A documentary on the Sahrawi war for independence, ‘Um Fio de Esperança’ will be out in short and feature versions. The shorter version will premiere on May 2 in São Paulo.
The exhibition Women’s Perspective will display pictures taken by 31 women on the most varied of topics. They are landscapes, portraits and stories from the photographers’ daily lives. The show opens April 11 in Beirut.
Container traffic increased 10.2% in the period, while the passenger terminal received over 400,000 people and the vehicle terminal around 90,000 units.
Annual core inflation rate surpassed 30% in February. The Fund’s managing director met this week with the president of the Arab country.
The Brazilian government changed its deficit target for next year from USD 25 billion to USD 41 billion, ministers announced today.
Brazil’s Extended National Consumer Price Index slid by 0.08 percentage point in March from February to the lowest rate on record for the month since 2012.
The Com.Pot brand was created last year as part of the ‘Peace On The Table’ project. It employs all women of different religious walks of life, with all proceeds going to peace initiatives.
Egypt and Palestine took part in the World Travel Market Latin America fair this week in São Paulo. Representatives from both destinations assessed as positive the interest shown by the local crowd.
Total amount withdrawn from savings accounts exceed deposits for the third consecutive month, according to the Brazilian Central Bank.
Brazil stands at 27th position in a ranking by the World Economic Forum of the tourism sector of 136 nations. In the previous editions, Brazil came at 28th place.
Brazilian industry shipped 172.700 units abroad in Q1, the biggest amount ever. Export volume in March was also an all-time high at 68,500 units sold.
Chocolate-dipped fruits from two UAE companies are now being sold in Brazil. The products from brands Chocodate and Zayna are available in São Paulo and Paraná and should soon reach other regions.
Representatives from over 40 African, Latin American and Caribbean countries are taking part of a conference organized by the UN. A Moroccan official will be one of the speakers.
In a conference in Brussels, organized by the European Union and United Nations, the attending countries committed to donate the amount throughout 2017.

