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In between one slope and another, a church here, an ancient building there, the city tells its story. Ouro Preto was once the Minas Gerais state capital and now its architectural relics lure tourists.

The Pompeia neighbourhood unit of the Social Service for Trade (Sesc), in São Paulo, will teach students to make handicraft using geometric designs. Classes will start on June 8th.

The city harbours attractions for book lovers ranging from super-bookstores to spaces dedicated to language, such as the Museum of Portuguese language and Casa das Rosas.

For the first time, ‘Book of the Soul,’ written in Arabic by Avicenna, is translated into Portuguese from the original. The project took the translator, Miguel Attie Filho, three years to complete.

Known for harbouring the Golden Dorado fish, the Uruguay River is a leisure option in the Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina states. Along its banks is a series of resorts for bathing and fishing.

The Institute of Arab Culture is promoting the 6th Arab World International Cinema Exhibition, from June 17th to 29th. The event features 15 films made in the Middle East and North Africa.

A super-race of 250 kilometres across the Sahara in Morocco. It is the Marathon of Sands, an event that brings 1,500 people together in a seven-day adventure through the largest desert in the world.

Operators celebrate good results by offering wedding gift lists as packages for the newly wed. And they invest more and more in the segment. Tahiti (picture) is one of the most coveted routes.

Winter with clean air, good food and open air walks? Pack your coats and head to Monte Verde, Minas Gerais. Relax on the region’s mountains.