Financial institutions polled by the Brazilian Central Bank kept unchanged their GDP growth forecast for the Brazilian economy in 2018 and 2019.
The play ‘One Thousand and One Nights’ includes stories from the classic work and life testimonies of Arab refugees living in Rio de Janeiro. The play will run until September 9 at Oi Futuro Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro.
The comic book ‘Khalil e sua turma’ (loosely translated, Khalil and Friends) will be launched by Fambras during the São Paulo International Book Biennial. The comics discuss Islamophobia among children.
One of the country’s major contemporary art exhibitions is accepting submissions from Brazilians and foreigners interested in exhibiting their works in the 2019 edition. Prizes reach up to BRL 100,000 (USD 27,910).
The United States currency was selling for BRL 3.72 as trading ended on Friday.
The award is given to individuals or institutions that have contributed to the spread of the Arab culture. Submissions by Brazilians must be forwarded to Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty) until August 15.
The consortium led by the pulp and paper industry was the sole bidder in the auction held this Friday at the São Paulo Stock Exchange.
The Sem Terrinha (the children’s group of the Landless Workers Movement – MST) were welcomed by ambassador Ibrahim Alzeben on Wednesday (25). They performed a song and planted the tree that is the symbol of the Arab country.
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa may help deter the global trend, the Brazilian minister of Foreign Affairs Aloysio Nunes said.
The Home & Construction workshop will be held on August 1 at the organization’s headquarters. Intended for industry businesses, the event is free of charge and registrations are open.
Spending by international tourists in the country totaled USD 3.24 billion in the year’s first six months. Number of visitors rose 8%.
Brazil’s main port complex loaded and unloaded 64.5 million tons of cargo in the first half of the year, up 5.6% over the same period of last year.
Airlines carried 4.5 million passengers in the year’s first six months. The figure accounts to 30% of international air traffic in Brazil.
Wadi Wurayah, in the emirate of Fujairah, has been named a Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
