The party is set to happen next Friday (20th) at the Brazilian Cultural Centre’s office in Lebanon, with percussion bands and a costume contest.
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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.
Luciana Galeão, from Bahia, creates women’s clothes with mosaic-like features. The great-granddaughter of a Syrian, she has sold to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and would like to resume selling to Arabs.
Sensualle already exported to UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and plans to return to the region’s market. Company produces sensual pieces.
Em Cima da Hora is in the Rio Carnival’s A Series, right below the Special Group, and chose the Thousand and One Nights as the theme of its 2015 parade, to highlight the Arab presence in Rio de Janeiro.
Univali, in Santa Catarina, has an extension program called International Module, for professors and specialization, master’s and doctoral students. In 2015, the destinations will be the UAE and China.
Carmen Zaglul was born in Lebanon, lived in Costa Rica and became a fine artist in Brazil. She has exhibited alongside a fellow artist from Santa Catarina state and is planning a new piece about her origins.
A favourable US dollar-to-Brazilian real exchange rate should fuel deals at the footwear expo due in January in São Paulo. The last edition had 152 Arab visitors. They are expected to attend again.
The Brasília-based luxury accessories manufacturer Confraria shipped product to the Arab country four years ago and plans on doing business in the region again. Items are designed by a fine artist.
The Arab country was chosen again for actions of the sector’s internationalization program, Brazilian Footwear. Abicalçados and Apex renewed the project’s agreement for two more years.
Sales from Brazil to the region grossed US$ 1.16 billion in November. Year-to-date, revenues are down 13%. One of the reasons is low commodities’ prices.
A human rights event is set to begin this Monday (8th) in São Paulo. There will be a day of artistic activities and immigrants will be able to register for social programs.
So says the UN high commissioner for refugees, António Guterres, who is attending a meeting in Brasília to outline an action plan for protecting people with refugee status.
Paulo Machado & Felipe Ribenboim will show Usek students how to cook everything from feijoada to shrimp bobó next December. A workshop will also be held at the Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Centre.
Of the items sold at the clothing brand’s points of sale in Brazil, 60% are provided by suppliers from over 40 countries. Morocco is one of them.
