The Brazilian Foreign Ministry’s outgoing undersecretary general for Africa and the Middle East, who’s about to take office representing Brazil in the FAO, diplomat Fernando Abreu hails the outlook for triangular cooperation with Arab countries. He was welcomed by Arab Chamber executives this Tuesday.
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.
The Arab Chamber is organizing a business mission focused on the food and beverages sector on December 5 and 6 to the Arab country. The construction of new hotels and restaurants to the FIFA World Cup will create new demand in the sector.
The 3rd Brazilian Film Festival will bring to the Arab country six feature films that were box office hits. The movie ‘João, o Maestro’ opens the festival. The screenings will be in Beirut, from September 4 to 9, and in Bekaa, from September 11 to 16.
Rida began its operation in the Brazilian market this year, focusing on selling its services as an incoming travel agency in four Arab countries.
A group of 20 doctors will present their studies and practices in a congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders scheduled to begin on September 26, in the UAE.
In a couple of days, BNB Importação e Exportação will get to the country the second container with a supply of Al Badawi olive oil. The brand is already on the shelves in three Brazilian states and will hold a week-long tasting at Empório Hortisabor, starting Monday (27).
An exhibit by photographer Jacques Menassa will open at 7 pm on Thursday featuring 40 collages that trace back his life story, spanning Brazil, Lebanon and France, at venue Casarão de Ideias.
Applications can be made separately in each country or via organizations, in which case they are valid in several countries. Mariana Vicentini Taylor, of law firm Souto Correa, spoke on the subject at the Arab Chamber.
Until November, the university, in the city of Itajaí, will host a series of lectures on Arab countries. The first one is scheduled for next Thursday (23), with the Arab Chamber’s CEO, Michel Alaby, as the speaker. The topic is culture’s influence in doing business.
Wiana Aguiar has been living in the UAE for ten years and now launched the children’s book ‘Pepa & Keca – Has Anyone Seen Rhymes Around Here?’. It’s a poetry book, many of them based in her daily life in the Arab country.
Purchases of product from Arab countries amounted to USD 830 million from January to July, down 18.4% year-on-year, while imports from Russia widened.
Fernando Schüler gave a lecture at the Arab Chamber and talked about the new juncture of democracy in the country, with stronger participation but little consensus.
A former professor in Art History/Ancient History at Damascus University who moved to Brazil in 2013, Ayman Esmandar is also a fine artist whose work deals with mythology. He will be exhibiting in Curitiba until September 7.
The political scientist and professor will discuss elections and democracy next Wednesday (15) in São Paulo.
