Mahfouz Ag Adnane, a visiting professor in Unifesp’s Department of Art History, is researching the identity of residents of the Mazagão Velho district, which was established by people from Morocco. In July, he attended a local cultural and religious festival.
Author: Isaura Daniel
The Arab Immigration Memory Digitization Project identified notable discoveries among 41 books from the Metropolitan Orthodox Cathedral of São Paulo that were loaned for digitization. Project members returned the books to the archbishop on Monday (5).
Businesspeople and executives practiced ving tsun, a kung fu style, together this week in Abu Dhabi in an initiative by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber’s Dubai office and the global headquarters of Moy Yat Ving Tsun Safeguard Group. The martial art offers lessons for business leaders.
Resende’s secretary of Industry, Trade and Services, Fernando Rodrigues, and superintendent of Technology and Innovation Fernando Vitorino presented the city’s internationalization and investment attraction strategy at the Arab-Brazilian Chamber.
The American University of Beirut, a premier Middle East teaching institution, is working to build ties with Latin American countries. Its goals include connecting with donors who help keep students in the university, as well as with the Lebanese diaspora.
Xodó da Amazônia’s açaí coffee drew interest from Arab importers at business meetings held in São Paulo last month. The company is banking on the product’s sustainability to export.
A master’s degree in the UK, a stint at the OECD in France, public sector work in the UAE. Find out about Rio de Janeiro attorney Juliana Candido’s career and her international tax work.
Australian Natasha Ridge moved from teaching to research that helps shape government policies in the United Arab Emirates, particularly in Ras Al Khaimah.
Patrícia Gouvêa, CEO of NOVA ES, spoke to ANBA about the state’s efforts to attract investment and create business opportunities between companies in Espírito Santo and Arab countries.
In an interview with ANBA, Egyptian scholar Sara El-Gazzar discussed the emerging reality of international freight transport, in which adaptability is becoming as important as cost and transit time.
In an interview with ANBA, Khaled Hanafy, secretary-general of the Union of Arab Chambers, called for Brazil and Arab countries to build a relationship based on strategic alliances and joint value creation.
The city government announced the initiative, which will certify local businesses prepared to serve Muslim tourists. The Union of Arab Chambers and Arab-Brazilian Chamber took part.
During a visit to Brazil, the Chairman of the External Relations Committee of the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce invited Brazilian businesspeople to grow with his country as it rebuilds.
A researcher from the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands is in Brazil to propose agricultural research exchanges between Arab and Brazilian researchers.

