On an official mission to China, the Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira (PSD), visited the SANY Group, one of the largest industrial conglomerates in the world, on 19 January. The meeting focused on attracting productive investments, strengthening national industry and expanding technological co-operation between Brazil and China, with a direct impact on job and income creation.

The Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, recently approved Law No. 9,246, which establishes the Municipal Programme for Mandarin and Chinese Culture in the municipality. The measure aims to create a public policy designed to promote the teaching of Mandarin and to disseminate and enhance Chinese culture among students and the population of Rio de Janeiro.

The intention was expressed on 19 January 2026 at the headquarters of the Angola-China Chamber of Commerce. Juvenal Coque, head of DHL in Angola, said that joining the CAC is one of the main objectives that the institution he heads has set for the beginning of 2026.

The Port of Santos, in São Paulo, recorded its highest cargo throughput ever in 2025: 186.4 million tonnes, an increase of 3.6% over the previous record, set in 2024, of 179.8 million tonnes.

With CRRC locomotives arriving in Santos, TIC Eixo Norte is modernising Line 7 Rubi and preparing the Intercity Train and Intermetropolitan Train between São Paulo, Campinas and Jundiaí.

On 22 December, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the University of Madeira and the University of São José in Macau, with the aim of strengthening academic and scientific co-operation between the two institutions.

A sanitation improvement project implemented by a Chinese company has transformed living conditions in the city of Tete, in western Mozambique, replacing open defecation with safe, dignified and disability-friendly domestic facilities.

A delegation of students and teachers from the Gafanha da Nazaré school group has concluded its participation in the International Robotics Championship, which took place on 6 and 7 January 2026 in the city of Wuxi, China.

Angolan President João Lourenço inaugurated an aluminium production factory this week, located in the Barra do Dande Free Trade Zone, the result of a Chinese investment valued at US$212.9 million.

Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors (GWM) has expressed interest in building its second factory in Brazil in Espírito Santo, according to a statement released on 14 January by the state government.

In China, Midea is currently the home appliance brand with the highest turnover and market value in the sector. Now, executives from the Latin American division, the Midea Carrier joint venture, want the company to reduce its dependence on imported parts and products, mostly from China, to increase competitiveness in the sector.

As a direct result of trade promotion and business prospecting activities carried out by the Manaus Free Trade Zone Superintendency (Suframa) at international trade fairs, Brazil's Manaus Industrial Pole (PIM) will receive a new electronics factory later this year.