In 2012 China was the main
destination of Brazil’s exports and its
main source of imports, overtaking
the United States for the first time,
Brazilian state news agency Estado
reported, citing official figures.
Tankers in the Persian Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance.Source: Stringer photo, Reuters
