A super-race of 250 kilometres across the Sahara in Morocco. It is the Marathon of Sands, an event that brings 1,500 people together in a seven-day adventure through the largest desert in the world.
Santander Brazil, which has Arab capital, has been named one of the most solid banks in the world according to a ranking published by the Bloomberg Markets magazine.
A farmer from Mato Grosso do Sul, of Syrian roots, has been breeding animals for over 20 years and promotes tourism at its property. He developed a technique for advanced slaughter of reptiles.
The company’s first quarter net result reached US$ 6.7 billion, representing an increase of 42% over the same period of last year.
The government of the state organized a trip of representatives of the Abu Dhabi-based National Marine Dredging to Brazil last month. The goal is to improve the outflow of production.
Al Meera, which operates in retail and wholesale, aims to do business with rice, sugar and chicken exporters. The company has 23 shops, including supermarkets and hypermarkets.
Operators celebrate good results by offering wedding gift lists as packages for the newly wed. And they invest more and more in the segment. Tahiti (picture) is one of the most coveted routes.
Facilities will operate at a new unit of the Hospital in São Paulo. A lecture will mark the launch of the project this Friday.
Brazilian companies like BR Foods, JBS and Grendene plan to maintain their sales to the region, despite the political crisis. The topic was the theme of a seminar at the Arab Brazilian Chamber.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, sector exports to the region, which comprises Arab countries, increased in April and reached US$ 593.6 million. Sales to the Middle East have also risen.
The minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, Gilberto Carvalho, believes that the pace of investment will be somewhat slower this year, but hydroelectric plants will be built.
Importers from Algeria, the Emirates, Palestine and Tunisia should participate in meetings the Abimo and Apex are promoting at the medical sector fair, from May 24th to 27th, in São Paulo.
Vale Mais Alimentos, a company that manufactures biomass from green banana, an input that replaces wheat flour, is going to begin exporting to the Saudi market.
The Dubai International Financial Centre is seeking Brazilian companies interested in establishing themselves in the emirate. The focus is on oil, energy, agribusiness, mining and aviation.

