A native of Cairo residing in Brazil since 2005, Habib Zahra writes children’s books and sets up theater plays featuring his stories. Tales from his homeland provide inspiration.
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The short film Samt (Silence) is part of the program of the 24th Anima Mundi – International Animation Festival in Brazil. The event will happen from October 25 to 30 in Rio and from November 2 to 6 in São Paulo.
Professors and scholars from Brazil will convene in an international colloquium to address Arab influence in Brazilian society. The event happens on the 27th and 28th in the city of Jounieh.
The event will be held by the United Nations’ World Tourism Organization and the Egyptian government on November 1 and 2.
The visual artist Ivana Panizzi will hold an exhibition of her new paintings in Amman from October 19 to November 20. The abstract pictures were inspired by the local nature.
The country will offer as many as 100 scholarships to master’s and doctoral candidates from developing nations. Students from six Arab countries are eligible. The deadline for applications is November 25.
‘The history of soccer’ is now showing in the Greater Florianópolis area. Curator Jules Soto is in talks to take it to Dubai and the other six emirates before the end of the year.
The World Conference of Brazilian Writers Abroad will gather authors and students in Erlangen, on October 12 to 15. Roberto Khatlab will talk about the literary work of women in Brazil and Lebanon.
Public school Prof. Dimas Mozart e Silva, in Taquaritinga, Sâo Paulo, is a nominee for the Zayed Future Energy Prize, which could award up to USD 100,000 to sustainable action projects. The winner will be announced in January.
Destinations around the world saw 561 million international tourists in the first half of the year, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
Uakari Lodge is set in the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve. It has a foreign guest rate of 70% and encourages interaction between them, the environment and local communities.
The two countries are at the Abav Expo in São Paulo. Morocco is considering opening a tourism office in Brazil next year. Palestine wants Brazilians in new routes besides religious ones.
Tourists in transit from all nationalities can now stay up to four days in the country. The previous limit was 48 hours.
Morocco, Palestine and Dubai will be represented at the 44th Abav Expo, the international exhibition taking place in São Paulo next week.

