The country will shut down from July 30 to August 3 and then from August 6 to 10. Apart from some activities, institutions, private enterprises and banks will be closed.
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A survey conducted by Ibope and H2R and presented during an online Arab Brazilian of Commerce event has shown that the grandchildren of original migrants make up the bulk of the Arab community in Brazil. Next in number are second- and fifth-generation Arabs.
Arabs immigrated seeking promising lives, commercial success and prosperity. As a result, they thrived and contributed to the country’s growth.
Learn a bit more about the history of Arab Chamber Cultural director Silvia Antibas, one of the recipients of the 2019 UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture announced earlier this month.
The donation will go to children and teenagers undergoing cancer treatment at the Santa Casa de Misericórdia Central Hospital, in the downtown São Paulo neighborhood of Vila Buarque.
In Brazil and the world over, the month of fasting in the Islamic calendar will be different this year. From April 23 to May 23, prayers and meals will happen indoors. Check out the schedule for Brazil.
The airline is using its SkyCargo division and airliners to transport medical supplies and foodstuffs.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber marked March 25 online this year. In a social media campaign, the organization’s president remarked that physicians of Arab descent and their colleagues are fighting coronavirus, and that Brazil is working to keep supplying food to Arab countries.
Companies such as Marfrig, Ambev, Unilever, Vale and Petrobras have announced donations of products, hand sanitizers, and money to help buy tests to detect the new coronavirus.
Some only allow in homecoming citizens or foreign travelers under extraordinary circumstances. Find out how the region is working to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce said it’s taking action to prevent infection by COVID-19. It will make available telephone lines to clear up doubts regarding the transition to a novel form of service provision.
The arrival of Syrians and Lebanese will be the topic of a series of events at the Minas Gerais History and Geography Institute starting Thursday (20). From lectures to book launches, the program takes place in Belo Horizonte.
Female population constitute 35% of the workers in Saudi Arabia, governmental authority reported.
Arab Chamber member Alessandra Frisso and director Claudia Haddad travelled to Sharm El Sheikh to represent the organization women’s committee at Business Women of Egypt 21.
