The Brazilian embassy in Beirut has aired a new site on the internet last week. It brings information on Brazil, embassy data, images and news on the relations between the two countries.
Brasília – The Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) announced today (24th) that in May, 2.94 million new mobile lines were activated, representing growth of 1.63% over April. This year, the number of new mobile lines in the first five months was the highest since the year 2000. The total number of mobile subscribers in Brazil
According to Brazilian Strategic Affairs minister Pinheiro Guimarães, the country will have eliminated extreme poverty in 12 years time. The contributing factors will include educational inclusion.
Petrobras issued a statement yesterday informing that the potential for light oil in reservoirs at the Tupi area, located in ultra-deep waters in the pre-salt region of the Santos Basin.
Palestinian women’s national team had its first practice session with players from Santos. The girls’ objective: to learn the swagger and techniques of the world’s best football.
Mo’Men, one of the Arab country’s largest snack bar chains, is seeking a Brazilian supplier of frozen chicken meat. Representatives of the company are in the city of São Paulo this week.
The company started making aluminium bathroom accessories, which made the product cheaper and increased its chances in the Arab world. The company attended a seminar for the industry at the Chamber.
Foreign sales by the industry have gone from US$ 3,124.97 million to US$ 3,330.83 million in the first four months of the year. The number of jobs grew by 4.4% in the month of May.
In May, nearly 9 million tonnes of cargo passed through the largest sea terminal in Brazil. It was the highest monthly turnover since September of last year.
The comparison, by the Central Bank of Brazil, is between April this year and the same month in 2009. The figure is used in the formulation of interest policies.
Architecture, urbanism and landscaping students may enter an international contest promoted by Aecom, which awards ecological projects for seven cities worldwide, including Jeddah and São Paulo.
Laticínios Condessa wants to win the market in the Middle East with its Forno de Minas products. They have halal certification and the company seeks distributors in the region.
The shoe manufacturing hub of São João Batista, in the state of Santa Catarina, wants to export to the Arabs. The municipality is home to 150 plants, mostly small, and sells 8% of its output abroad.
The funds, allocated to the productive sector of the economy, totalled US$ 3.5 billion, a figure higher than the Brazilian Central Bank’s projection, which was US$ 1.6 billion.
