The agenda will include business opportunities involving the continent and the Middle East nations, food security and public-private partnerships. The event will be on November 9 and 10.
Author: Aurea Santos
Nacif Elias, a Brazilian-born, Lebanese-naturalized judoka, is competing in the Olympics for the first time. His goal is to get to the top of the podium and to make judo a mainstream sport in the Arab country.
Brazil’s Inez de Ghandour makes frozen savory delicacies and sells them for events and at stores in ten different cities in the Arab country. The bulk of the clientele is made up of locals.
Speaking at an international press conference, Brazil’s Leonardo Picciani said 9,000 National Security Force officers will be in Rio de Janeiro during the competition. According to him, 70% of tickets have been sold.
Brazil’s Bebecê exports shoes and sandals to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. It ships product to 20 countries and has a goal of selling 190,000 shoe pairs to foreign countries this year.
Institution will start classes on September 5. The school will offer from kindergarten to high school. Students will have classes in Arabic, Portuguese, French and English. Diploma will also be valid in Lebanon.
São Paulo-based Latitudes is organizing the route Morocco – Art and Culture in the Maghreb with Emilio Moufarrige, from October 22 to November 2. An architecture and philosophy expert will guide the tours.
‘History in Icons’ will address power relations between State and religion at different points in time, from July 18 to 28 at the São Paulo Sacred Art Museum. Enrolment is open.
From September 6 to 9, the organization will hold a marketing week with local products only at Hyper One, one of the main supermarket chains in the Arab country. Companies can register until August 5.
Tony Valentte is looking for people with personal and professional stories portraying the overcome of barriers and prejudice. Testimonies will be part of his work ‘United Nations, I’m a Muslim’.
Out of the kitchen of Yamani Assaad come brigadeiros, camafeus, cupcakes and other delicacies. In the Bekaa Valley, she cooks for different types of events and once prepared 3,500 sweets for an engagement party.
In October, the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon will host a colloquium on cultural interactions between Latin America and the Middle East. Registration for scholars and artists is open until July 30.
An open-to-the-public meeting on August 24 at the Goiás State University will focus on the influence of Arab culture in Brazil via the work of Raduan Nassar and Milton Hatoum.
A meeting on Thursday will feature presentations from Michel Alaby, the CEO of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, and Janaina Azevedo, the commercial manager for meat packer Minerva.
