The Santa Catarina-based beachwear brand’s 2018 collection incorporates Arab elements into fluid items such as kaftans, phat pants and turbans, with colors, prints and designs that hark back to the Arab country.
Author: Bruna Garcia Fonseca
Created in early December, Little Backpackers invites children to learn about countries and cultures via different activities, online and otherwise.
Seven nations in the region are on the list of top 20 buyers of Brazilian product. The Brazilian Beef Exporters Association (Abiec) presented the industry’s results this Thursday.
Even though the country is still the biggest buyer of product from Brazil, the hike in tax charges caused shipped volume to decline by 20%. Brazil’s industry association expects sales to pick up in 2018.
Orquestra Mundana Refugi, featuring musicians from Syria and Palestine, will play a concert at SESC Pompeia this Thursday (7).
Brazilian medical technology association Abimo and export promotion agency Apex-Brasil have renewed their commercial promotion agreement, with plans including going to four expos in Dubai, as well as having a mission to the region in 2018.
The second issue of Projeto Walk features the results of a survey on consumption trends and brands in the Arab city. The project’s creator and researcher Marcos Hiller travelled to the emirate in 2016.
Women from Brazil who live in Lebanon formed a group to raise awareness through education. ‘Ecogrupo Brasil Líbano’ is currently 30-strong and accepting new members.
The digital platform offers movies and series from Lebanon and the Middle East. For now, the languages available are English and Arabic. In a partnership with ANBA, M Media is offering a 90-day free trial period.
The Mountain Do race was held, for the first time, in the Sahara Desert, with Brazilian athletes forming the largest group among competitors. The race took place on November 19 and it started in the village of Merzouga.
The 5th edition of course ‘The Islamic World,’ from December 4 to 8 at diplomacy school Instituto Rio Branco in Brasília, will feature lessons and debate panels. The Arab Chamber president will discuss trade and exports.
The event’s third edition took place on November 13 to 18. Representatives from the State of Santa Catarina University (UDESC) and from PUC-RJ presented projects at the Global Grad Show, within the event’s programme.
The event will run from December 6 to 13 at a number of venues across the emirate, featuring 121 movies in 35 different languages and including two works by Brazilian filmmakers.
Orquestra Mundana Refugi features musicians from Syria and Palestine. They’ll play concerts Sunday (19) at SESC Osasco – the day their first album will be released online – and on December 7 at SESC Pompeia.

