Each year, an Egyptian university opens calls for professors and researchers looking to teach in its graduate course in Portuguese Language. Scholars from Brazil’s Tocantins, Mato Grosso and Goiás states are involved.
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Foreign and local experts on the Palestinian issue will attend a seminar at University of São Paulo (USP) on December 6. Palestinian writer Nur Masalha and Wadah Khanfar, Al Jazeera former director general, will be among them.
Previously unseen pictures of firemen trying to put out oil well fires lit by Saddam Hussein’s troops are featured in an exhibition in São Paulo.
UNHCR and ABC Federal University will hold conference and seminar on the challenges of social integration of new immigrants in Brazil. The events take place from November 23 to 25.
Samba school Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel has chosen the Arab country as its theme for Carnival 2017.
A mosque in the Paraná state capital opened a venue for permanent Muslim art and culture exhibits. The items on show are Iranian, but the plan is to incorporate pieces from Arab countries.
Bilel Kefi has lived in São Paulo for two years now and raps online in Portuguese, Arabic and English. Prior to moving to Brazil, he was a resident of Gagsa, Tunisia.
Paintings portray the region’s landscape as seen by Lebanese artist Elio Haddad, who lived in Brazil for 27 years. The opening is on November 17 at Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center.
Diplomats and government officials will have a week of classes on Islamic society, culture and state. In its fourth edition, the course will introduce new themes, such as the gender issue.
Alex Mehedff, grandson of a Syrian grandfather and a Lebanese grandmother, worked as TV producer in Syria and Iraq regions where the Kurds are now fighting. The book portrays images of the war.
São Paulo’s Fundação Ema Klabin will host a meeting featuring Cintia Gama, the holder of a PhD in Ancient Egyptian Religion, on Saturday.
The Coptic Cairo Museum exhibits the art and traditions of one of the most ancient Christian denominations in the world.
Expo Mundi Brasil features Moroccan and Emirati stands. Until November 7, visitors can buy pictures, clothes, purses, costume jewelry, sandals, mirrors and other typical items.
The emirate will be honored at the 2018 edition of the fair, according to an announcement made in Frankfurt. Sharjah is considered a culture hub in the United Arab Emirates.

