The São Paulo-based logistics company is seeking new customers in the Middle East and North Africa. It already has representatives in 21 Arab countries and also operates as a trading company.

Luiza Mahin, a black leader of the Malê revolution, was the theme of a creative writing competition between schools of São Paulo and Rio. The Malês were African slaves from countries like Sudan.

The 7th Arab World Film Festival will bring 31 films selected by New York’s MoMa to Brazil. The internationally curated event will feature films from several different Arab countries.

To the CEO at the Arab Brazilian Chamber, Michel Alaby, companies that invest in Dubai find opportunities in Asia. A seminar promoted in the Emirates shows the advantage of investing in the region.

The country bought 4,300 tonnes of aluminium and products from the Arab world in the first quarter of this year. The main supplier was Bahrain and the main items bought were cables and residues.

The sugarcane crop in the Brazilian Mid-South will reach 508 million tonnes, according to Archer Consulting. That will produce 21.2 billion litres of ethanol and 32.5 million tonnes of sugar.

The country will have its own pavilion at the 13th Offshore Technology Conference, the world’s leading oil industry fair, due in the United States starting next Monday (30th).