In 2013, 13,790 tonnes of fruit were shipped from Brazil to Middle East and North Africa countries. The industry association believes sales can increase even further.

Watch in this episode: Arab Week in Brasília; Algerian Culture Week in Brazil; imported foodstuffs; and Manaus, the most exotic host city of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Vapza, a company from the state of Paraná, is in the process of obtaining halal certification to export to Arab countries.