The Brazilian president has commented on the state-owned oil company’s credit rating cut by Moody’s. She believes the company will recover ‘without any major repercussions.’
Associations Abrafrutas and Apex-Brasil have partnered up to promote Brazilian fruit in eight target markets, including the United Arab Emirates. The goal is to double sales within five years.
Authorities from North African countries and Brazilian government officials and executives discussed agricultural cooperation opportunities at a seminar in São Paulo.
Research center called FamilyD brings information about Lebanon’s history, culture and current issues, besides the archive with data about the family immigration to Brazil.
A park in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state harbors a waterfall almost 2 kilometers long on the Uruguay River. The woods shelter tapirs and jaguars.
Despite the dollar being appreciated over the real, Brazilians spent US$ 2.2 billion in international trips in January, an increase of 4% over December and over the same month of last year.
The CEO of the Arab country’s Agency for Agricultural Investment Promotion, Abderrahmane Chafii, highlights fiscal incentives to projects, interest in technical cooperation and opportunities in trade.
The minister of Agriculture of Khartoum state says that the Arab country offers incentives to Brazilian businessmen and needs investments to expand its food security.
Brazil’s foreign sales revenues dropped last week and to date in February. The trade balance stands negative in the week, month and year.
An index that measures how much is produced per hour of work has increased in the country over a ten-year period, but is lower than those of the 11 other countries surveyed.
The Focus Bulletin, a poll of financial institutions conducted by the Brazilian Central Bank, shows the GDP is expected to shrink and inflation is expected to go up.
Starting on February 25th, four short-films produced for the movie contest will be shown in São Paulo and Santo André.
Coofava, a cooperative based in Valença, sends 52 tons of piassava coconut monthly to Egypt. The product is feedstock for the production of masbaha.
The biggest art event in the Middle East, scheduled to March 18th to 21th, will have an area with books, sounds, videos and presentations from Latin America. The project’s curatorship was developed by a Brazilian.

