The possibility of obtaining a work visa has attracted many to study in the emirate. Initially, exchange students take an English course and, after finding a job, end up living in the region.
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Experts will debate the subject next Tuesday (5) in a virtual event with translation into Arabic and Portuguese. It is promoted by Brazil’s Representative Office in Ramallah.
The exhibition at São Paulo’s Immigration Museum features canvases crafted by artists from the United Arab Emirates.
The event’s first edition is taking place at the Federal University of Sergipe, with a schedule promoting the exchange of experiences and cultures between Latinos and Arabs.
The first Arab immigrant in Brazil and the first Arabic newspaper in Latin America are some of the findings of the Project of Digitization of the Memory of the Arab Immigration to Brazil. Open for consultation since last year, the archive has 120,000 digitized pieces and has been used by researchers.
Marcelo Maluf has released The Final Days of Elias Ghandour, a novel about a Syrian Brazilian merchant who reflects upon his unachieved dreams.
Registration is open for children of Brazilians to study their heritage language. Classes start on September 9.
Henrique Tabchoury works in agribusiness and, in his spare time, collects records from Arab artists. He holds around 4,000 records and wants to complete his collection and share the digitalized content on a website.
The United Arab Emirates National Archives Research advisor Aisha Bilkhair spoke in the Arab Brazilian Chamber in São Paulo on Monday (31), giving an overview of the history and culture of her country.
Professor Mohammed Nadir, PhD, is a visiting scholar at the Federal University of ABC in the Greater São Paulo, where he coordinates the Laboratory of Arab Studies.
Researcher and writer Roberto Khatlab will talk about the history of resilience in the Arab country in a lecture on August 3 at the Monte Líbano Club.
A Brazil-based publishing house focused on publishing books by authors from the Middle East and North Africa has launched a book club for Arab literature lovers. The first meeting takes place on August 18 about the novel The Night Mail by Hoda Barakat.
Reverted to Islam, São Paulo-born artist Letícia Gomes started creating bookmarks and pictures during the pandemic. After reaching success on the internet, she prepares to hold an exhibition.
Productions ‘The Boy and the World’ [‘O Menino e o Mundo’] and ‘Pelé: Birth of a Legend’ [‘Pelé: o Nascimento de uma Lenda’] will be screened this Thursday (20) and Friday (21) at Ishbilia Theatre, in Saida, for free.
