In 2003, artist Sonia Madruga, based in the southeastern Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, had a great dream of hers come true: getting to know the homeland of Lebanese writer and painter Gibran Khalil Gibran. Using water from the mountains of Lebanon, Sonia painted 38 watercolours. Two such works are going to be on display, starting next Friday, at Mount Lebanon Athletic Club, in the city of São Paulo (SE Brazil).
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Embratur estimates that the annual expenses of foreign tourists may reach this value up to 2010. Last year the total spent by visitors was US$ 5 billion and, in January 2008, the total reached US$ 600 million.
On Tuesday, the date on which the Arab Community Day is celebrated in São Paulo, the institution from the southeastern Brazilian state is going to honour Arab personalities and descendants who contributed to the Arab-Brazilian collectiveness. Among them the Egyptian professor who is also Foreign Relations vice president at the Arab Brazilian Chamber.
On Tuesday, the date on which the Arab Community Day is celebrated in São Paulo, the institution from the southeastern Brazilian state is going to honour Arab personalities and descendants who contributed to the Arab-Brazilian collectiveness. Among them the Egyptian professor who is also Foreign Relations vice president at the Arab Brazilian Chamber.
A study by the Ministry of Tourism and Getúlio Vargas Foundation shows that executives in the sector forecast growth of 16.7% in company revenues this year, as well as the increase in jobs in the trade. The 92 largest companies in the sector were heard, and together they had revenues of 34 billion Brazilian reals (US$ 19.8 billion).
Brazilian photographer Hélio Shiino is looking for Lebanese immigrants and descendants residing in Rio de Janeiro to show the adaptation of their customs and traditions to the Rio style of life. The project is going to show the history of immigration, but will also try to show a current face.
Brazilian photographer Hélio Shiino is looking for Lebanese immigrants and descendants residing in Rio de Janeiro to show the adaptation of their customs and traditions to the Rio style of life. The project is going to show the history of immigration, but will also try to show a current face.
An agreement between the Brazilian government and the Inter-American Development Bank was signed today. The funds will finance the refurbishment of tourist attractions, infrastructure, transport and training.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Businessman Adel Ashmawi, a partner at Lotas Comércio Exterior, a company that operates strongly in trade between Brazil and Egypt, passed away last night (10), in São Paulo. Ashmawi became 81 years old on November 27th, 2007. He was born in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, and graduated in chemical
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Businessman Adel Ashmawi, a partner at Lotas Comércio Exterior, a company that operates strongly in trade between Brazil and Egypt, passed away last night (10), in São Paulo. Ashmawi became 81 years old on November 27th, 2007. He was born in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, and graduated in chemical
Two-times world champion and black belt Alan Corrêa is going to travel to the Arab country next Wednesday, March 12. The athlete is going at the invitation of Guigo Jiu-Jitsu and will be employed by the Bahrain Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Academy, in Bahrain.
In the South of Cairo is the Egyptian paradise of monuments. Born from the ruins of Thebes, Luxor houses from the Karnak complex of temples, which is similar to a fort, and the oldest religious centre in the world, to the Valley of the Queens, where the tombs of 80 men and women from Ancient Egypt may be found. Beautiful hotels, built at the site, make Luxor into a city of the present and past.
