Brazil

Brazil’s vice president invites Chinese companies to invest in the country

12 September 2019

The Chinese are interested and have the capital and experience to drive major infrastructure works in Brazil, said the vice president and acting president of Brazil.

China approves meat imports from another 25 refrigeration units in Brazil

10 September 2019

China's health authorities have approved 25 more refrigeration units in Brazil to export meat to the country, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply said on Monday in Brasilia.

Brazilian Ambassador announces new cooperation projects with São Tomé and Príncipe

10 September 2019

Brazil will soon sign two new cooperation projects with São Tomé and Príncipe, the Brazilian ambassador to the West African archipelago announced on Monday during the ceremony to mark Brazil's 197th anniversary of independence.

AliExpress opens its first temporary point of sale in Brazil, in Curitiba

9 September 2019

E-commerce company AliExpress, of the Chinese group Alibaba, opened its first physical point of sale on Friday in Curitiba, capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná, reported daily newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo.

City of São Paulo, Brazil receives first of eight trains manufactured in China

6 September 2019

The first train of a set of eight acquired by the São Paulo State Government to run on line 13-Jade of the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) arrived on Thursday at the port of Santos, after setting off for Brazil on 20 June, the company said.

Start-ups from Brazil and Portugal seek investors in Macau

6 September 2019

Seventeen companies from Brazil and Portugal are in Macau looking for Chinese investors and partners by taking part in Macau International Start-up Week from 5-7 September, officials told Portuguese news agency Lusa.

China plans to broaden the type of products it imports from Brazil

5 September 2019

Over the past decade, China has been the largest buyer of Brazilian agricultural products, and now intends to extend imports to other products, such as beef, said China's ambassador to Brazil, Yang Wanming.

Portugal buys five military transport aircraft from Brazil’s Embraer

23 August 2019

Portugal has purchased five KC-390 multi-mission transport aircraft, support and services and flight simulator from Brazilian aeronautical company Embraer, and the respective contract was signed on Thursday in Évora, at the company's facilities.

Angola’s Biocom produces 65,000 tonnes of sugar in the first semester

22 August 2019

Angolan bioenergy company Biocom produced 65,000 tonnes of sugar in the first half of the year at its facilities in Cacuso municipality, Malanje province, the company's deputy director-general said on Tuesday.

Chinese demand increases Brazilian chicken and pork exports

22 August 2019

China's increased demand for chicken and pork indicates that Brazilian producers will have a significant increase in exports in 2019, according to the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein.

Cabo Verde Airlines adds to US connections with flight to Dulles International

21 August 2019

Cabo Verde Airlines will increase its air links to the United States with flights between Sal Island and Dulles International Airport, the airline said in a statement issued in Praia.

Vale Moçambique lowers coal production forecast to 10 million tonnes

15 August 2019

Climate and operational factors have led to Vale Moçambique's coal production forecast for 2019 being lowered from 14 million to 10 million tonnes, the company's chairman said on Wednesday in Maputo.

Mission from São Paulo State, Brazil, returns from China with announced investments

14 August 2019

The China 2019 Mission has raised investment intentions from Chinese companies and financial institutions worth US$24.8 billion over 10 years, said the governor of the Brazilian state of São Paulo.

Brazilian company supplies coffee to two roasting plants in China

13 August 2019

Brazilian coffee company Café Santa Monica is expected to supply coffee to two roasting units to be built in China under a memorandum of understanding signed recently in Shanghai, InvestSP said in a statement.

Cabo Verde Airlines increases flights to Portugal with the arrival of a new plane

13 August 2019

Cabo Verde Airlines will increase the number of weekly flights between Praia and Lisbon to three from 30 August following the acquisition of a new plane, the airline said on Monday.

Trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries rises 1.17% in the first half of 2019

12 August 2019

The value of trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries grew marginally by 1.17% year-on-year from January to June 2019 to US$70.139 billion, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.

Macau’s liberal professionals visit Brazil in fourth quarter

6 August 2019

Professionals from Macau are scheduled to pay a visit to Brazil in the fourth quarter of 2019 on an exchange with their Brazilian counterparts, including lawyers, the president of the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) said on Monday.

Delegation from Brazilian state of São Paulo seeks Chinese investment

5 August 2019

São Paulo State Governor Joao Doria is in Beijing as part of a week-long visit to China focused on attracting Chinese investment to the state, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Monday.

Cabo Verde Airlines starts flights to Luanda, Angola and Porto Alegre, Brazil in December

2 August 2019

Cabo Verde Airlines starts flying to Luanda, the capital of Angola, on 9 December, offering two regular flights a week, the Cape Verdean airline said in a statement issued in Praia.

Minister Ernesto Araújo announces new Chinese investments in Brazil

30 July 2019

Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo announced Chinese investments in infrastructure and energy projects in Brazil during a press conference in Brasilia, the Brazilian press reported.

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