CCAB - Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce

September, 08 / 09 / 2010 - 08:54Hs

National and International Fairs

Gulfood 2010
February 21 to 24th, 2010 - Dubai - UAE

Organized since 1987, Gulfood is the largest and most important industry event of the year, in the United Arab Emirates region, and a strategic platform for buyers and sellers to conduct direct business face to face.

In 2009 the fair received a record number of visitors: 45.489 professionals from 152 countries. The total business amount generated during the fair for the Brazilian companies was USD 13.496.000, 30% higher than in 2008.

Following the objective of positioning Brazil as a qualified supplier for a wide range of products, the visual communication of all Brazilian stands will be integrated. It is also planned to have banners and column claddings within the event pavilion. This is an initiative of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Apex-Brasil and sectoral associations.

In 2010, the 15th Gulfood will take place from February 21 to 24 and the Brazilian participation may happen through a sectoral association or through the multi-sector stand of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber and the Ministry of Agriculture.

If you are member of one of the following associations, please contact them directly.

- ABIC (Brazilian Coffee Industry Association)

- ABICAB (Brazilian Association of Cacao, Chocolate, Candies and Byproducts Industry)

- ABIEC (Association of Brazilian Beef Exporters)

- ABEF (Brazilian Chicken Producers and Exporters Association)

- ANIB (Brazilian Biscuit Industry Association)

- IBRAF (Brazilian Fruit Institute)

INFORMATION
For more information:
Contact: Foreign Trade Department
Phone: 55 11 3147-4115
E-mail: comex@ccab.org.br

Arabic Dictionary Online

The Arab Brazilian Chamber provides its users with the Arabic-Portuguese Dictionary of Prof. Dr. Helmi Nasr. The only online Arabic dictionary of Brazil.

Professor Helmi was appointed by the World Islamic League as one of the 21 wise men of Islam in the world and the only one in Latin America. In the Arab Chamber he is vice president of International Relations.

Click here to do a virtual and know the words in Arabic, its translation into Portuguese and their pronunciation.

New Certification Seal

With the aim of achieving excellence and quality and also valuing security, the Arab Chamber developed a new model of certification seal. Click here to learn more about it.

The Arab Chamber certifies export documents and provides the certificate of origin, according to the international model, following the requirements of Arab importers.

The certification is a guarantee for both: the Arab importer and the Brazilian exporter. Furthermore, the Arab Chamber analyses documents in detail, to comply with the standards of origin and meet the requirements of the Arab importer.

Islamic Calendar

The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar composed of 12 months made out of 29 or 30 days with the total of approximately 354 days. The time counting of this calendar starts with the event of Hijra: Muhammad’s emigration from Mecca to Medina on July, 16th 622.

Since the lunar year does not correspond to the solar year, the Islamic months shifts back each year that goes by. Since the Islamic calendar is 11 days shorter than the solar calendar, the Muslin holidays shift to different Season

Learn more about the Islamic calendar by clicking here!

Market Analysis and Overview

To help organizations to know better the Arab countries and markets and its opportunities, the Arab Brazilian Chamber has a specialized team of professionals to analize and generate economic, market and cultural information.

You can also find data about the foreign trade and opportunities.

The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce relaunched the book "Elementary lessons in Arabic for non-speakers" (Lições elementares da língua árabe para os que não a falam), a basic manual of the language written by the Foreign Relations vice president at the organisation, Professor Helmi Nasr. Egyptian-born, Brazilian-naturalized, he was the founder of the Arabic course at the University of São Paulo (USP) and has lived in Brazil for 46 years.

This is only one of the Professor's works. He has already translated the Koran directly from Arabic into Portuguese. It has been in print since 2005 at the King Fahd Complex, in Medina, Saudi Arabia. He has also launched an Arabic-Portuguese dictionary and translated "New World in the Tropics," a book by Gilberto Freyre, into Arabic.

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