The Abu Dhabi-based airline has hired sales representatives in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, and in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, to propel its business in the south, north, northeast and midwest of Brazil.

The event kicks off next Wednesday and will include 350 productions made in 60 different countries. At least six Arab films are in the program. Palestinian filmmaker Najwa Najjar will make a guest apperance.

Negotiations held during the Rio Oil & Gas exhibition were the best since 2004. Brazil’s National Oil Industry Organization superintendent says sector’s demand will be high in the next few years.

Cooperáguas, headquartered in Santa Catarina and with branches in Mato Grosso, sends to Egypt 30% of the brown-eyed beans it exports. The company also exports to Tunisia and the Emirates and expects to expand in the region.

The Abu Dhabi-based holding company grossed US$ 4.35 billion in H1 this year. Operations carried out in the period include the acquisition of a stake in Brazil’s Porto Sudeste.