So said Fahim Al Qasimi, the head of a delegation from the emirate, during the opening ceremony of the São Paulo book fair, which features the Arab city as its guest of honor.
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The emirate set an all-time high number of international visitors from January to June 2018. In 2017, the tourism sector generated USD 29.6 billion.
Hotels in the emirate welcomed over 2.41 million visitors from January to June. An annual record is expected for the second straight year.
The rate was registered in July’s second half by the Brazilian Hotel Industry Association (ABIH NACIONAL).
Works are due for completion by the beginning of 2019. The new facilities will increase capacity to 10 million passengers per year, up from a current 6 million.
The emirate of Sharjah is the guest of honor of the São Paulo International Book Biennial. It will present dozens of works translated from Arabic into Portuguese during the event. There will also be cultural events and conversations with writers from the region.
The play ‘One Thousand and One Nights’ includes stories from the classic work and life testimonies of Arab refugees living in Rio de Janeiro. The play will run until September 9 at Oi Futuro Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro.
The comic book ‘Khalil e sua turma’ (loosely translated, Khalil and Friends) will be launched by Fambras during the São Paulo International Book Biennial. The comics discuss Islamophobia among children.
One of the country’s major contemporary art exhibitions is accepting submissions from Brazilians and foreigners interested in exhibiting their works in the 2019 edition. Prizes reach up to BRL 100,000 (USD 27,910).
The award is given to individuals or institutions that have contributed to the spread of the Arab culture. Submissions by Brazilians must be forwarded to Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty) until August 15.
Spending by international tourists in the country totaled USD 3.24 billion in the year’s first six months. Number of visitors rose 8%.
Airlines carried 4.5 million passengers in the year’s first six months. The figure accounts to 30% of international air traffic in Brazil.
Téia Camargo’s book ‘Turistando por Abu Dhabi, Dubai e Sharjah’ includes recommendations of where to go. It will be launched during the São Paulo Book Biennial on August 4 and 5.
French-Moroccan Leila Slimani will be in one of the main roundtables at the Paraty International Literary Festival, which begins this Wednesday (25).
