Landless Rural Workers Movement is going to send 40 volunteers to help the Palestinians harvest olives in October. The movement has had links to the Arab country for nearly ten years now.
Author: Isaura Daniel
Isaura Daniel
A journalist with a degree from Unisinos and experience in economy and finance, she has been responsible for international coverages and amassed eight journalism prizes.
Diplomat Yousuf Al Usaimi will head back to his country this week, after having headed the embassy in the Brazilian capital, Brasília, for seven years. During the period, bilateral trade grew by 185%.
A seminar on technologies for coexisting with drought, initially scheduled for April, will bring together representatives of Arab and South American nations starting next Wednesday in Paraíba.
The 16th Immigrant’s Party will showcase the dancing, handicraft and cuisine of approximately 20 ethnicities that inhabit the city of São Paulo. The Arabs will be among them.
Known for harbouring the Golden Dorado fish, the Uruguay River is a leisure option in the Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina states. Along its banks is a series of resorts for bathing and fishing.
Amapá was the Brazilian state whose exports to the Arab world increased the most between January and April this year. Sales grew by 190% and reached US$ 66.5 million.
The Medical School of Ribeirão Preto and King Saud University are part of an institute for training on infectious diseases that promotes student exchange and research in the field.
Importers from Algeria, the Emirates, Palestine and Tunisia should participate in meetings the Abimo and Apex are promoting at the medical sector fair, from May 24th to 27th, in São Paulo.
On Thursday, the Arab Brazilian Chamber should promote a seminar for businessmen on the current economic scenery in the region, which is facing political and social transformations.
Since the beginning of the week, representatives of Brazilians living overseas discuss their main needs with ministries. One of the requests is for more Portuguese to be taught.
The professor at the Federal University of Paraná, Alzier Felipe Buffara Antunes, talked about Brazilian education and globalization at a meeting about the subject in Lebanon.
The company, a maker of cosmetics for beauty parlours, aims to turn 20% of exports to the Arab world after entering Egypt. Currently, the Arabs represent 10%.
The Brazilian Foreign Office (Itamaraty) is promoting the second edition of the drawing contest for Brazilian children living abroad. Last year, small children from 5 Arab countries participated.
In Beirut, a school teaches around 40 students how to fight Regional Capoeira, a style developed by the Brazilian Mestre Bimba. The initiative is developed by 23-year-old Lebanese Nassib El Khoury.
