A group of 18 youngsters from the Saudi Science Club is going to spend 21 days in the country to visit teaching and research organisations. The students will travel through the states of Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Amazonas and the capital city Brasilia. The itinerary was prepared with the support from the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.
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The programme Journeys for Tourism Development aims at identifying and promoting the main tourist attractions in the 67 cities of the state of São Paulo. Some US$ 40 million will be invested in infrastructure works in these cities and another US$ 4 million in publicity.
This is the result of a study made by the Ministry of Tourism with Arab operators. Tourists from that region are not attracted by the sun and sand, as good part of the Europeans. For them, cities like São Paulo, the Amazon region and the falls in Foz do Iguaçu are more interesting destinations.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (CCAB), Antonio Sarkis Jr., grieved today (01) the passing of the king of Saudi Arabia, Fahd Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. "We are very sad with the loss of a great leader and statesman," said Sarkis. "I would like to transmit
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (CCAB), Antonio Sarkis Jr., grieved today (01) the passing of the king of Saudi Arabia, Fahd Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. "We are very sad with the loss of a great leader and statesman," said Sarkis. "I would like to transmit
An innovative program by the Ministry of Culture is going to train youths from impoverished communities to produce music and films. The first 100 multimedia kits will arrive in the so-called Points of Culture in September this year. All production is done on free software. The government intention is to create 1,000 Points by 2007.
An innovative program by the Ministry of Culture is going to train youths from impoverished communities to produce music and films. The first 100 multimedia kits will arrive in the so-called Points of Culture in September this year. All production is done on free software. The government intention is to create 1,000 Points by 2007.
The novel that shows the conflict between the twins Omar and Yaqub, sons of Lebanese immigrants living in the state of Amazonas, was released in 2000 in Brazil and in the country alone sold 30,000 copies. The author, son of a Lebanese father and Brazilian mother, is one of the rare Brazilians edited in Arabic, says Safa Jubran, the University of São Paulo (USP) professor responsible for the translation. According to her, contact between the Arab community and the national authors is still small,
The novel that shows the conflict between the twins Omar and Yaqub, sons of Lebanese immigrants living in the state of Amazonas, was released in 2000 in Brazil and in the country alone sold 30,000 copies. The author, son of a Lebanese father and Brazilian mother, is one of the rare Brazilians edited in Arabic, says Safa Jubran, the University of São Paulo (USP) professor responsible for the translation. According to her, contact between the Arab community and the national authors is still small,
The A1 Grand Prix, category created by the sheikh Maktoum Hasher Al-Maktoum, will have amongst the directors the football players Ronaldo Nazário and Luis Figo, from Real Madrid, and the Formula 1 champions Emerson Fittipaldi, Alan Jones and John Surtees. The teams may only be sponsored by companies or brands from their countries of origin.
The high points of A1 Grand Prix will be the great value given to the drivers, as all the cars will be identical, and the dispute between countries, as each one of the 25 teams will represent a country. The Brazilian team has as its main investor football player Ronaldo, from Real Madrid, and twice Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi, who will be the technical director.
A1 Grand Prix, the competition between countries created by Maktoum Hasher Al-Maktoum, will have its first phase in September, in England, and will include a Brazilian team.
