Researcher releases a book of interviews with families that migrated from Lebanon to Brazil in the 20th century.
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The International Federation of Association Football has accepted the country as its newest member during the congress promoted in Hungary.
An exhibition by artist Cristiane Carbone, in the Syrian Arab Cultural Centre, shows São Paulo and Arab architecture in the city. The opening is on the 24th of May, with a music and poetry show.
A contest promoted by the UNHCR will award the best Brazilian scientific works on refugees. Currently, approximately 4,500 people in these conditions live in the country, of which 10% are Arabs.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, holds one of the foremost collections of the genre in the world. The refurbished wing was re-inaugurated in November 2011.
Project of the Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Centre introduces Brazilian history and culture to children and adolescents at Lebanese teaching institutions. Over 300 students have participated.
Ancient History professor conducts studies with mortuary masks made from mummies at the time when Egypt was taken over by the Roman Empire.
Written by the Brazilian Daniel Ortiz, soap-opera ‘Between Love and Past’ is successful in the Arab world. Broadcast by MBC, the soap attracts prime-time audience.
Liberdade Square Cultural Circuit, in central Belo Horizonte, includes museums, libraries and historic collections that present the state to visitors in a beautiful and creative way.
Six innovative initiatives should be contemplated with US$ 20,000 each at an event in Doha, in November. Enrolment is open to compete for the award, granted by a foundation in the country.
Luiza Mahin, a black leader of the Malê revolution, was the theme of a creative writing competition between schools of São Paulo and Rio. The Malês were African slaves from countries like Sudan.
The 7th Arab World Film Festival will bring 31 films selected by New York’s MoMa to Brazil. The internationally curated event will feature films from several different Arab countries.
The namesake capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro features many more attractions to captivate tourists than just Copacabana, Christ the Redeemer and Pão de Açúcar.
The Notre Dame University, in Zouk Mosbeh, will screen Brazilian movies in its weekly sessions. The first of them, to be shown on Monday (23rd), is ‘Central do Brasil.’
