Candido Mendes University will host the Brazil-Lebanon International
Seminar on November 25th, focusing on political events in the Middle East and their influence on the Lebanese scenario.
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Brazil’s embassy and Navy and the Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center are accepting entries of projects that portray humane actions of the naval force in the Arab country.
According to Unicef, many of the schools were either destroyed by the ongoing conflict or converted into shelters for displaced persons.
Event will cover the impacts of the conflict, such as the Lebanese migration to Brazil. The country’s stance, then and now, with Syrian refugees, will also be a topic. The meeting is scheduled for November 18th, in Guarulhos.
The 19th Contemporary Art Festival, now showing in São Paulo, features artworks from Lebanon and Morocco. One of the jury members is from the United Arab Emirates.
The UAE learning institution paid a visit to the São Paulo Research Foundation to present researches in sustainable energy. The president of the latter, José Goldemberg, proposed an exchange agreement.
‘The Second Mother’ won prizes at the US’ Sundance Festival and the Berlin Festival. The movie will be featured in the 6th edition of the Otras Miradas Ibero-American Film Festival.
The event ‘The Palestinian Diaspora from the Middle East to Latin America’ is scheduled to November 5th and 6th in Niterói. Promoted by Fluminense Federal University, it will have Brazilian and foreigner experts.
Wajdi Mouawad is staging the theatrical play ‘Solos (Seuls)’ from November 5th to 7th at Sesc Pinheiros. He is the writer, director and actor of the production about life, roots, values, and culture.
The Beirut-based Sabis Educational Systems will build its first South American unit in the São Paulo state city Campinas. The project should see USD 30 million in investment.
Movies from 62 countries will be shown during the 39th São Paulo International Film Festival. Some of the motion pictures were restored by filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s foundation.
Foreigners with refugee or humanitarian visas may apply for slots in graduate courses at the Federal University of Paraná. They are required to have started equal or similar courses in their home countries.
The discussion ‘Brazil and the Middle East: shaping new patterns of connections?’ is set for October 19th and 20th at USP. The meeting will cover the relationship between the countries post-Arab Spring.
Céu, from São Paulo, will perform in Beirut on the 19th this month. Her style is an amalgamation of Brazilian, African and Jamaican rhythms. She is also playing in Turkey and in European countries.
