A request for proposal due out this Thursday (15) will seek private sector players looking to manage Brazilian parks Aparados da Serra and Serra Geral, at the Santa Catarina-Rio Grande do Sul state border.
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Brazilian industry wants to export its three footwear brands – military, safety and casual – to the Arab market. There have been promising negotiations with Egypt and Saudi Arabia. An Arab professional was called upon to lead the company’s foreign trade department.
Last month saw 3.8 million bags shipped from Brazil, up 8.6% from September 2019. Sales to the Arab countries were up 6.9% year-to-date through September.
The seaport in Itaqui, Maranhão is adding capacity for incoming fertilizer shipments and power outlets for refrigerated shipping containers. This will enable increased throughput in trade with Arab countries. The Port will be an exhibitor at the Economic Forum Brazil & Arab Countries.
The fashion designer sells his garments in haute-couture shops in the UAE, Kuwait, Morocco, Egypt, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. His participation in the Arab Fashion Week could give more visibility to the label in the Arab market.
The Arab Chamber’s cultural director Silvia Antibas will join a webinar on Tuesday (13) as part of the National Cultural Diversity Fest of Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, which will take place in virtual form. Alessandra Frisso of research firm H2R will present a survey of the Arab population in Brazil.
Using tissue processing, the Afro-Egyptian Study Group researchers identified intact cells in the jaw of mummy Iret-Neferet, who is between 2,495 and 2,787 years old. Study will be presented in German congress.
Brazil’s Já Fui Mandioca has enabled mass production of an alternative to the usual plastic and Styrofoam packaging. It makes to-go packages and even ice-cream cups using the starch-rich cassava.
Brazilian poultry exports were up 1.3% in shipped volume year-to-date through September, but revenue was down. Sales to some Arab countries increased.
The Women Inside Trade group was created in 2017 and now features over 200 women working in international relations and foreign trade in public, private, diplomacy and academic sectors.
Shipped volume climbed 2% in September, even though export revenues decreased. China remains the leading importer year-to-date, with Egypt in second.
Elected 10 times as the best of Brazil, Laticínio Viçosa’s dulce de leche is adapting to get the international food safety certification. The company started within the Dairy School of the Federal University of Viçosa, Minas Gerais.
More and more foreign travelers are flocking to the Arab country since flights resumed last July.
Sales from Brazil are expected to increase for pharmaceuticals, food and building products, Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce Rubens Hannun said during a webinar hosted by university ESPM on Monday (5).

