April 20 will see the Helipad Dubai by Frozen Cherry in the United Arab Emirates host LENDAA, whose first edition took place in a nature reserve in Paraná, Brazil. The festival mixes electronic music, nature connectedness, and sensory experiences.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil holds starting Friday (8), when the International Women’s Day is celebrated, an online exhibition on Flickr featuring photos of women-made artworks that are part of its collection.
Karola Braga participates in Desert X in AIUla, Saudi Arabia, with an installation that evokes the memory and scents of the incense trade route. Festival co-curator Marcello Dantas is from Brazil, too.
São Paulo’s Sielbra teaches the language spoken in 22 countries not just with grammar and alphabet, but culture as well. Venue also holds seminars and exhibitions.
Syrian painter is in Brazil for an art residency. During a visit to the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Layla Ousta said the country’s nature is what amazed her the most. Some of her paintings now feature the fauna and flora of the Atlantic Forest.
Brazil’s INEP has opened registrations until March 1 for a Portuguese fluency test, which is required for foreigners to study in universities in Brazil and validate degrees. There will be a testing facility in Lebanon.
In the Arab country, the presidents of Brazil and Egypt formalized agriculture and science and technology protocols and discussed the role of the U.N. Security Council. Lula said that Brazil will make new contributions to the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA.
Initiative held by the Brazil Africa Institute will be launched on February 17 and aims to welcome 1,000 young people from the continent for technical training.
“Told by My Mother,” a dance performance by Ali Chahrour, presents real-life dramas in a short season in São Paulo.
The book by researcher and author Roberto Khatlab addresses the Brazilian presence in the Arab country, a community of 21,000 people. Launching is set to take place at the Guimarães Rosa Institute in the Lebanese capital city later this month.
Head of the Arab Writers Union, Muhammad al-Hourani, and the Brazilian Ambassador to Syria, André Santos, discussed ways to bring Brazilians and Syrians closer together.
A landmark of the Lebanese cuisine is set to open at the Cidade Matarazzo complex later this year.
Born in Lebanon and deceased in 2013 in Brazil, where he built his career, the novelist would turn 100 next Tuesday (30). Family will put a website online to pay tribute to him, and a series of events will be held.
Concert features tracks of Ilha, the most recent album of the Lebanese Brazilian artist.
