Featuring 169 exhibitors, the business salon at Fashion Rio, held January 10th to 13th, recorded a 16% increase in sales compared with last year.
The capital of Rio Grande do Sul has a busy cultural life, with attractions that include local and international shows, theatre festivals, dancing, recitals, concerts and exhibitions.
The Brazilian Association of Toiletries, Perfumes & Cosmetics Industries will promote a mission to Egypt and Morocco, to get to know the potential of these countries, and a road show in Saudi Arabia.
In the fourth quarter alone, 92 aircraft were delivered. The firm order backlog ended the year at US$ 15.6 billion.
The Brazilian Association of Architecture Firms is going to renew a promotion agreement with the Apex and has elected Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as priority markets.
The destination management company, which is part of the Dubai-based Emirates Group, announced that it has appointed the Brazil Experts Bureau as its representative in South America.
The country received US$ 30 billion in foreign direct investment last year, growth of 16% over 2009, and led the flow into the region for the fourth year running.
In the second week of the month, exports from Brazil reached US$ 3.883 billion and imports totalled US$ 3.387 billion.
The sector fair should take place from the 24th to the 27th of January, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and should include 44 Brazilian exhibitors in the medical and dentistry equipment sector.
On Sunday, a group of students from São Paulo should travel to the Middle East to study the region’ geopolitics on site. The route includes Turkey, Jordan, Israel, Palestine and Lebanon.
Elias Hallab Cauerk left Lebanon to open the first Arab restaurant in Rio de Janeiro in 1901. The talent for cooking runs in the family and remains with his grandchildren, who own specialized places.
The footwear and fashion accessories fair, due to begin on Monday in São Paulo, is expecting to receive 70,000 visitors from Brazil and abroad. Exhibitors account for 90% of the industry’s output.
Music and dance teacher Marcia Dib will give a lecture and a course this month on the characteristics of Arab music, in São Paulo. The events will be open to the public.
The Brazilian minister of Finance presented estimates for the country’s economic growth over the coming four years, the period of president Dilma Rousseff’s term in office.
