For the first time, a Brazilian troupe will participate in the Neapolis International Festival of Kids Theater. The performances by Palco Companhia de Teatro will take place on December 20, 21 and 22.
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An exhibition in the Austrian Hospice on the travels of the Brazilian emperor to the Holy Land in 1876 opened on Friday (2). A documentary on the topic has also been launched.
The São Paulo native of Lebanese origin has a career spanning over three decades. Assad is a singer, guitarist, songwriter, and much more. She talked about the influences of her family, deeply connected to music.
An exhibit at the Francis Bacon Art Space shows the beginning or Brazil-Arab relations through the history of emperors Dom Pedro I and Dom Pedro II with the Arab country. Replicas of pieces of the imperial collection are being displayed.
The grandson of a Lebanese man and a Syrian woman, the writer from São Paulo approached his roots when writing his first novel, ‘A Imensidão Íntima dos Carneiros,’ released in 2015. Now, he prepares to release another novel and three children’s books.
The role of women in the Arab society and the coffee industry was one of the highlights of a lecture by Ali El-Khatib at the International Coffee Week on Thursday (17) in the capital city of Minas Gerais.
A visit Pedro II paid to the Holy Land in the 19th century will be the subject of a meeting on November 27 at the National Gallery of Fine Arts in Jordan.
Brazilian diplomat Pablo P. S. Romero writes an article on the earliest reference to Brazil in Egypt’s number one newspaper, Al Ahram, in 1889. The publication covers the Proclamation of the Republic and situates it within the history of the country.
Photographs of the visit of the Brazilian emperor to the Holy Land in 1876 can be seen at the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts in Aman until December 1.
The first title of the Children of the Ghetto trilogy – My Name is Adam – recounts the history of the Palestinian people based on the memories of a falafel vendor. Safa Jubran translated it into Portuguese.
Tunisia, Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Lebanon and Qatar are the countries involved in the titles. Other three films are co-productions with Qatar, an Arab country that has heavily invested in international productions. The festival runs until November 2.
Online course ‘Qatar – History, Oil, Football and Politics’ takes place on October 24 and 31 at 7 pm (BRT). Registration is open.
Scholar, writer and poet Leonardo Tonus will participate in events celebrating the Portuguese language next week in the capital city of Tunisia.
Assistant manager of CineSesc, Yunes was one of the founders of the Arab World Film Festival. She is a Lebanese Brazilian and talks about what it was like growing up in that culture.

