Agência Brasil Brasília – Last week, the Brazilian government sent remedies to Iran to assist victims of the earthquake that devastated the city of Bam on December 26. According to the Ministry of Foreign Relations, the shipment contains a ton of medicines, including analgesics, antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, antithermics, and antianemia drugs, used to treat traumatic injuries,
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The Casa da Bóia is a store that sells nonferrous metals, house appliances, tools and handcraft. Founded in 1898 by Syrian immigrant Rizkallah Jorge, the house is currently administered by his grandson who has transformed part of the two story building into a museum.
The Casa da Bóia is a store that sells nonferrous metals, house appliances, tools and handcraft. Founded in 1898 by Syrian immigrant Rizkallah Jorge, the house is currently administered by his grandson who has transformed part of the two story building into a museum.
The drink has been produced in the region since Phoenician times. Chateau Musar was established in the 1930s, and produce is similar to European wines.
The drink has been produced in the region since Phoenician times. Chateau Musar was established in the 1930s, and produce is similar to European wines.
Fifteen years after the release of the "Arabic-Portuguese-Arabic Dictionary" produced artistically by Lebanese resident in Rio de Janeiro Alphonse Nagib Sabbagh, a Lebanese publishing house has started working on a "Portuguese-Arabic Dictionary" by the same author.
Fifteen years after the release of the "Arabic-Portuguese-Arabic Dictionary" produced artistically by Lebanese resident in Rio de Janeiro Alphonse Nagib Sabbagh, a Lebanese publishing house has started working on a "Portuguese-Arabic Dictionary" by the same author.
Created by a group of ladies in the Syrian-Lebanese colony, A Mão Branca (The White Hand) started operating in 1912, in the southeastern city of São Paulo. Next year the entity intends to start building their second branch for 300 people, and to include a gerontology and geriatrics study center.
Created by a group of ladies in the Syrian-Lebanese colony, A Mão Branca (The White Hand) started operating in 1912, in the southeastern city of São Paulo. Next year the entity intends to start building their second branch for 300 people, and to include a gerontology and geriatrics study center.
Agência Brasil Porto Alegre – The Brazilian Association of Travel Agencies of Rio Grande do Sul, state in the south of Brazil, says it expects a 50% increase in tourists from Argentina this summer (which begins in ten days). According to the president of the association, Manoel Juarez Limada Silva, local prices are lower this year
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – For the first time life expectancy in Brazil has risen above 70 years, reports the government statistical bureau (IBGE) (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística) in its latest survey. According to the report, a Brazilian boy born today will probably live to the age of 71. Life expectancy for women
