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25th of March Street attracts tourists and locals alike due to the good prices and novelties offered at the 3,000 shops in the region. The boulevard grew and gained renown thanks to Arab immigrants.

Artists from Lebanon, Morocco and Kuwait will participate in the 17th International Contemporary Art Festival SESC_Videobrasil starting on Friday. They will present videos, installations and pictures.

The writer from Rio de Janeiro is one of the stars of the new crop of Brazilian authors, and will have one of his books, ‘The Enigma of Qaf’, translated into Arabic and published in Egypt.

Cities along the coastline of the state of São Paulo where the priests catechized the Indians from the 16th century onwards are now part of a pilgrims’ route.

A talk should discuss Brazilian music from the 18th century to date. The event should take place in São Paulo, at the Arab-Syrian Cultural Centre, on September 20th.

The dean of the Council of Arab Ambassadors to Brazil, Ramez Goussous, should speak about the reasons for revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa and the importance of peace for the region.

Former Flamengo star player takes charge of the Iraqi national team on a mission of aiding in the rebuilding of the sport in the country. The aim is to qualify the team for the FIFA World Cup 2014.

The city of Taybeh is a great celebration in October, when it promotes its Oktoberfest. With much beer and joy, the event even receives musicians from Brazil, and approximately 15,000 people.

The National Flower Capital in the interior of São Paulo is an option to visit in September, with Expoflora, the leading event for plants in Latin America. Sweets and petal rains are attractions.