Not that many brick-and-mortar stores sell Muslim women’s clothing in Brazil. Still, the domestic industry is going strong, with a new batch of designers coming up and online sales.
Author: Isaura Daniel
The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture is bringing 15 companies to exhibit at SIAL Middle East, from December 10 to 12.
Arab Chamber international business executive Fernanda Baltazar sat in on discussions at MedaWeek, a meeting of countries bathed by the Mediterranean Sea – including Arab ones. The agenda included innovation and halal.
The size of the population is drawing the attention of international olive oil producers. Arabs doubled their sales in Brazil this year.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce signed a memorandum of understanding with the Association of Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry during the opening of the Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders, in Barcelona.
Denise Milan is in the top tier of Brazil’s contemporary art scene. She works with stones to approach survival, coexistence and humanity, and sees traces of her own family history in her creations.
The university in Santa Catarina, Brazil will welcome the Arab Chamber’s Information Management Coordinator Marcus Vinícius at 7pm next Tuesday (20). Admission is free and registration is open.
Brazilian writer Roberto Khatlab will talk about the Arab country, its culture, history and tourism, on November 23 at the Syrian Sports Club. The event is for members of the Kanoun Institute, but those interested in becoming a member can register.
The National Confederation of Industries (CNI) and the UAE’s embassy in Brasília will hold a conference next Monday in São Paulo. Economic relations and the main barriers faced by multinational companies operating in both countries will be among the topics.
Curitiba-based Cavalgadas Brasil is now offering travel packages that focus on horse riding in Morocco, Jordan, UAE and Oman. Next departure for the region is in January.
A group of businessmen from Minas Gerais, Brazil, led by trade association ACMinas, will be in the UAE on November 7 to spread awareness of the state’s economic potential and to join business meetings.
Online magazine Revista Pessoa will release translated works by 12 writers, including Milton Hatoum, Raduan Nassar, Marcelo Maluf and Socorro Acioli next year, via a partnership involving Abu Dhabi’s Kalima Project for Translation and the Arab Chamber.
Starting on Monday (22), the Human and Social Sciences Center of university Unirio will hold many activities – lectures, art exhibitions, fashion shows and storytelling – focusing on Egyptian queens.
An Arab Chamber workshop to executives in state capital Porto Velho this Monday (15) covered the economic potentialities of Arab countries. Local leaderships are planning new meetings and a mission for next year.

