Casa Niemeyer (the Niemeyer House), in Brasília, is featuring a showing of photographs taken by the UK’s Jason Oddy of the buildings designed by the Brazilian architect in Algiers and Constantine.
Author: André Barros
The Algerian diplomatic representation is the only Arab one to join the 2017 edition of the Federal District government’s Embassies with Open Doors program.
Michel Alaby, the Arab Chamber’s CEO, will give a lecture to entrepreneurs from the state and the West-Central region on August 24. The event is supported by the state’s federation of industries and registrations are open.
The Brazilian arm of the German automaker will supply the engines that will equip trucks sold in Africa and the Middle East. Destinations include Saudi Arabia and Algeria.
The festival’s 12th edition will be held at Cinesesc, in São Paulo, and will have 13 productions, 11 of them never seen before in Brazil. For the first time, there will be a film from Comoros Islands in the schedule.
A pre-tournament for the 4th Refugee Cup, the Integration Cup will have mixed-sex teams next Sunday, at Sesc Itaquera, São Paulo. The idea is to value women in sports.
Gula, a company founded by Brazilian Fernanda Troy, is now selling up to 800 kg of Brazilian delicacies monthly. The entrepreneur wants to promote Brazilian culture in the UAE.
‘The Multiple Child’, by Andrée Chedid, has now been translated into Portuguese by Carla de Mojana Renard. Deceased in 2011, the Egyptian writer won more than 20 awards in her literary career.
Volunteers are wanted to teach the language to refugees from Arab countries who are living in Brazil. According to the project’s organizers, Arabic speakers require a different teaching method.
An event in São Paulo covered bilateral opportunities. Organizer Pedro da Motta Veiga believes the outcome was positive. Rubens Hannun, of the Arab Chamber, suggested that a similar initiative be held in the Arab country.
Nabil Adghoghi, Moroccan ambassador, announced in a seminar in São Paulo that the airline will increase the number of flights to Brazil in the next few weeks. For Rubens Hannun, the Arab Chamber’s president, this will contribute to the strengthening of bilateral relations.
An event held in São Paulo addressed trade relations between the two countries and the fact that Brazil could rely on the African nation as a gateway into other markets across the continent.
Based on the work ‘Al Nakba – a study on the Palestinian catastrophe’, from journalist Soraya Misleh, the region’s recent history will be discussed at space Al Janiah, in the city of São Paulo.
Shipments of the Brazilian product to the Arab country increased 40% in the first six months. Sales to the Middle East dropped 10% in the same period. Overall, there was a 6.4% decline.
