A Syrian company based in Dubai brought different types of coffee, an Emirati firm sells 3,500 varieties of packaging, and an Egyptian company is selling olives, raisins and garlic. They are exhibiting at the stand of the Arab Brazilian Chamber.
Author: Bruna Garcia Fonseca
The Brazilian Muslim artist produces watercolor paintings using gold leaves, crystals, and a myriad of colors. From São Bernardo do Campo, she has already sent her works inspired by the Quran, Arabic calligraphy, and Persian rugs to several Brazilian states and other countries.
In addition to bringing companies from the UAE, Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia to join the food and beverage show in São Paulo, the Arab Brazilian Chamber will hold parallel business activities for Arab delegations.
A leading company in the Egyptian agricultural sector, Pyramids for Agro-Industries plans on starting exporting to Brazil. Its portfolio includes orange, lemon, tangerine, pomegranate, grapefruit, onions, sweet potato, strawberries, garlic, and others.
The hookah event will occur on May 17 and 18 at the Festival Arena in the emirate. The Brazilian essence company seeks to enter new markets and internationalize. For visitors to taste the flavors, smoking will be allowed at the event.
The Brazilian artist has works spread across five continents, including countries like the United Arab Emirates, and has been invited to produce in Saudi Arabia. In addition to wall paintings, his canvases are on display at the Eden Gallery in Dubai.
Winery Aurora sells pure grape juice to several countries and started producing carbonated juice beverages for China. It plans on breaking into Arab countries. Vinoh manufactures non-alcoholic wines for the domestic market and thinks about exporting.
In a mission to Brazil, the CEO of Dubai Multi Commodities Centre has visited Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo and São Paulo. In the headquarters of the Arab Brazilian Chamber, he addressed businesspeople and talked about what he wants from the relation with the country in sectors such as coffee and marbles.
The Brazilian branch of the US-based company expects to import 100,000 tonnes of phosphate from Saudi Arabia this year. The company also buys lesser amounts of sulfur and monoammonium phosphate from the UAE.
Brazilian businesswomen Shalise Basso and Carina Fontes are partners in the customized furniture brand franchise, the first in the Arab world. The projects stand out for their high level of customization.
Former ministers of Agriculture spoke about the impacts of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on Brazilian agribusiness in Terraviva channel’s Agro 360 TV show. Arab Brazilian Chamber president Osmar Chohfi also participated.
Visual artist and musician Hosam Omran spent a month in a residency in a farm in the countryside of Rio de Janeiro at the end of last year and a month in Boiçucanga, on the coast of São Paulo state. He will return to Jordan this week.
Najla Said was invited by the Middle East Study and Research Group (GEPOM) to talk about the life and work of Edward Said, the Palestinian intellectual who died in 2003. The event is free.
Researcher and Arabic translator Mamede Jarouche launched collection of centuries-old Arab tales with publishing house Globinho.
