ifa-Galerie Berlin director Alya Sebti is part of the five-member curatorial team of the 2025’s edition of the event. She has visited Brazil for 20 years and says São Paulo feels like home away from home.
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New area of the Federal University of São Paulo raises funds via the Rouanet Law and needs nearly USD 1 million to finish construction. Opening is scheduled for the beginning of 2025.
A large bas-relief made of carved and painted clay bricks graces a square in the UNESCO-listed old town of the Tunisian capital, showcasing the talents of creators including students and people with disabilities.
A Portuguese-Arabic illustrated practical guide by Norma Simão Adad Mirandola was launched last weekend by Adonis publishing house. The book first started as a word list created by Mirandola to help her daughter learn Arabic. They are Syrian descendants.
Her first book, Near to the Wild Heart, was translated from Portuguese into Arabic by Safa Jubran. Lispector is one of the greatest names of Brazil’s 20th-century literature. Official launch took place in the Guimarães Rosa Institute in Beirut.
Martins Fontes Paulista bookstore will host on Wednesday (5) starting 7:30 pm a roundtable on noir literature set in cities like Tehran, Beirut, Marrakesh, and Bagdad. Discussions are based on a collection by Tabla publishing house.
São Paulo – Founder of the Brazil Friendship Group in the Middle East, Brazilian-born Livia Jasmin Tawil launched on Monday (27) in Beirut, Lebanon, her first book. Something between a novel, personal accounts, and the story of the Brazil Friendship Group, Proximidades – Destinos entrelaçados de brasileiras no Líbano [Proximities – Intertwined paths of Brazilian
A grandson of Lebanese grandparents, the Brazilian-born has built an ascending career in culture and cinema. One of his many recent projects was the launch of a book on TV series.
International Law Professor Salem Nasser has diversified his professional practice to write a children’s book on the adventures of his Lebanese father. Launch is set to October.
My Name is Adam by Elias Khoury will be the topic of the next encounter of Tabla publisher’s book club on May 29, featuring Milton Hatoum and translator Safa Jubran.
The Support Program for the Translation and Publication of Brazilian Authors Abroad has contributed for 17 translations in Egypt, three in Lebanon and one in Germany to have the resources to translate the stories of Brazilian authors into the Arabic.
For four days starting May 7, the city of Nova Friburgo, Brazil, hosts a program on the Lebanese-born naturalized Brazilian author and his books. Admission is free.
One of the most widely read authors from Brazil was in the United Arab Emirates last week for literary creation projects. Workshop gathered Brazilian female writers living in the Arab countries.
The winners of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA) have been announced, including authors from Egypt and Tunisia.

