Luiza Mahin, a black leader of the Malê revolution, was the theme of a creative writing competition between schools of São Paulo and Rio. The Malês were African slaves from countries like Sudan.
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The 7th Arab World Film Festival will bring 31 films selected by New York’s MoMa to Brazil. The internationally curated event will feature films from several different Arab countries.
The Notre Dame University, in Zouk Mosbeh, will screen Brazilian movies in its weekly sessions. The first of them, to be shown on Monday (23rd), is ‘Central do Brasil.’
The Syrian Arab Cultural Centre will promote the exhibition ‘The Gleam of Arab Art in Brazil,’ by artist Garcia Saad Calado. The event will start on April 26th and admittance will be free.
A book brings images of bandits pictured by a Lebanese photographer. This is among the most complete records of the crimes and showdowns in northeastern Brazil in the early twentieth century.
‘The factory,’ by director and scriptwriter Aly Muritiba, won second place at the Gulf Film Festival, which ended last Monday (16th) in the Emirates.
A theatre play for children at the Sesc Santo Amaro uses the narrative of the Arabian Nights to cover themes like personality, individuality, consumerism and vanity.
Jacques Menassa lived in Brazil for ten years and took several photographic trips to the Amazon. His work will be shown this month in an exhibition at Lebanese university Usek.
Alagoas’ most famous Arab descendent, painter Pierre Chalita passed away in 2010, leaving a legacy that is reference in the state’s arts to date. His widow runs a foundation that goes by his name.
Short movie ‘A Fábrica’, by Aly Muritiba, was invited to compete with international productions at the Gulf Film Festival. It touches on the routine and feelings of an inmate.
Festival shows movies about Arab and Islamic culture, starting on March 29, at Associação Cecília. ‘Road to 25 January’, on the revolution in Egypt and social networks, is a highlight.
The Fashion Museum was opened in the Gaúcha Mountain Range in December, showing the history of garments, including Egyptian ones. Some 10,000 tourists, from Brazil and abroad, have already been.
Decree issued this Wednesday sets value of government scholarship for foreign undergraduate students at US$ 341 per month. Regular and academic performance grants are available.
Sesc unit in the Greater São Paulo city will offer an Arabic dance course for women from April to July. Students will also learn about history and culture.
