The former mayor of São Paulo, Gilberto Kassab, signed an agreement for joint research on sustainability between the institute from Abu Dhabi and the future Nucleus for City Studies at USP.
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Film “Five Broken Cameras” depicts the life of its director, Emad Burnat, who filmed Israeli violations, raids and protests against the occupation in the village of Bilin.
‘Al-Urdunn,’ in the city of Rio Grande, comprises 30 snapshots of the Arab country taken by photographer Thierry Rios. The opening will be on the 12th and the show will remain open until January 31.
PUC-Goiás and Saint-Esprit de Kaslik University signed an agreement this year and plan joint activities for 2013. Among them are exchange of professors and promotion of a congress.
Casa do Saber is offering the course ‘Middle East: Culture, Politics and Society’ from January 16 to March 6. The classes will be administered by the historian Sidney Ferreira Leite.
The University of São Paulo’s IFSC institute offers a summer internship to foreigners twice a year. In the next edition, to being in January, there will be an Egyptian among the 15 students selected.
A professor at the University of São Paulo, Miguel Attie Filho is releasing a book on the philosopher Avicenna, capping a trilogy which started in 2000.
The 51st United Nations Graduate Study Program is targeted at masters and doctoral students around the world. The course will span two weeks in Switzerland. Enrolments are open until February 15th.
Five productions released recently in the Arab country will be shown on DVD this week at the Syrian Arab Cultural Centre, in São Paulo. Admittance is free.
Pernambuco native Sheyla Costa, aka Syla, was invited by the Brazilian embassy to perform in Lebanon on December 13. She plays Brazilian popular music and has recorded two jazz funk albums in France.
Journalist Carminha Corrêa Jecko is releasing a book on poetry dedicated to the country on Thursday. Next year she plans to publish the French version, to be read by the Moroccans.
The participation of young people in the Arab Spring is the theme of documentary film ‘The Revolution of The Year,’ currently in production by Brazilians.
Khalid al-Maaly is one of the guests in the ‘Eastern Poetry Journey’ and will feature on November 12th in São Paulo. His poetry reading will be translated on the spot by Mamed Jarouche.
One of Brazil’s foremost children’s book writers, Ana Maria Machado released ‘Arab Stories,’ featuring classic tales from the region. In January, one of her books will be published in Qatar.
