The Arab country saw just shy of 5 million foreign travelers year-to-date through September, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities reported, including 3,500 Brazilians.
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The country’s hospitality sector has revised up investment projections through 2028 by 26.9%. Occupancy rates have also gone also up in the country.
The Brazilian organization Unidos pelo Líbano is accepting cash to purchase medicine to be flown out to the Arab country in government flights.
Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Public Administration and Educational Policy Development Department will conduct eight studies on Brazilian educational challenges through an agreement with Education Above All.
By bringing to life the theatrical project Cartas Libanesas, in which a peddler leaves his pregnant wife in Lebanon to try his luck in Brazil, Lebanese descendant Eduardo Mossri connected deeply with his family history. With highlights of his artistic career tied to his roots, he is now preparing a play that gives voice to the female figure who remained in Lebanon in an original production.
Four feature films from the 19th edition of the festival will be screened for free between October 9 and 11.
The Moroccan ambassador to Brazil, Nabil Adghoghi, expects that the resumption of the Royal Air Maroc route on December 7 will increase travel by Brazilian tourists to Morocco and vice versa. The foreign ministers of both countries have recently outlined the next steps in the bilateral partnership.
Countries will play on Sunday (29) for a spot in the semifinals of the Futsal World Cup held by FIFA.
The country will have one of the largest delegations at the School World Games to be held from October 23 to 31 in Manama.
Majda Asad, a singer and songwriter from Rio Grande do Sul state with Brazilian and Palestinian roots, released the last three tracks of her musical project NUSS NUSS نص نص earlier this month. The album’s name means “half-half,” a reference to the artist’s heritage from both countries.
A club that was founded by members of the Arab community in São Paulo celebrates the history of its Arab Culture Center with a dinner, book launch, and exhibition of replicas of ancient Syrian artifacts.
Starting on September 28, the Sharjah Art Foundation will hold a solo exhibition at Al Hamriyah Studios showcasing works created by the Brazilian artist between the 1960s and 1990s.
Born in Syria and of Palestinian and Lebanese descent, Alaa Kaseem decided to move to Brazil about ten years ago and found in the country the support and conditions he needed to start a business. Knowledgeable about Arab ice creams and their flavors, he and his wife opened the ice cream shop Al Kaseem Gelato in São Paulo.
Founded by Lebanese immigrant Mohamad Abdul Latif Assaf, Alhambra was born in the ’80s in Santos, Brazil, starting with a furniture store on Avenida Senador Feijó. Now in the hands of the founder’s children, the company grew by embracing Brazilian design and plans to open its fifth store.
