International exhibitors and buyers will flock to marble and granite industry exhibition Vitoria Stone Fair from February 12 to 15 in the capital of Espírito Santo.
Author: Thais Sousa
The text by Omar Ibn Said is the ‘only known extant narrative written in Arabic by an enslaved person in the United States,’ according to the US Library of Congress.
The initiative by the Brazilian embassy in the Arab country was coordinated by the Mohamed V University Institute of Spanish-Portuguese Studies Fatiha Benlabbah.
The meat packing units account for 30% of sales to the Arab country. The decision, which is reversible, was made on technical grounds.
Fazedores de Café offers a free course teaching from the production to the café business in Brazil and receives its first class of immigrant students. A Syrian musician is among them.
Mohammed Bin Zayed Fund from the UAE is going to sponsor project developed by Federal University of Santa Catarina.
Works from the exhibition ‘Refugee Childhood’ may become a book. The author started an online crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for the publication.
Last year saw 1.68 million bags of the product shipped to the region. Lebanon is the leading buyer in the bloc, but Syria came as a surprise as it placed second.
Based on accounts from actual Syrian women and with an avatar created by a Brazilian woman, the ‘chatbot’ created by the UNHCR interacts with Facebook users.
Last year saw the countries purchase a combined 341,660 tons of Brazilian cattle meat, which amounted to nearly 21% of total beef exports from Brazil.
The project is intended for immigrants only, and registrations will be accepted through February 22. A BRL 4,500 grant is included, with residencies lasting up to three months, starting May.
The album “Brisa Mourisca” by Brazilian singer and researcher Caro Ferrez reveals Arab influence on music and Brazilian Northeastern region.
The Feature Film ‘Dear Son’ is debuting in January 3rd and will have a session with a debate at January 9 at Cinema Caixa Belas Artes in São Paulo.
Services offered by São Paulo’s Mackenzie are expected to get a boost and reach more businesses with a potential to export as it partners up with São Paulo Negócios, the city’s investment and export agency.

