The country welcomed 4.6 million visitors in the year’s first six months. However, revenues declined 0.5% to USD 2.765 billion.
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Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Syria are among the countries with which Brazil has cooperation agreements and from which citizens can apply for master’s and doctorate degrees in Brazil. Registration deadline is August 18.
The Jordan-based carrier reported a negative result in the first half of this year. In June, however, it saw USD 2.1 million in net income.
Hotels in Abu Dhabi welcomed 2.25 million guests, up 7% from January to June 2016. Dubai saw over 8 million visitors, up 10.6% year-on-year.
The festival’s 12th edition will be held at Cinesesc, in São Paulo, and will have 13 productions, 11 of them never seen before in Brazil. For the first time, there will be a film from Comoros Islands in the schedule.
Twelve seats will be available in Santo André and São Bernardo, near São Paulo, for refugees or asylum-seekers. Candidates will be required to take the Brazilian national exam.
A pre-tournament for the 4th Refugee Cup, the Integration Cup will have mixed-sex teams next Sunday, at Sesc Itaquera, São Paulo. The idea is to value women in sports.
Over 43 million passengers travelled to or from the airport in the first half of the year. South America was one of the destinations to which traffic increased the most.
Maged ElGebaly, coordinator of the Portuguese Department of Aswan University, will present a course on literature of the Arab immigration in Brazil in August. The class is part of the International Congress of Language.
With musicians from Morocco, Portugal and Spain, the concert Al Um’tamid is scheduled for August 12. The event celebrates the Arab Chamber’s 65 years and opens the Arab World Film Festival.
‘The Multiple Child’, by Andrée Chedid, has now been translated into Portuguese by Carla de Mojana Renard. Deceased in 2011, the Egyptian writer won more than 20 awards in her literary career.
Volunteers are wanted to teach the language to refugees from Arab countries who are living in Brazil. According to the project’s organizers, Arabic speakers require a different teaching method.
Founded by a businesswoman of Syrian parents, Arab Tour is specialized in exotic trips to the Middle East. Tunisia, UAE and Oman are among the preferred Arab countries by Brazilian tourists, says the entrepreneur.
Marathonist and professor Rogério Sthanke created an online personal training service that’s accessed from several countries, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE. He will run a marathon in the Sahara next November.
