A total of 2,964 people sat the Portuguese proficiency test at testing centres in Brazil and abroad. Seven Arabs were among them.
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The exhibition on art from Islam opened this week at the Bank of Brazil Cultural Centre and may be visited up until July 3rd.
Book ‘Caligrafia Árabe’, by the Lebanese Moafak Dib Helaihel, shows Brazilian readers how Arabic writing may be an art form.
Roughly 30 Egyptian art pieces are on display at the 5th edition of the International Handicraft Business Fair, in Brasília. They pieces will remain available for public viewing until April 24th.
Theatre actor and director Ali Mahdi Nouri was awarded by the organisation due to his artistic and social work in Sudan. He takes plays presented by orphan kids to areas of conflict.
The Syrian Arab Cultural Centre promotes on Monday a night of poetry, dance and music to celebrate the independence of the nation, in 1946.
The 18th edition of Mercado Persa is due April 15th to 17th at Esporte Clube Sírio. Apart from dancing, the event will also bring Arab cuisine, art and fashion to the São Paulo state capital.
The life of the most famous queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, is the theme of a history book by Brazilian journalist Arlete Salvador.
This week, bookstores should receive an Arabic-Portuguese dictionary authored by the founder of the Arab Studies Sector at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Alphonse Nagib Sabbagh.
On the 13th this month, the organization is going to grant prizes to young artists whose work contributes to develop peace between the two regions. As of now, 20 artists have been selected.
The São Paulo Cultural Centre will host a night of Arab poetry, dancing and music next Thursday. A tribute will be paid to Arab countries that have undergone social change recently.
A book by Assad Aiden, a Lebanese writer established in Brazil, tells the story of the language and includes a list of 1,000 words incorporated into the Portuguese language.
Espírito Santo-based Syrian-descendent artist Hilal Sami Hilal works with an amalgam of paper, acid and copper to approach relationships, although in abstract form. He is exhibiting in São Paulo.
Exhibition at the Tomie Ohtake Institute, in São Paulo, features contemporary artwork by Arabs and Muslims. The show will continue until April 3rd.
