Residents in the country received 625,000 tickets to matches. The remaining tickets were sold to supporters from another 188 countries, mainly the United States, England and Germany.
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The historic centre in the city is a portrait of colonial Brazil and guarantees good surprises, with ‘Bahianas’ dressed in traditional attire and the unique sound of the drums that move the city of carnival.
The Qatari airline has become a member of oneworld, an alliance of large global airlines. To promote the initiative, the group has launched a ‘pass’ with promotional flights to the Middle East.
Stagings from Lebanon, the West Bank and Tunisia, among other countries, will feature in the International Theatre Biennial of the University of São Paulo, which opened this Thursday (31st). Arabs will also take part in debates.
A five-year agreement signed between São Paulo Football Club and OCP S.A. from Morocco will organized the travel of youths aged 14 to 17 to practice with the Brazilian team’s youth players.
A dramatic reading of ‘A Prophet in New York’ covers the travels of the Lebanese poet in the North American city in the early 20th Century. The presentation is on November 12, in São Paulo.
Films from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, Peru, Venezuela, Mexico, El Salvador, Portugal and Spain will be shown in Beirut, from October 31st to November 8th.
Brazilian and Argentine productions should participate in the 10th Dubai International Film Festival, from December 6th to 14th. The event should also include works from the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
The Saudi prince granted a translation award in São Paulo and stressed ties between Brazil and his country. The Brazilian João Baptista Vargens, a professor at UFRJ, was among those awarded.
Tickets for the FIFA Club World Cup can be purchased online. From November on, they will be sold at the stadiums’ box offices as well.
International arm of the Doha-based organization has entered into an agreement with the city hall to teach classes at government schools in Rio de Janeiro. Approximately 130 children are covered thus far.
Participants will be required to write an essay in one of the organization’s six official languages, which include Arabic. The text cannot be in the applicant’s mother tongue. The winners will go to New York.
The Brazilian minister of Sports said that of the 12 host cities in Brazil, only six haven’t finished construction work and stadium improvements. All, however, are at advanced stages.
In a talk at the Arab Chamber, professor Arlene Clemesha, from the University of São Paulo, should speak about the origin of the Arab people, from Islamism to the golden age.
