‘Getting to Know the Middle East’ is offered by the Brazilian International Relations Center on October 25 and 26. Enrolments are open.
Author: Bruna Garcia Fonseca
The 1st Meeting of Young Lebanese People was organized by Lebanon’s consulate in São Paulo and took place last Friday (28), aiming to strengthen the ties with their ethnic and culture background and to network. The next one is scheduled for November.
Writer Milton Hatoum and translator and researcher Mamede Jarouche will be at the 10th Tarrafa Literária this Friday in Santos. The event is backed by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.
The country has one of the largest and well-situated stands in the tourism fair that began this Wednesday in São Paulo. Egypt also has a stand in the expo.
The Arab country’s minister of Economy and Trade Raed Khoury called on Arab Chamber president Rubens Hannun to organize a business mission and explore opportunities in World Bank-funded ventures.
An agreement was signed with the Jordan Customs this Thursday in Amman. The new system will streamline processing, cutting lead time and costs in the export of goods from Brazil to the Jordanian market.
In her first visit to Brazil, Hiam Abbass, who’s also a director, gave an interview to ANBA. She produced the play ‘France Against the Robots’, based on the namesake book by author Georges Bernanos, who lived in the country for ten years.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber’s CEO Michel Alaby will deliver a lecture on “How to do Business with Arab Countries” at the Federation of Industries of the State of Mato Grosso on September 21.
Ana Clara Sampaio’s ‘Finally, Direct Speeches’ is a compilation of texts by young Muslims and non-Muslims from 15 countries, out on Fambras and available free of charge as an e-book.
‘Metropolises of the desert: Petra, Palmyra and Dura-Europos – The Hellenistic Civilization and the origins of the Arab Culture’ begins this Thursday (13) with three classes at Espaço Lente Cultural. Registrations are open.
O Giramundo will feature a conversation on the subject and performances by the Yaqin Ensemble and Palestinian musician Yousef Saif at venue Casa de Francisca this Thursday.
Middle East Stone, which ended this Thursday, featured 19 Brazilian companies. Deals could reach USD 5.8 million in the next 12 months.
The international trade show is taking place this week at the Dubai World Trade Centre in the United Arab Emirates. The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce is involved.
Delegates from 25 Brazilian agribusiness companies and organizations will join the trip, which will last from this Friday (31) through September 8. Turkey will also be on the itinerary.
