Etihad Airways has launched a promotion campaign for São Paulo-Abu Dhabi flights or flights with transfers to Dubai, valid for tickets issued by March 31st.
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The figure is an estimate of the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism for the number of tourists that will come to Rio during the 2016 Olympics.
The airline from Abu Dhabi carried 14.8 million people last year. Cargo transport increased 17% and reached 568,600 tons.
Estimation is from the Ministry of Tourism, which also assesses that the event will generate R$ 6.6 billion (US$ 2.47 billion) in Brazil from February 13th to 18th.
Group of students from Brasilia University was chosen to Hult Prize regional finals, a social entrepreneurship competition. The winning team will receive US$ 1 million to develop its project.
Last year, 70.4 million tourists went through the city’s terminals. The movement of people in international flights was world-best.
University students can submit texts in any of the organization’s six official languages, including Arabic. The winners will participate in activities over a week in New York.
Volunteer work program is an option to those that want to know the Arab country in a different way. There are opportunities in the educational, social and environment areas.
‘The Arabs and 25th of March Street’ will give awards to the best short films portraying Arab immigration to Downtown São Paulo. A jury will convene in February to shortlist the finalists.
Next Saturday will see the re-premiere of theatrical play ‘Salamaleque,’ in which a character tells stories about its Syrian relatives as she cooks typical dishes for her guests: the audience.
Last year, Emirates, Etihad, Qatar and Royal Air Maroc carried a combined 564,956 passengers at the São Paulo International Airport. The arrival of Etihad and Air Maroc in 2013 fuelled new growth.
Part of the company’s interests was acquired by Etihad in 2014. Besides the increase in the number of flights, the Italian company will have new routes and more connections to the United Arab Emirates.
Racing for the X-raid team, Nasser Al-Attiyah secured his second win at the event last Saturday. He had already won with Volkswagen in 2011.
Nearly 40 million people used the São Paulo International Airport last year.
