In ‘Viagem à Palestina – Prisão a céu aberto’, journalist Adriana Mabilia shows the struggle of Palestinian women in peaceful resistance to occupation and how the Israeli presence affects their life.
Companies and organizations attending the first edition of the World Travel Market Latin America fair, in São Paulo, say attracting ever-increasing numbers of Brazilian tourists is a priority.
The projection for the 2013-2014 fiscal year, which starts in July, is a part of the budget proposal that the government has submitted to the Parliament.
There were 192 of this kind of operation from January to March this year, with expansion in the previous quarter, according to a KPMG research.
The GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean should grow 3.5%, boosted mainly by the performance of Brazil and Argentina. Better agricultural activity, growth of investment and domestic demand should boost both economies.
Rio de Janeiro should have a meeting about business and tourism between Brazil and Lebanon next Friday (26). The Lebanese minister of Tourism, Fadi Abboud, should participate in the opening.
Luiz Moan Yabiku Júnior said foreign sales should rise and eventually reach 1 million automobiles in the next three years. Increasing output is another goal of the new administration.
In the third week of April, Brazilian imports amounted to US$ 6.9 billion and exports stood at US$ 4.6 billion. The deficit was US$ 1.3 billion.
The film ‘Condom Lead’ is the first production from Palestine ever to run for the French festival’s short film category. The movie portrays the relationship between a man and a woman in times of war.
The country will have the right to collect US$ 1.75 billion in the period in 24 months. The objective is to support the programme for economic reforms of the local government.
The organisation will have a stand at the fair to assist Arab importers and companies interested in the market in the Middle East. Last year, the fair received visitors from Sudan and Jordan.
Buyers from Jordan and the United Arab Emirates are attending business matchmaking rounds at the supermarket industry fair on May 6th and 7th in São Paulo. They are seeking fruit, vegetables, pulp and juices.
Publishing house Dar Saer Mashrek is releasing the second edition of a travel guide written in Portuguese by Roberto Khatlab. The work shows sites visited by Emperor Peter II and the cities of origin of famous Brazilians.
Algeria’s two-time former minister of Finance, Abdellatif Benachenhou, is coming to Brazil to launch “Emerging Countries,” which was released in 2011 and is now being published in the country.

