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Each year, travel agencies, tourism operators and transport companies elect the best hotels, beaches, destinations and services in the world. The pyramids of Giza, in Egypt, and Burj Al Arab hotel, in the United Arab Emirates, for example, were respectively awarded by World Travel Awards, the leading attraction and hotel.

After the inauguration of a direct flight between Dubai and São Paulo, by Emirates airline, the Arab Brazilian Chamber and the Ministry of Tourism signed an agreement to promote Brazil as a destination for tourists from Arab countries and to attract investment to the sector. This year Brazil is going to participate in fair Arabian Travel Market and professionals in the field in the Middle East and North Africa should come to the country.

Her passion for the desert made the Brazilian Lucy Barbosa travel to Mauritania, Lebanon, Syria, Nigeria and Mail photographing and registering the daily life of the nomads. She is now seeking sponsorship to publish a book and organise an exhibition.

Her passion for the desert made the Brazilian Lucy Barbosa travel to Mauritania, Lebanon, Syria, Nigeria and Mail photographing and registering the daily life of the nomads. She is now seeking sponsorship to publish a book and organise an exhibition.

Arab coffee, narghiles, belly dancing, history of Ancient Egypt and decorations recalling the Thousand and One Nights. Ah, yes, and very much tea. Khan El Khalili, an Egyptian teahouse in São Paulo, has been attracting new clients and keeping ancient fans for over two decades.

Arab coffee, narghiles, belly dancing, history of Ancient Egypt and decorations recalling the Thousand and One Nights. Ah, yes, and very much tea. Khan El Khalili, an Egyptian teahouse in São Paulo, has been attracting new clients and keeping ancient fans for over two decades.

This year the capital of Syria has been chosen to be the centre of Arab culture. The city, which is considered one of the oldest in the world, is going to offer several cultural events, among them theatre, music and dance presentations as well as conferences and movie festivals. The opening ceremony should take place on Friday.

This year the capital of Syria has been chosen to be the centre of Arab culture. The city, which is considered one of the oldest in the world, is going to offer several cultural events, among them theatre, music and dance presentations as well as conferences and movie festivals. The opening ceremony should take place on Friday.

From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Internacional, a football team from the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, won the Dubai Cup yesterday (7), in the United Arab Emirates. The Brazilian team defeated Inter Milan by 2 x 1. According to Brazilian sports news site Lancenet, the victory goals were by Fernandão, in

To some Brazilians, the hieroglyphs used in Ancient Egypt are no mystery. They are few, less than ten in the country, but they understand the language of the pharaohs. And they use their knowledge to read original documents. They are men like Ciro Flamarion Santana Cardoso and Moacir Elias Santos who are working on keeping alive and spreading the knowledge about the Egyptian language that there is in Brazil.

To some Brazilians, the hieroglyphs used in Ancient Egypt are no mystery. They are few, less than ten in the country, but they understand the language of the pharaohs. And they use their knowledge to read original documents. They are men like Ciro Flamarion Santana Cardoso and Moacir Elias Santos who are working on keeping alive and spreading the knowledge about the Egyptian language that there is in Brazil.

In the city of Ponta Grossa, in the interior of the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, a small museum supplies the local population with information about Ancient Egypt. The space is exhibiting 260 replicas of objects from the land of the pharaohs and an original mummy mask from the second century B.C. The visitors to the site are mainly students in primary and secondary school.

In the city of Ponta Grossa, in the interior of the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, a small museum supplies the local population with information about Ancient Egypt. The space is exhibiting 260 replicas of objects from the land of the pharaohs and an original mummy mask from the second century B.C. The visitors to the site are mainly students in primary and secondary school.