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Arab instruments made in RioThis Wednesday (8) in in your first ANBA Bulletin of the year: music instrument manufacturer Alessandro Stein Gonçalves (pictured) from Rio. He has worked as a luthier for 25 years and his specialties include Arab percussion instruments such as derbake. Self-taught, one of his challenges was reproducing pieces from countries with different climates than Rio’s. “The derbake made here has to sound exactly like the one made in the Middle East. The biggest challenge is producing this classic instrument in a tropical country, in a city as humid as Rio,” Gonçalvez told our reporter Thais Sousa. And the United Arab Emirates bought 93% more beef from Brazil in 2019. The country imported 71,400 tonnes. “The figures show how well accepted and competitive Brazilian beef is abroad,” Abiec president Antonio Camardelli was quoted as saying. Brazilian exports hit a record high in both volume and revenue last year, a performance driven by China. China was also responsible for boosting Brazilian poultry exports, taking the lead from Saudi Arabia. “The exports flow, especially to Asia and the Middle East, is expected to keep strong in 2020. The animal protein international market is especially impacted by the Asian demand,” ABPA chairman Francisco Turra was quoted as saying. |
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São Paulo – For 25 years Alessandro Stein Gonçalves (pictured above) has devoted himself to play pieces he builds himself. The craft of luthier started when he became fascinated by the sound of the Afro-Latin-American cajón and decided to make his own percussion instrument. |
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São Paulo – Brazil posted a record-high in beef exports in both volume and revenue in 2019. It shipped 1.847 million tonnes, up 12.4% from 2018. Revenue was up 15.5%, to USD 7.59 billion. |
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São Paulo – Brazil ended 2019 with a 2.8% growth in poultry exports. Shipped volume reached 4.122 million tonnes. In revenue, the sector also saw growth from the previous year, at 6.4%. Overall sales grossed USD 6.994 billion. |
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Rio de Janeiro – Brazil cereal, pulse and oilseed output ended 2019 at a record volume of 241.5 million tonnes, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported. |
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Petra – Over one million people have visited Petra historic site in Jordan during 2019, setting an unprecedented record for the city, according to figures from the Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA). |
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Tunis – Tunisia welcomed 9.4 million tourists in 2019, up 13.6% from 2018, the Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts reported last Friday (3). |
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São Paulo – The Cultures of the World Meeting is an event that has for 20 years aimed at disseminating and celebrating the cultural diversity in all its forms, with music, dance and ancient body and meditation practices. This year’s edition will run from January 24 to 26. |
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