Representatives from the public and private sectors of Brazil and China met in São Paulo a few days ago to discuss the expansion of tourism and new cooperation opportunities. The Tourism Sector Dialogue formed part of the China–Brazil Cultural Year 2026.

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Angola held a formal reception last week to mark the he 77th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the People’s Republic of China.

The Mozambique Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese Group Long Run signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 1 of October, in Maputo, to develop the cassava value chain, with a view to exporting to China.

According to Brazil’s National Supply Company (Conab), coffee production in Brazil is expected to reach 67.6 million 60-kilogram bags in 2026, which would be a record and 19.6 per cent higher than in 2025. The forecast comes amid rising exports to China and new commercial initiatives between the two countries.

The Portugal–China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCILC) will hold its 11th Portugal–China Gala in Estoril, Portugal, on 28 October. Under the theme “Innovating for a Sustainable Future”, the event is expected to bring together businesspeople, investors, institutional representatives and members of the diplomatic corps from Portugal and China to promote dialogue and new opportunities for co-operation.

Brazilian businessman Renato Buarque de Gusmão, of Agropecuária Dois Irmãos, presented an overview of Pernambuco’s agricultural sector at a seminar on infrastructure development in Portuguese-speaking countries, held last week in Fuzhou, in China’s Fujian Province. He attended at the invitation of the Chinese Consulate in São Paulo.

Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, André de Paula, and China’s Ambassador to Brazil, Zhu Qingqiao, recently signed a revision to the bilateral sanitary protocol on pork offal exports. The document expands the list of Brazilian products authorised to enter the Chinese market and creates new business opportunities for approved establishments.

China’s Ambassador to Portugal, Yang Yirui, attended the first Lisboa Dragon Boat Festival as a guest on 27 September. Organised by Dragon Boat Portugal and supported by Lisbon City Council, the festival ran from 25 to 27 September at the Oceanário dock in Parque das Nações, Lisbon. It brought together more than 700 participants from primary and secondary schools, universities, companies, sports clubs and communities across Portugal.

The pile-driving vessel “Tiejian Daqiao Zhuang 1” recently departed Lusi Port in China’s Jiangsu Province, bound for Brazil, where it will take part in the construction of the Salvador–Itaparica Bridge in Bahia.

The 2026 Portuguese Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao) (2026PLPEX) will take place from 21 to 24 October 2026. Under the theme “Macao: The Global Hub of Business Convergence”, this edition will bring together distinctive industries, products and services from the nine Portuguese-speaking countries.

The fourth Workshop on Understanding Chinese Modernisation opened at the Communication University of China (CUC) in Beijing on 22 September. Held under the theme “Exploring Common Prosperity”, the event forms part of the 2026 China–Brazil Cultural Year and brings together representatives from the diplomatic, academic, business and media sectors of both countries, as well as university staff and students.

The University of Coimbra (UC) hosted the second edition of the Europe–China Agricultural Robotics Forum (ECARF 2026) on 25 September. The event brought together around 100 experts, researchers, technology companies, agricultural producers and public officials from Europe and China to discuss the application of robotics in agriculture.