The new feature in this edition of “Patrícios – Sírios e libaneses em São Paulo,” which tells the story of immigration, is research on new Arab immigrants arriving in the city, the Muslims.
Author: Marina Sarruf
The Brazilian group, which operates in the production of chemicals and in the development of projects for water reuse, is one of the companies to participate in the Big 5 Show, in Dubai.
Of Syrian descent, the teacher, dancer and choreographer should promote, on the 23rd, a series of lessons for those aiming to enrich their Arab dance steps and movements with classical music.
Hisham Ibrahim Ghroab, a representative of Style Design, got price estimates with several Brazilian companies exhibiting at the Abimad high-end decoration fair, in São Paulo.
Yesterday, the president received the Egyptian minister of Foreign Relations, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, in Brasília. They discussed the importance of business missions and the two countries’ trade potential.
The anthropologist and professor at Fluminense Federal University, Paulo Hilu Pinto, is collecting figures and stories for the elaboration of a book about the Arabs in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Foreign minister Celso Amorim said yesterday that there is strong interest in Brazilian participation in the Middle East peace process. He spoke at a seminar on the subject, in Rio.
Last June, nutritionist Fabiana Marietto established Jais, the first and largest catering company in the emirate. Everyday, 20,000 meals are distributed at construction sites.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber secretary general, Michel Alaby, spoke of business opportunities to entrepreneurs from the state yesterday. Furniture, auto parts and agroindustry are promising sectors.
Since the beginning of program Trading Companies from Brazil, in April, the Apex has already registered 516 enterprises. The data bank is available to those seeking trading companies and importers.
In order to present business opportunities in certain markets, including Arab countries, the IPPEX will promote the Seminar on Foreign Trade Sustainability and Potentialities today.
Importers from the Arab country and neighbouring nations sought the Arab Brazilian Chamber stand at the Damascus International Fair to learn more about imports of food, clothing and TV antennae.
Businessman Saleh Al Anezi, who has three stores in the Arab country, ordered over 2,000 pairs of men’s and women’s shoes during the fair. According to him, the orders are only the beginning.
For two years now, the country has been reforming its laws to facilitate foreign investment. According to information supplied by the Syrian Investment Agency, several long-term projects are underway.

