What was long treated as waste in Brazilian butcher shops has become one of the most profitable products in the chicken industry. Chicken feet, rarely consumed in Brazil, have gone from being an item with no commercial value to a delicacy sought after on the international market, especially by China, becoming a highly lucrative business for the national industry.

The Chinese Ambassador to Cape Verde, Zhang Yang, gave a speech on 6 February during the 2026 Chinese New Year ceremony hosted by the Chinese Embassy, reaffirming his country's commitment to strengthening its strategic partnership with Cape Verde.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of Mozambique (MINEC) recently received significant donations from China, aimed at fostering the development of the industrial sector in Mozambique.

The visit of a group of Chinese businesspeople and researchers to the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, on 3 February, kicked off a round of prospecting aimed at infrastructure and logistics projects, tourism, innovation and academic co-operation, in parallel with China's already established interest in the state's agribusiness.

Executives from ChinaFert, an international group in the field of special fertiliser supply, visited São Carlos, located in the state of São Paulo, on 31 January to fulfil a technical and institutional agenda aimed at strengthening the company's relationship with the Brazilian market, especially in the interior of São Paulo.

Inpasa, the largest grain biorefinery in Latin America, said on 3 February that it will make its first shipment of corn DDGS (distillers dried grains with solubles) to China next week. Distillers dried grains with solubles are a by-product of corn ethanol production used for animal feed.

The popular marches from Alcântara and Bairro Alto, joint winners of the 2025 edition, will represent Portugal at the Lunar New Year parade in Macao, which this year marks the Year of the Horse.

The Government of Cape Verde and the Government of the People's Republic of China have signed two instruments in the field of bilateral co-operation, continuing the existing framework of economic and technical co-operation between the two countries.

Chalco (China Aluminium Corporation) and the Rio Tinto Group will jointly acquire a majority stake in CBA (Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio), part of the Votorantim Group, for R$4.7 billion, ensuring low-carbon production amid rising metal prices.

In China, the head of the ApexBrasil Office, Victor Queiroz, was received by the president of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Medicines & Health Products (CCCMHPIE)

On the morning of 31 January, the Government of the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, through the State Secretariat for Rural Development and Family Agriculture (Sedraf), presented representatives of the Chinese company Jiangsu World Agricultural Machinery Co. with the land that could host its agricultural equipment factory in Mossoró.

The Brazilian film Manas was screened at the opening ceremony of the Brazilian film festival ‘Amazonia: a forest on screen’ at the Palace Cinema (CWTC BJ) in Beijing on the evening of 30 January 2026.