After 53 years in Brazil, professor Helmi Nasr will go back to his homeland. The translator of the Koran from Arabic into Portuguese, he feels his mission is accomplished. ‘I return to Cairo at peace.’
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 city welcomed last week a team of the International Theatre Institute headed by its president, the Arab Mohammed Saif Al-Afkham, to prepare for the congress, which will receive artists from several parts of the world in 2016.
Brazilian Dry Beans Forum will gather from producers to researchers next week at Foz do Iguaçu. One of the topics will be the opening of the region’s market.
Giant backpack will cross the Americas and will be filled with toys that will be sent to refugees in Jordan. It’s a UNHCR initiative and the action in Brazil will take place on June 19th and in August.
Sunbulah is one of the Arab companies that attended meetings with Brazilian honey producers this week in São Paulo. It should start importing from Brazil. Zemzani Company, from Morocco, also came.
In a lecture at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce offices, José Roberto Mendonça de Barros discussed the country’s current scenario and gave suggestions for businesses to navigate the crisis.
Foreign sales by automakers operating from the country increased in May from April and helped improve year-to-date performance. However, the basis of comparison is too low, says a specialist.
The event occurs on June 14th, 20th and 21st at the Immigration Museum, in the city of São Paulo, featuring handicrafts, cuisine and dances from several countries, with Arabs among them.
The artist Chantal Mailhac will tell stories of romance from Lebanon, Africa, Europe and other parts of the world on June 12th in São Paulo. Viewers will experience Arab ambience, food and music.
Entrepreneurs from Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Morocco will engage in matchmaking and visit Brazilian producers next week in São Paulo. The industry wants a bigger share of the Arab market.
The fair will happen from June 2nd to 4th in the Emirates and will welcome a higher number of Brazilian companies than in the 2014 edition. An export-favorable dollar is one of the reasons for this increase.
Brazilian companies attended the furniture industry fair Index in the emirate last week and came back with the expectation to sell US$ 5.7 million in the next 12 months. Exports that reached US$ 698,000 were dealt during the event.
Brazil’s auto parts manufacturer set up a distribution center in Dubai a year ago and succeeded in reaching small-scale distributors in the region. It will be featured in Automechanika in Dubai next June.
In a social project of a municipality in Pernambuco state, seven craftsmen manufacture wooden toy cars and games that are sold via internet. Pieces were already exported to Europe.
