In all, 136 billion litres were sold in 2013. The figure comprises diesel, biodiesel, gasoline, ethanol, fuel oil, aviation kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas, and compressed natural gas.

The country was expecting to surpass the United States in soy harvest volume, but weather issues caused the output to fall short from the target, and the Brazilian crop remains the second largest in the world.

Team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meets with local authorities and claims country had ‘broad’ growth last year. The use of public funds, however, needs adjustment.

São Paulo’s AmstedMaxion wants to export wagons and their parts to the Middle East and North Africa. The company is betting on the Mauritanian and Saudi Arabian markets.

To Rafah Barakat, head of the Qatar-Brazil Year of Culture project, the events are an opportunity for people in both countries to know one another better. Brazilian exhibits in Doha are already a hit.

Clown group Traço Cia de Teatro from Santa Catarina will take part in Festiclown Palestina, in October. The event will bring circus shows to Palestinians and Syrians who live in refugee camps in Lebanon.