Syrian singer Ali Deek, known as the ‘king of dabke,’ will perform next Saturday in the city of São Paulo. Tickets are available up until Thursday.
The US$ 48 million deficit was the result of imports of US$ 3.464 billion and exports of US$ 3,416 billion.
A survey disclosed today by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation shows that the sector’s growth projection for 2010-2012 is 23.8%, a figure higher than last year’s 2008-2010 forecast, which was 21.2%.
According to the Central Bank’s estimates, the country’s GDP should rise by 5.5% this year. The previous estimate was lower. The forecast for the industry has also improved. It should grow by 8.79%.
The minister should be one of the speakers at the preparatory seminar for the Brazilian trade mission to Egypt, Lebanon and Iran, in April. The meeting should take place today, in São Paulo.
Representatives from the Arab country came to Brazil to have a close look at the Sicobe, an anti-evasion system of the Federal Revenue. They visited the AmBev plant, which has the equipment installed.
The Brazilian plastics industry posted US$ 1.18 billion in revenues from foreign sales last year. According to Plastics Industry Association data, segment revenues worldwide were US$ 22.1 billion.
The state of Minas Gerais has already allocated US$ 2.1 bn to the current crop. By its end, farmers in the state should have spent US$ 3.6 bn on funding, investment and on selling the output.
Despite the crisis, the state-owned oil company ended last year with a net profit of US$ 16.1 billion. From January until December 2009, the total output of oil and natural gas equivalent rose by 5%.
Paintings by deceased Brazilian artist Antonio Bandeira will remain on display at Maison de L’Unesco, in the French capital, from March 30th onwards. He is known as a master of abstract painting.
The 130 years since the beginning of Arab immigration to Brazil should be celebrated in the South American Arab Culture Festival, up to the 31st of March, in four cities in São Paulo.
The company achieved a quarterly record-high number of deliveries late last year, and recorded a net cash flow of US$ 476 million in 2009.
São Cristóvão neighbourhood, in Rio de Janeiro, should be reinvented by the state and municipal governments and private enterprises. The idea is to make it a fashion hub for Brazil and abroad.
Soy biofuel may be a source of energy for the 2014 World Cup matches in Brazil. The idea was launched at the senate, during talks about sustainability of the matches.
