This Wednesday (19) in your ANBA Bulletin: read all about the Brazilian participation in the Algiers International Fair. The national stand was organized by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and the Embassy of Brazil in Algeria's capital. During the event's opening on Tuesday (18), the stand was visited by Algeria interim president Abdelkader Bensalah (pictured). “Algeria is undergoing a change of government and many opportunities are coming up,” said Arab Brazilian Chamber president Rubens Hannun, who attended the opening. Businesswoman Nadia Abdallah, representing Ortelan Café of Espírito Santo, Brazil, introduced her brand's coffee and pepper products. “Algeria is a major coffee and black pepper buyer in the Middle East,” she told ANBA's Isaura Daniel.

And Thais Sousa brings you a story on Comida Invisível, an app which connects food donors and institutions such as NGOs which need them. The tool was designed by attorney Daniela Leite, who was taken aback by the amount of fit-for-consumption items that got thrown away. According to the FAO, 1.3 billion tons' worth of food go to waste or get lost along the production chain, wihch amounts to 30% of all the food produced in the world in a year's time. “We are a hub of tech solutions against waste. That is our raison d’être,” she said.

And students from Rio de Janeiro's Colégio Liceu Franco-Brasileiro placed second in the FIRST LEGO League last weekend in Byblos, Lebanon. The science competition – which was themed “In orbit” – saw their FrancoDroid team present the Cosmo Cup, a space menstrual cup. “Joining this championship was an incomparable experience,” said team member Mariana Lopes. Two other Brazilian teams also competed. Galaxy Forces, out of Rio Grande do Norte, won best “Mechanical Design,” and Conectados from placed third in that same category.