Businessman Josely Rosa, of building company Grupo Baram, went to the Emirates and was impressed by the automation level in construction work. He makes equipment such as scaffoldings for the industry.
This is the value of contracts signed from January to mid December, with US$ 33 billion turned just to civil construction works. The country is the second main market in the sector in the Middle East.
Gross revenues from production and sales of agricultural products should reach US$ 110 billion this year. If confirmed, the result will be 8.29% higher than in 2010.
Brazilian foreign sales totalled US$ 5.66 billion last year, growth of 33% over 2009. The volume shipped was 33 million bags, growth of 9%.
Renowned Lebanese chef Anissa Helou guides groups of foreigners through the mysteries and flavours of Middle Eastern cuisine. The routes include visits to the region’s top restaurants and markets.
In the first week of January, Brazilian exports reached US$ 2.781 billion, as against US$ 3.267 billion in imports.
Apex Tool Group, a North American maker of tools, exports to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Jordan from the Brazilian unit.
To complete the shooting of feature film ‘A Última Estação’, Márcio Curi should travel to Beirut in April. The film, which shows the trajectory of the Lebanese Tarik, should be completed in July.
Arab music group Laieli Almaza is a hit by bringing songs from countries such as Lebanon to parties in Brazilian states of Paraná, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Goiás, and the Federal District.
The fourth World Future Energy Summit will be held from January 17th to 20th in Abu Dhabi. The event will address matters such as biofuels and solar energy, among others.
Starting on Monday, Brazilian soap opera O Clone (The Clone), which was a big hit in Brazil and abroad in 2001, will return to the screen on the Rede Globo network.
Petrobras’ transport sector arm has invited 16 companies, five Brazilian and 11 foreign, for a tender. The company commissioned more than 40 vessels over the last few years.
The company announced the charter of two platforms to operate in Santos Basin, starting in 2014. Each one will have a capacity for production of 150,000 barrels of oil a day.
The maker of machinery and equipment for the food industry, which already exports to the Emirates, plans to increase sales to the Middle East and North Africa in 2011.
