Elfateh Hussain plays the sounds of his land, Sudan. He arrived in Brazil in the second half of May and performed in São Paulo, Bahia and the Federal District. Now, he promises to spread Brazilian music in his country.
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Play ‘Salamaleque’, in which actress Valéria Arbex tells the story of Arab immigrants while she cooks typical Arab dishes for the audience, opens in São Paulo on Friday (31).
According to the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism, during quarter one this year, R$ 2.65 bn (US$ 1.29 bn) were loaned to hotels, bars, restaurants, and travel agencies, among other enterprises.
Salem Nasser, president of the Institute of Arab Culture, in São Paulo, says that the institution seeks its own headquarters and plans to create a database on the history of immigration.
The project includes luxury houses, a water park and five floating hotels, using cruise ships. Called Oryx Island, the complex will be developed by Barwa Real Estate.
Exhibition Palestinian Roots brings typical clothes, handicraft and historic items of the country. An exhibition in Novo Hamburgo opens on the 28th, with debates about Arab culture.
The acoustic guitarist Elfateh Hussain will be an attraction of Virada Cultural, an event due to take place at several spots in São Paulo over the weekend.
Globo TV sold ‘Cordel Encantado’ to a company in the Emirates, which is broadcasting the attraction in Dubai and Egypt. In the near future, the soap opera will go to other countries in North Africa and to Lebanon.
The gym of Brazilian fighters Minotauro and Minotouro opened a unit in Dubai two months ago. Official inauguration is in June. There are also plans for Saudi Arabia and Morocco.
The international Airport of São Paulo, in the Guarulhos municipality, received 2.872 million passengers in March. Year-to-date through March, throughput was up 5%.
The Export Promotion Agency is developing marketing activities for potential importers to be taken to see the Confederations Cup match.
The Arab Culture Institute should promote a course to analyse the global view on the Arab world. Classes should take place starting on May 21st.
Citizens from Brazil who travelled abroad in March 2013 have spent US$ 1.8 billion. It is the highest-ever amount for the month.
In ‘Viagem à Palestina – Prisão a céu aberto’, journalist Adriana Mabilia shows the struggle of Palestinian women in peaceful resistance to occupation and how the Israeli presence affects their life.
