A medical doctor from the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, Júlio Doin Vieira released the "Dictionary of Arabic Terms of the Portuguese Language", which reveals the origins of several words used in everyday life in Brazil. He spent two years leaning over dictionaries to research the subject.
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Historian Samira Adel Osman intends to publish a book about Lebanese immigrants who came to Brazil and returned to their origins. Their return to their homelands, the process of adaptation to the customs and the local education were the theme of her doctoral thesis at the University of São Paulo (USP).
Historian Samira Adel Osman intends to publish a book about Lebanese immigrants who came to Brazil and returned to their origins. Their return to their homelands, the process of adaptation to the customs and the local education were the theme of her doctoral thesis at the University of São Paulo (USP).
The Brazilian ambassador in Cairo, Egypt, is not just a diplomat. When he is not practising the art of international negotiation, he works with other art forms: painting, drawing, and sculpture.
The Brazilian ambassador in Cairo, Egypt, is not just a diplomat. When he is not practising the art of international negotiation, he works with other art forms: painting, drawing, and sculpture.
Consultant Walter Brasil Mundell will give a lecture next Monday on the challenges for the second term of president Lula in the economic field. Those include the slowing down of the United States economy and the need to address the causes for low growth rates in Brazil. Enrolment is free of charge.
Consultant Walter Brasil Mundell will give a lecture next Monday on the challenges for the second term of president Lula in the economic field. Those include the slowing down of the United States economy and the need to address the causes for low growth rates in Brazil. Enrolment is free of charge.
A Brazilian authority in Egyptian archaeology, Antonio Brancaglion Junior, a Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and at the University of São Paulo, wants to take Brazilian students to carry out excavations in Egypt. They would work with Frenchmen already operating in the region. Brancaglion, an Egyptologist, is seeking sponsors for the project.
A Brazilian authority in Egyptian archaeology, Antonio Brancaglion Junior, a Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and at the University of São Paulo, wants to take Brazilian students to carry out excavations in Egypt. They would work with Frenchmen already operating in the region. Brancaglion, an Egyptologist, is seeking sponsors for the project.
Last Saturday (31), a group of veteran players from Esporte Clube Sírio, from the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo, won a friendly game by two points against the veteran team of the Tunisian Basketball Federation. After the game, the Brazilian team was received by the mayor of Tunis, Abbés Mohsen, in the city hall.
