Jobs creation was negative in November, the Brazilian Ministry of Labor reported, with 12,292 positions ceasing to exist.
The Retailer Confidence Index from Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Brazilian Institute of Economics was up 2.4 to 94.8 points in December. This was its highest score since July 2014.
Yousef Saif moved into Brazil in April. The 23-year-old musician plays the bouzouki, an instrument in the lute family.
Brazilian malls saw revenue increase after enduring losses for two straight years in the best time of year for retailers.
A Brazilian Central Bank poll of financial market players shows prices are expected to be up 2.78% this year, down from a prior 2.83%. The projection for 2018 also eased.
Morocco Imperial Tour offers customized services intended primarily for Brazilian tourists. It started as a cycle tourism company in 2013, and now 75% of its clientele is made up of women.
The CEO of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce showed up at the Embassy of Palestine in Brasília to express solidarity towards the Palestinian people on behalf of his organization.
The Casablanca-born, French-based designer and fine artist Jean-Charles de Castelbajac decorated one of the Brazilian city’s most exclusive malls with fun artistic items.
An index from think tank Fundação Getúlio Vargas dropped 0.4 point in December from November to 86.4.
Sales from Brazil reached USD 12.5 billion through November this year, according to data compiled by the CCAB, whereas in all of 2015 revenue had amounted to USD 12.1 billion.
The Brazilian state-run oil company has released its plans for the next five years, which should see USD 74.5 billion be invested.
The Brazilian monetary authority changed up its 2017 economic growth estimate from a prior 0.7%. Next year, Gross Domestic Product is seen widening by 2.6%, which is also up from the last projection.
The diplomatic representation will welcome supporters on December 21 and 22 to sign a book in solidarity of keeping Jerusalem the capital of the Palestinian state.
The Chamber’s president Rubens Hannun and CEO Michel Alaby met with Trade and Industry minister Tarek Kabil in São Paulo. They agreed on the official establishment of the Brazil-Egypt Business Council.

