Classes for the MBA in Halal – Standards and Market and Business Development, offered by Estácio University São Paulo and the International Halal Academy, will begin in August. Enrollment is now open.
Browsing: Culture
Next week, the Brazilian Embassy in Beirut and the Guimarães Rosa Institute will present the 8th edition of the Brazilian Film Festival, featuring the Lebanese premiere of the acclaimed film The Secret Agent.
The selection features only films directed by Arab women. The productions will be screened from this Wednesday (27) through next Sunday (31).
The exhibition “Memories of Brazilian Diplomacy” was launched Thursday (14) on the Museu da Pessoa website and features testimonies from retired diplomats, intertwining personal stories with remarkable episodes from their careers at Brazil’s foreign ministry.
After being screened at several festivals, the documentary “Notes on an Exile,” directed by filmmaker Gustavo Castro from Brazil’s southern state of Paraná, is preparing for a commercial release in Brazilian theaters. Learn how the conflict in Palestine transformed the project’s original concept.
The incorporation of objects from the Lebanese-origin family allowed the museum to broaden its narratives. Ranging from everyday items to furniture, now kept in technical storage, the Jafet collection reveals the lifestyle of immigrants in the 20th century.
Sabre de Luz Teatro traveled to the Arab country in late 2025 with the play Five Weeks in a Balloon, based on the work of Jules Verne.
Self-taught, musician, composer and teacher Rajana Olba, who lives in Brazil, began crafting the Arab instrument during the pandemic and now has a waiting list of customers.
“Baalbek, World Heritage – culture and resistance in times of war” will be the theme of an event on Friday (17), with both in-person and digital formats. Registration is open.
Professor Safa Jubran will discuss the linguistic encounter between Arabic and Portuguese in a free-admission event.
Publication showcases family-run establishments led by immigrants, including from Arab countries. Launch is set for the 14th. Program includes a tour of selected bars and restaurants, a lecture, and discounts.
Daniela Chindler, who is relaunching Where Do Books Live? Libraries of Brazil, has also told stories about the Library of Alexandria, in Egypt, and the Library of Basra, in Iraq.
“Palestine 36” portrays attempts to invade the territory as early as the 1930s. It is being screened at the first edition of the Farol film festival, organized by CineSesc.
Tabla will present three online classes on the cultural and translation center of the Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad. The free event precedes the launch of a book on the topic.
