Gilberto Abrão, author of ‘Mohamed, O Latoeiro’, will be the honoured at the 30th Novo Hamburgo Regional Book Fair. The author, who is already working on his third work, was elected on the Internet.
The Emirati airline posted US$ 1.3 billion in revenues from July to September. The growth was driven by an increase in passengers transported and codeshare agreements.
The country went from having 15 million malnourished people, from 2007 to 2009, to 13 million between 2010 and 2012. Brazil and Peru attained the best rates, according to a FAO survey.
Abdominal surgery specialists from Cairo and Palestine are in the country to see a liver transplantation method.
In a friendly math in Malmo, Sweden, the team of coach Mano Menezes had a runaway win over the Arabs headed by former Flamengo striker Zico, in the return of midfielder Kaká to the Brazilian team.
Hussein al-Shahristani, Iraqi energy vice president, announced that the country plans to double its current oil production, which is around 3.4 million barrels a day, up to 2015.
The country should become the leader in foreign sales of the commodity in the 2012/2013 crop, exceeding the United States, according to a technical study by Expedição Safra.
The Brazilian Foreign Relations ministry will have meetings with president Mahmoud Abbas and prime-minister Salam Fayyad. Topics such as health, urbanism and agriculture are on the agenda.
The Brazilian female shoe brand already has 20 franchises in the Arab world and could expand to further countries in the region next year. In September, Dumond released its collection in Dubai.
Agronomist Maurício Antônio Lopes has been with the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) for 20 years, and will replace Pedro Antônio Arraes, who resigned in September.
Foreign Relations Ministry signs partnerships with Ipea, Brazilian Cotton Institute and Order of Attorneys of Brazil to increase the number of negotiators in international agreements.
Promoted by the World Economic Forum, the meeting in November should bring together businessmen, universities and the society to discuss sustainability and innovation.
The Brazilian foreign minister once again discussed American criticism towards Brazil’s trade policy and spoke in favour of dispute settlement mechanisms and the resumption of bilateral negotiations.
A World Bank report points out the need to train workers for the region’s private sector. That should foster competitiveness in the Arab world and create more job openings.
