Em Cima da Hora is in the Rio Carnival’s A Series, right below the Special Group, and chose the Thousand and One Nights as the theme of its 2015 parade, to highlight the Arab presence in Rio de Janeiro.
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The website Destino Dubai, by Laíla Fuentes, brings tips for the ones interested in activities off the beaten path of the traditional touristic activities in the Emirates. It also shows how to spend less in the hot spots.
Univali, in Santa Catarina, has an extension program called International Module, for professors and specialization, master’s and doctoral students. In 2015, the destinations will be the UAE and China.
The facility overtook Heathrow, in the United Kingdom, in arrivals, with 68.9 million passengers by December 22nd. By the end of the year, 70 million travellers are expected to have passed through.
The increase in the number of visitors reached 4% in 2014. The figure had not grown since 2010. North Africa recorded a raise of 2%.
The Brazilian musician will be one of the headliners. The show ‘Beats from Brazil’ will take place on the evening of March 20th. It will be the artist’s first concert in the Gulf.
Carmen Zaglul was born in Lebanon, lived in Costa Rica and became a fine artist in Brazil. She has exhibited alongside a fellow artist from Santa Catarina state and is planning a new piece about her origins.
Lasting up to eight weeks, the courses at Al Akhawayn University, in the city of Ifrane, feature classical Arabic lessons and studies on North Africa. Enrolment is open until March 10th.
‘Babilônia’, slated to debut next March on the Brazilian television network, is set in Rio de Janeiro but will feature scenes filmed in Dubai and in Paris.
Maronite organization is taking youths of Lebanese descent aged from 20 to 28 to Lebanon so they can learn about the history of the country and of the religion. Registrations are open until late December.
Located in downtown São Paulo, Sesc Carmo will open an exhibit with images that tell the story of the famous popular retail street, an Arab stronghold in the city. Visitors will be able to play backgammon.
New DP World facilities in the emirate’s Port Rashid can accommodate 14,000 tourists a day and will drive total capacity at the site up from 2 to 7 million passengers per year.
Law firm Carlezzo Advogados Associados, from São Paulo, has opened its first international unit in the United Arab Emirates, specializing on intermediating deals between teams in the Gulf and South America.
From July to September, the sector in the Arab country grossed US$ 2 billion, a 112% increase in comparison to the same period of 2013. The number of tourists reached 2.8 million.
