Arab Brazilian Chamber commits to preserving the Mohammed V monument, built by Moroccan artisans in a São Paulo square. The memorial was re-inaugurated this Monday.
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The former mayor of São Paulo, Gilberto Kassab, signed an agreement for joint research on sustainability between the institute from Abu Dhabi and the future Nucleus for City Studies at USP.
Film “Five Broken Cameras” depicts the life of its director, Emad Burnat, who filmed Israeli violations, raids and protests against the occupation in the village of Bilin.
‘Al-Urdunn,’ in the city of Rio Grande, comprises 30 snapshots of the Arab country taken by photographer Thierry Rios. The opening will be on the 12th and the show will remain open until January 31.
PUC-Goiás and Saint-Esprit de Kaslik University signed an agreement this year and plan joint activities for 2013. Among them are exchange of professors and promotion of a congress.
Casa do Saber is offering the course ‘Middle East: Culture, Politics and Society’ from January 16 to March 6. The classes will be administered by the historian Sidney Ferreira Leite.
International travels reached one billion in 2012. Specialists in the sector say that travelling has become part of the life of people and that not even the crisis can affect growth of the sector.
The University of São Paulo’s IFSC institute offers a summer internship to foreigners twice a year. In the next edition, to being in January, there will be an Egyptian among the 15 students selected.
A professor at the University of São Paulo, Miguel Attie Filho is releasing a book on the philosopher Avicenna, capping a trilogy which started in 2000.
The 51st United Nations Graduate Study Program is targeted at masters and doctoral students around the world. The course will span two weeks in Switzerland. Enrolments are open until February 15th.
Ten secondary students from Brazil will participate in event Doha Goal Forum, to discuss the promotion of global changes through sports. They are part of a group of 400 students from 40 countries.
Five productions released recently in the Arab country will be shown on DVD this week at the Syrian Arab Cultural Centre, in São Paulo. Admittance is free.
One of the largest temples of its kind, Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Mosque is not just a place of worship. It is also a nice place to visit for those who enjoy history and admire grandiose architecture.
Pernambuco native Sheyla Costa, aka Syla, was invited by the Brazilian embassy to perform in Lebanon on December 13. She plays Brazilian popular music and has recorded two jazz funk albums in France.
