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From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Data disclosed today (28th) by the Brazilian Central Bank have confirmed the estimate that 2007 would be the best year in the history of Brazilian tourism in terms of expenditures by tourists who visited the country. As the inflow totalled US$ 469 million in December, revenues from tourism last
Established in 2005, belly dance school Zahra Studio de Dança do Ventre became a space for Arab culture in the Brazilian capital Brasília. Besides the 500 students who seek the school to learn one of the oldest forms of dancing known to mankind, the Studio offers Arabic language lessons and organises trips to Egypt.
Established in 2005, belly dance school Zahra Studio de Dança do Ventre became a space for Arab culture in the Brazilian capital Brasília. Besides the 500 students who seek the school to learn one of the oldest forms of dancing known to mankind, the Studio offers Arabic language lessons and organises trips to Egypt.
The teachers who are teaching Portuguese to the 108 Palestinian refugees who have been living in Brazil since last year underwent a training course last week. As teachers in the Arab Studies Sector of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, the seven professors learnt new methods to apply in the classroom.
The teachers who are teaching Portuguese to the 108 Palestinian refugees who have been living in Brazil since last year underwent a training course last week. As teachers in the Arab Studies Sector of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, the seven professors learnt new methods to apply in the classroom.
Contracts signed by the Brazilian company total US$ 6.9 billion and involve twenty-two A350 XWBs, four A330-200s and twenty A320s. Presently, the company owns a fleet of 109 aircraft and flies to 47 domestic destinations and 11 foreign.
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.
