The Mountain Do race was held, for the first time, in the Sahara Desert, with Brazilian athletes forming the largest group among competitors. The race took place on November 19 and it started in the village of Merzouga.
Permissions were given in the year’s first half. The amount is lower than the one registered in the same period of last year.
A map of the potential that the beef industry holds was presented by a company executive this Tuesday (28) at a meeting with investors, and several Arab nations are on it.
Jacques Menassa lived in Brazil throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He took pictures on a trip to the country last year after 18 years away. His photos depict the nature, culture and architecture of different cities.
Five Brazilian companies are taking part in the construction expo in Dubai in the Arab Chamber’s stand. PPA has made some promising contacts to go into the Arab countries and Tigre is trying to gain other markets in the region.
The 5th edition of course ‘The Islamic World,’ from December 4 to 8 at diplomacy school Instituto Rio Branco in Brasília, will feature lessons and debate panels. The Arab Chamber president will discuss trade and exports.
The Brazilian embassy will take part in the bazaar alongside other diplomatic missions in Lebanon on December 3. Souvenirs, handicrafts and food will be for sale. Revenues from the rent of stands will go to social projects.
Solemn ceremony in celebration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People takes place next Monday (27) in an auditorium of São Paulo’s Legislative Assembly.
Oman Cement Company wants to attract companies that add innovations to a project in the country of the Arabian Peninsula. The company’s executives visited the Arab Chamber.
Panorama of Lebanese Cinema will feature 20 movies through November 29, with free-of-charge screenings in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
The event’s third edition took place on November 13 to 18. Representatives from the State of Santa Catarina University (UDESC) and from PUC-RJ presented projects at the Global Grad Show, within the event’s programme.
IPCA-15 slowed down in November, according to a preview of the index measured by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Result is 0.02 percentage point lower than in October.
Six editors from Brazil took part in business matchmaking in Sharjah, UAE, and earned USD 106,000 in sales of Brazilian books copyrights that will be published in Arabic.
Survey by the National Confederation of Industry shows that industry confidence improved in Brazil in 0.5 point in November over October.

