The Brazilian historian and researcher Roberto Khatlab, currently living in Lebanon, is going to write a book based on the manuscripts of the Brazilian emperor. Dom Pedro II made two journeys to the Middle East and North Africa in the 19th century. He went to Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt.
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The Brazilian historian and researcher Roberto Khatlab, currently living in Lebanon, is going to write a book based on the manuscripts of the Brazilian emperor. Dom Pedro II made two journeys to the Middle East and North Africa in the 19th century. He went to Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt.
The sector expects an increase in the number of employment opportunities, according to a study by the Ministry of Tourism and Getúlio Vargas foundation with 748 companies in the area. The Tourism minister, Walfrido Mares Guia hopes that the foreign funds entering the country may reach US$ 5 billion this year.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Foreign tourists spent US$ 402 million in Brazil during the month of January, according to information from the Brazilian Central Bank. The value is a record for months of January, and represents an increase in 17.88% over the same month last year. The aim for the entire year is
The company, which uses the name of the largest football player in the world, is talking to investors in the Arab country and in Germany. There is a possibility that a gym, which will work as a franchise, will be open in one of the Arab countries up to the end of this year. Pelé Club already has two units in Brazil.
Three students have got, through the Muslim Beneficent Society of Rio de Janeiro, scholarships to study at the International University of Africa, in Sudan. This was the first time that the institution sent students outside the country. The idea is to get new sponsors for further exchange courses.
Three students have got, through the Muslim Beneficent Society of Rio de Janeiro, scholarships to study at the International University of Africa, in Sudan. This was the first time that the institution sent students outside the country. The idea is to get new sponsors for further exchange courses.
Two businessmen from the Arab country are participating in a fair organized by travel operator CVC. They state that the number of Brazilian tourists travelling to Egypt is rising, despite the lack of a direct flight. The president of travel agency CVC, Guilherme Paulus, believes that 2006 may be a good year for the sector.
The Brazilian minister of Education, Fernando Haddad, will travel to Lebanon and Syria between February 26 and 28 to discuss closer ties in the area of education. In Beirut, he is going to sign, together with the country minister of Education, Khaled Qabbani, an agreement to support the teaching of Arabic, Portuguese, Literature, Archaeology and History at universities in both countries.
The Brazilian minister of Education, Fernando Haddad, will travel to Lebanon and Syria between February 26 and 28 to discuss closer ties in the area of education. In Beirut, he is going to sign, together with the country minister of Education, Khaled Qabbani, an agreement to support the teaching of Arabic, Portuguese, Literature, Archaeology and History at universities in both countries.
The Muslim Beneficent Society from the Santo Amaro neighbourhood in São Paulo plans to open an Islamic Theology School in the country. Sheikh Hussam Al-Bustani, who heads the project, is talking to the directors of the Al-Jinan University, in Lebanon, on the possibility of creating in São Paulo a course in partnership with the institution.
The Muslim Beneficent Society from the Santo Amaro neighbourhood in São Paulo plans to open an Islamic Theology School in the country. Sheikh Hussam Al-Bustani, who heads the project, is talking to the directors of the Al-Jinan University, in Lebanon, on the possibility of creating in São Paulo a course in partnership with the institution.
Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, which congregates the large majority of Egyptian Christians, he is going to consecrate on Sunday the only Coptic church in Brazil, in the city of São Paulo. The religious man is coming accompanied by a committee of 16 priests and bishops who will be met by Arab ambassadors and by priest Aghason Anba Paul, who is responsible for the church in São Paulo.
