The radiation oncology specialist Aref Muhieddine is in Lebanon to present ‘Moça Bonita’ (Pretty Lady), an initiative aiming to achieve a more appropriate cancer treatment to young women.
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.
An exhibition at a local museum will feature the work of photographer Jacques Menassa. The pictures are from different periods in the life of the artist, who is based in Lebanon, but used to live in Brazil.
Exports promotion agency Apex-Brasil and Brazil Design Center opened registrations for companies interested in developing or tailoring products and packaging for exports.
Sabores de Tradição of Manaus is negotiating with a British distributor to supply the UK and the UAE. Its cakes are gluten- and lactose-free and made with ingredients from the Amazon rainforest.
T-shirts with ‘Habibi’ written on them will be sold in an effort by blogger Lú Braga. The proceeds will be used to purchase bicycles for refugees living in Brazil.
Rizzo Kombis sent six of these vehicles to the United Arab Emirates this year. The company specialized in restoration of the vans and already sold to more than nine countries.
Club Rachaia, from São Paulo, organizes in September a group trip to Lebanon for its members to get in touch with their family origins. They will stay in Beirut. Openings are still available.
The Espírito Santo state shoe company ships 20% of its exports to Arab countries. Known for its men’s leather sandals, it will showcase its new releases in Medina next October.
Cultural venue Sesc Santo Amaro, in São Paulo, will present a puppet theater based on Arab stories on July 16. Actress Cris Miguel, who is of Lebanese descent, created and performs the show.
Foreigners set to travel to Brazil for the Olympics should visit other cities besides Rio. Foz do Iguaçu and the Northeast beaches are some of the destinations.
Foreign buyers attending the fair Francal believe current export prices are good. Executives from the UAE and from Ecuador that were visiting the stands said the plan to buy more from Brazil.
The Brazilian brand has a franchisee in Jordan and is working to expand in the region. If it comes to fruition, the prospect of having manufacturing operations there could help increase its foothold in Arab markets.
Sales to the region stumbled 18.6% in revenues last month over the same period of 2015. Products that carry significant weight in the trade balance, such as ore and sugar, declined in sales.
On June 30 at São Paulo’s Sesc Bom Retiro, patrons will get to sample Moroccan food and learn about the country’s culture, with Lebanon coming up next in August.
