin. The discovery was through well 6-ESS-168, which is still being drilled by the company. In the statement announcing the discovery, Petrobras informs that on reaching the depth of 3,378 metres,
The manufacturing of the product on an industrial scale is unheard of in Brazil. The vinegar, a direct product of the natural fermentation of persimmon, took three years to develop. Launched recently, the vinegar is already sold in many cities in the southern Brazilian state of São Paulo by Cooperativa Agrícola Nossa Senhora das Vitórias, a cooperative headquartered in Jundiaí, in the interior of the state. The product also attracted the attention of an importer from Europe.
A program developed by the Ministry of Tourism, in partnership with the Brazilian Clothing Designers Association, bets on fashion to promote tourist points in Brazil. Around 1.8 million Brazilian reais (US$ 890,000) have already been invested in the project that uses tourist destinations in Brazil in the catalogues of stylists.
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – Starting in July, all the diesel oil sold by Petrobras Distribuidora (BR) will include in its composition 2% biodiesel. According to the president at BR, Maria das Graças Foster, up to the end of May, five thousand service stations under the flag and another 3,350 large company clients in
The French vehicle manufacturer produced a total of 29,231 vehicles in the first four months of this year at its industrial unit in the city of São José dos Pinhais, in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná. Up to the end of the year, production should grow 61% powered by the launch of new models and exports.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The trade balance result (exports minus imports) maintained a good level of growth in the first three working days of May, reaching US$ 545 million, a daily average of US$ 181.66 million. This is little less than in the last week of April, due to the daily average of imports rising
