The Brazilian embassy in Beirut’s educational office puts out information on seats in graduate and postgraduate courses in Brazil. Over 500 non-Brazilians are studying in the country via Education Ministry programs.
Author: Aurea Santos
Mutari exports products for hair straightening, dyeing and treatment to a distributor in the UAE. Sales started three years ago and the company plans to enter the markets of other Arab countries.
Grupo Coimbra, with 77 institutions in Brazil, is signing cooperation agreements with five universities from the Arab country. The partnership includes research and innovation projects and academic exchange programs.
To Roberto Rodrigues, former minister of Agriculture, the Arab nations could play a larger role in the food trade with Brazilians, acting as distributors of products to other regions.
The Brazilian tent will have handicraft items, such as paintings, purses and candles. It will also have informational brochures on education and tourism in the country. Event takes place from June 9 to 11.
The photo exhibit ‘Lebanon: World Heritage’ will run from this Thursday (1) through October in a number of locations throughout the city. An opening ceremony will take place on the 19th at city theater.
The former minister of Agriculture will give a lecture on the sector outlooks on June 5 in São Paulo. The event is open to business owners and executives.
The Edward Said Chair will sponsor the event ‘Time in waiting: exile in Palestinian cinema’ on May 29th in São Paulo. Professor Geraldo Campos will discuss the issue of returning to the homeland and art production in the Arab country.
To mark the most important day of the year for the Brazilian Navy, the Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center will host a haiku poem competition themed ‘Sailing.’ Registrations are open until June 12 and the winner will get an iPad.
The 7th Planet Lebanon Conference will take place on August 2 and 3 in Beirut. Executives and politicians of Lebanese to discuss subjects including banking systems, tourism and corruption.
The organization was acknowledged for its participation in the trade show of the São Paulo Supermarkets Association with the Deal Making Prize in the Large Stand category. The event took place last week.
Dessert company Le Petit Sobremesas of São Paulo will ship its first batch to the UAE this month. It broke into the market by going to Gulfood, and it is shipping over 7,000 items to the Middle East.
The Paraty, Brazil-based spirits manufacturer Alambique Engenho D’Ouro put a different spin on the traditional Middle East drink. It plans to take its cachaça, fennel and anise-based ‘Arac’ to the Arab countries.
At the church of Harissa, the Lebanese patron saint, candles sold to churchgoers are handmade by Mabel Nakrour of Pará, Brazil. She also does Muslim-themed and decorative work for gifts.
