Shipments dropped 6% in comparison with the same period last year. China, Italy and the United States were the main buyers of the product.
Fabio Gouveia, twice world surf champion, travelled to Morocco early this year. In the company of another four professionals, he covered 1,800 kilometres of the local coast to surf.
Artisan Monica Carvalho, from Rio, sells decoration items and accessories to the Emirates, France and England. She plans to grow by investing in the Arab world. Natural materials are her trump card.
The first Algerian president and leader of the country’s independence movement died last Wednesday. The government declared an eight-day mourning period.
A present from the Palestinian colony to the Peruvian city, the White Christ is another attraction in the city that was the capital of the Inca empire.
The organisation of oil exporter countries has listed the political uncertainty in Arab countries, the fear of shortages and the activities of speculators as factors for higher oil prices.
In an address in Washington, on Thursday, the managing director of the Fund informed that the world economy is recovering, but in a fragile manner.
Guido Mantega stated that Brazil’s financial institutions charge the world’s highest spread and ‘want the bill to rest on the government’s back.’ He is pushing for lower interest rates for financing.
The Egyptian 2005 Nobel Prize winner will participate in the Boundaries of Thinking lecture cycle in São Paulo Porto Alegre. He will discuss issues such as the Arab Spring and atomic threats.
Sugar production is expected to increase by 5.72% to 33.1 million tonnes in Mid-South Brazil in the 2012-2013 crop. The ethanol crop should grow by 4.58% to 21.5 billion litres.
A delegation from the Arab country is in the country to the end of the month. The delegation should visit 14 exporters. The Brazilian Poultry Union disclosed that chicken exports in March were record.
The announcement was made by the president of the National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea), Cledorvino Belini.
The sector posted revenues of US$ 3.5 billion in February, a 9.9% increase over January and a 6.9% increase over February of last year.
The fund is negotiating a US$ 3.2 billion loan for the local government’s economic program. The institution points out the need for ample political support to the success of the plan.
