Portuguese learning, volunteering, high school and even internship programs have been attracting students from several countries to many Brazilian cities. Specialized agencies help the foreigners.
Author: Aurea Santos
The federal institution will carry out a selection process to admit refugees to its undergraduate courses. Candidates are required to write compositions in Portuguese. Enrolment ends on Thursday (28).
Tania Saleh has just put out the tune ‘Algumas Imagens.’ The artist wants to build a following in Brazil and is considering making an entire album in Portuguese.
An exhibition in Amman features 40 photos by 15 Brazilian artists depicting situations of women’s lives in Brazil. The show runs until February 09 and relies on support from the Brazilian embassy in the Arab country.
Eighty-eight Brazilian companies will be at the trade show from February 21 to 25 in Dubai. The Export Promotion Agency expects USD 659 million in deals. There will be an area for Arab Chamber members only.
Alaa Roushdy, the new Egyptian ambassador in Brasília, hopes that the free trade agreement between his country and the economic bloc can make the products of the Arab nation more competitive here.
The exhibition ‘Palestinian Roots: History through Art’ will run from January 21 to March 08 in the city of Porto Alegre. Typical clothing and ancient items from the Arab country will be on display.
The São Paulo Sacred Art Museum is offering the course ‘Art and Islamic Civilization: the Arab Empire’, from February 16th to April 5th. Classes show the influence of different cities and time periods in Islam’s art.
Established 25 years ago by a Lebanese family, Pita Bread makes ten tons of bread a day. The company operates out of São Paulo state and also supplies product to bread company Wickbold.
The Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center entered a partnership deal with the Zouk Mikael city hall and launched a Portuguese course in the city. Its Beirut headquarters are now offering drawing and capoeira classes.
The Egyptian government wants to attract multinational companies to the region. The international forum will be held from February 22nd to 24th in Cairo. Registrations are open.
Consulting firm Establish Brazil, owned by Syrian Husam Abboud, helps companies and entrepreneurs from abroad to set themselves in the country. It offers help with red-tape and knowledge of the local market.
Organization will host a lecture with economist Zeina Latif and releases its activity schedule for this year on January 28th in the city of São Paulo.
Arab immigrants are taking part via the Migraflix plataform, which promotes quick courses taught by low-income foreigners living in Brazil. Cuisine, arts, music, dance and fashion are among the topics covered.
