Macao is considering setting up short-term visas for technology innovation teams from Portugal and Brazil, according to a public consultation document, Development Plan for Appropriate Economic Diversification of the Macao SAR (2024-2028), released on the 4th of August by the authorities.

On the 8th of August, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva inaugurated Infovia 01, the second section of the Norte Conectado project, which runs along the Amazon riverbed and its main tributaries.

On the 4th and 5th of August, a group of 40 Chinese industrialists, producers of pesticides and agricultural fertilizers was in Brazil on a mission supported by the Brazilian Association of Cotton Producers (Abrapa), participating in the 1st China-Brazil Meeting for Food and Fibre Production.

The Portuguese Speaking Countries Community Business Confederation (CE-CPLP) named Macau renowned businessman Wu Zhiwei as its first special representative to China, establishing a permanent office in Macau.

Suzano, Brazil's largest pulp producer, would be interested in buying the shares of Vinda International, a hygiene paper company listed in Hong Kong, reports Bloomberg.

Brazilian mining company Vale hopes to continually deepen its relationship with China in the areas of sustainable mining and low-carbon iron ore solutions. Since 2006, the country has been the main market for the mining company's iron ore and currently accounts for the consumption of 60% of the company's production, said the company, which held the "50 years of partnership with China" event in Shanghai on the 4th of August.

Tourism in Cabo Verde grew 481.5% in 2022, reaching 785,272 visitors, in a performance considered quite favorable, which reached pre-pandemic levels, according to a report by Cabo Verde's central bank.

Chinese businessmen from the company Xamano Energy Brasil, a multinational company part of the Medvacca Group, traditional in the production of medicines with administrative headquarters in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and recently in São Paulo and Brasília, were in Três Lagoas on the morning of the 4th of August.

On the 3rd of August, Coopercitrus, a cooperative of rural Brazilian producers that provides inputs, machinery, implements and technical support, inaugurates an authorized service center of the Chinese DJI Agriculture, the world's largest drone manufacturer, in Bebedouro (SP)

The Chinese multinational HT-SAAE, which belongs to CASC, has announced its entry into the Brazilian photovoltaic market and the hiring of Fábio Furtado, a solar energy specialist from Brazil, as an ambassador to act in the development of the brand's operations in Brazil.

The Angola-China Bilateral Joint Commission will meet on the 10th of August in Luanda to assess the current state of cooperation between the two countries and draw up new guidelines.

The Latin American International Agrochemical Exhibition kicked off on the 2nd of August, with some 40 Chinese agrochemical companies participating in the show. The event was co-organized by the China Pesticide Industry Association and the China Compound Phosphate Fertilizer Industry Association and the Brazilian side.