Brazil

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries grows 21.50% from January to July

20 September 2018

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries reached US$82.49 million from January to July 2018, a year-on-year increase of 21.50%, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.

PLPEX 2018, in Macau, has a bigger area and more exhibitors

20 September 2018

The area dedicated to this year's edition of the Exhibition of Products and Services of Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macau), or PLPEX 2018, has been increased to 6,000 square metres, the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) announced.

China buys almost half of Brazil’s soybean production

17 September 2018

China acquired 50.9 million tons of soybeans between January and August or 42.7% of Brazil's 2017/2018 production, which total 119.3 million tons, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply.

Companies from Brazil plan to start taking advantage of credit line to Angola

14 September 2018

A syndicate of Brazilian private banks is due to release the first tranche of a US$2 billion credit facility opened by Brazil in favour of Angola within three months, the Brazilian ambassador to Angola said in Luanda.

Brazil-Angola trade reaches US$1 billion in 2017

13 September 2018

Two-way trade between Angola and Brazil reached around US$1 billion in 2017, the Brazilian ambassador to Angola, Paulino Franco de Carvalho Neto, said on Wednesday in Luanda.

Angola’s Biocom increases production and turnover

13 September 2018

Angola's Bioenergia de Angola (Biocom) expects to bill US$220 million this year, an increase of 15.8% compared to the US$190 million recorded in 2017, one of the company's directors said on Wednesday.

Angola closes embassy to the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries

11 September 2018

The Angolan embassy to the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) in Lisbon is one of eight diplomatic representations that the country plans to close by next November, the Angolan foreign minister said on Monday in Luanda.

Brazil is the main oil supplier of China’s independent refineries

7 September 2018

Brazil was the main supplier of crude oil to independent refineries in China in August, up 81.4% year-on-year to 1.21 million tons, S&P Global Platts said.

Companies from Portuguese-speaking countries participate in a forum on traditional Chinese medicine

6 September 2018

Business leaders from Portuguese-speaking countries are among the 400 professionals participating in the 2018 Traditional Medicine International Cooperation Forum (Macau) on 20 and 21 September, the event's organisers said.

Brazil should give China priority on trade, seminar concludes

6 September 2018

The Brazilian government should propose a long-term cooperation agreement that gives China priority over all other trading partners, was one of the conclusions of the first day of the Brazil-China seminar, organised by the Folha de São Paulo newspaper.

Vale Moçambique sells 600 tons of coal per year to Cimentos de Maiaia

5 September 2018

Mozambican company Cimentos de Maiaia will buy 600 tons of thermal coal per year from Vale Moçambique, a subsidiary of Brazilian group Vale that mines coal deposits in Moatize, Tete province, the company's chief executive said.

Economic relations between Brazil and China under discussion in São Paulo

4 September 2018

Issues related to trade agreements and projects established between Brazil and China will be discussed on Wednesday and Thursday in São Paulo during the first edition of the Brazil-China seminar promoted by the Folha de São Paulo newspaper, the newspaper reported.

Brazil and China prepare launch of sixth satellite in 2019

31 August 2018

The sixth Sino-Brazilian terrestrial resources satellite, the Cbers-4A, to be launched in 2019 from the Taiyuan base, located in the Chinese province of Shanxi, was confirmed during a meeting in Brasilia, Brazil to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of cooperation between the two countries in the area of satellites.

Brazilian business mission on its way to Angola in search of partnerships and business

31 August 2018

The Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Supply of Brazil, Blairo Maggi, will visit Angola on 11 September, ahead of a business mission to analyse the formation of partnerships in the agribusiness sector with Angolan public and private representatives, Angolan state newspaper Jornal de Angola reported.

Brazil and China discuss trade and investment for 2018 and 2019

29 August 2018

A delegation of the Chinese government visited the Brazilian Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services (MDIC) in Brasilia on Monday to discuss issues related to the countries' bilateral trade and investment agenda for 2018 and 2019.

Companies from China and Brazil to operate in the energy sector of Rio Grande do Sul

28 August 2018

Brazilian company Electrosul and Chinese companies Shanghai Electric and Zhejiang Energy on Monday in Porto Alegre set up a company that will build and operate the power transmission lines in the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul.

China’s SEPCO1 finishing high-voltage transmission line in Brazil

24 August 2018

China's Shandong Electric Power Construction Corporation 1 (SEPCO1) is expected to complete in February 2019 the construction of the second high-voltage transmission line between the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant in the State of Pará and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, over a distance of 2,550 kilometres, according to the Xinhua news agency.

China wants to enter the Brazilian aviation market with Harbin twin turboprop plane

21 August 2018

China announced at the LABACE 2018 aviation exhibition in Congonhas, São Paulo, that it is interested in selling in Brazil its Harbin twin-engine turboprop airplane with a capacity of 18 passengers, a reach of 3,000 kilometres and cruising speed of 250 kilometres per hour.

Brazilian retail giants visit China to boost e-commerce

21 August 2018

Representatives from some of the largest retail chains in Brazil plan to visit China to increase e-commerce. A 50-member business mission will take part in business meetings in Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou in the first week of September.

Brazil’s Andrade Gutierrez to resume construction of Moamba-Major dam in Mozambique

20 August 2018

Brazilian construction company Andrade Gutierrez will resume construction of the Moamba-Major dam in Maputo province, interrupted due to a cut in Brazilian funding, announced the Mozambican government

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