Asylum-seekers are the subject of One Minute Festival, whose upcoming edition is held in partnership with the UNHCR. Professionals and amateurs can submit videos lasting one minute until May 31st.
Author: Isaura Daniel
The Brazilian footwear manufacturer resumed selling to the country recently and is in talks to sell to three other Arab nations. The Middle East is one of the targets of a strategy to boost foreign sales.
The entrepreneur Ho Mien Mien makes semi-precious jewelry out of golden grass and Brazilian stones, as well as gold-plated items, which she sells domestically and abroad. The plan is to increase exports.
An event held by the Brazil-Lebanon Culture Institute will feature activities involving Lebanese art and cuisine from March 10th to 12th in Rio de Janeiro.
A show will open on Monday at the café of bookstore FNAC, in São Paulo, depicting the daily routines and struggles of female refugees in Brazil.
The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is organizing a diplomatic and business mission to the two Arab countries and Ethiopia from March 8 to 11. Foreign minister Mauro Vieira will head the delegation.
A cereal brokerage company out of Paraná, Brazil, is using a terminal in the European archipelago to sell agricultural commodities to North Africa. The facility is located roughly 300 km off Tunisia.
Beginning on March 05 in Recife, Brazil, the historian and dancer Mell Borba will cover Arab rhythms, a bit of history and folk dances. The teacher is of Yemeni descent.
An exhibition targeting small businesses in São Paulo will feature spaces for business and training. The Arab countries will be one of the topics on the agenda.
The Beirut-based Brazilian journalist Lú Braga’s blog will feature ‘Papo de cozinha,’ a show featuring international recipes, Brazilian-style, including a space for advertisements.
Messer Di Carlo will teach a course covering the maksum, masmoudi and muhajjar, among other Middle Eastern sounds, on February 20, including theory and hands-on experience with rhythms and instruments.
A Lebanese university’s publishing arm has released a collection of texts by political scientists on the interaction between the two regions. The contents are based on a colloquium held in Lebanon in 2015.
At a meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, the Omani Commerce and Industry minister discussed having an expo to showcase his country’s products. A MoU on investments cooperation was signed on to.
Volume expected to be shipped on the next crop will be higher than the one exported from the 2014/2015 crop, according to industry association. But prices should remain low.

