The dean of Lebanon’s Holy Spirit University of Kaslik will deliver a lecture on May 3 to mark the start of an initiative to digitize the memory of Syrian-Lebanese migration to Brazil.
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To take part, they must present a project with solutions on hunger, education or gender equality. Registrations end this Monday (23).
A son to Palestinians who arrived in Brazil under refugee status in the 1960s, Hassan Zarif runs Al Janiah, a bar in downtown São Paulo whose main features include (good) Arab food and a staff replete with refugees, plus political discussions. He told ANBA a bit of his story and his ties with Palestine.
The Brazilian Ministry of Labor reported that 4,703 foreigners applied for permits to work and live in the country in the first quarter of this year.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees launched a global campaign this Friday (6). Up until October 1, activities around the globe will spread awareness about the issue of asylum.
The headquarters of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, in Paulista Avenue, São Paulo, was the place chosen by the organization to hold its meeting.
The project was outlined at the meeting of the General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Arab Countries at the Arab Brazilian Chamber offices in São Paulo this Tuesday.
The minutes of establishment of the new organization were signed during a ceremony on Monday evening, after Brazil-Arab Countries Economic Forum.
The new Brazil-Arab News Agency website was officially launched on Monday (2) featuring a more up-to-date layout and new sections.
Ricardo Sayon’s grandparents are from Lebanon and he became known, in Brazil, for having founded one of the country’s largest toy store retail chains. He told ANBA about his life story, from his childhood, filled with Arab references, to his latest investments in malls.
Damaris Eugênia da Costa is a Brazilian woman who exports product to Arab countries. A partner and diretor at export-import company Braseco in Brazil, she sells glass, wood and paint around the world, and has been doing business with Arabs for over ten years now. She traces back her steps for the premiere of ANBA’s The Arabs and Me section. Read all about it below.
Seminar organized by the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) will present projects being developed in the Arab country. Registrations are open until November 17.
