Brazil’s Rondônia, Arab Chamber to promote fish exports

São Paulo – The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) and the government of the state of Rondônia will work together to bolster trade ties between the state and the Arab countries, including exporting tambaqui fish. The deputy governor and secretary of Economic Development of Rondônia, Sérgio Gonçalves (União Brasil party), met this Wednesday (12) with the secretary-general & CEO of the ABCC, Tamer Mansour, at the entity’s headquarters in São Paulo. The two outlined a series of activities to be developed in partnership. Pictured above, Mansour, Gonçalves, and their staff in a meeting at the ABCC. One of the ideas discussed was encouraging the sale of tambaqui fish to the Arabs. Rondônia is the leading Brazilian state producing this fish, also known as black pacu, and has five processing plants. According to Gonçalves, tambaqui is a versatile fish capable of replacing salmon on dishes. They agreed to promote Rondônia’s tambaqui to the Arabs in tastings for the region’s ...