This week, Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik started a cycle of lectures on the foreign policies of Latin American countries. The first theme was Brazil.
Browsing: Culture
On Monday (18) the city of São Paulo should receive a programme celebrating the National Day of the Arab Community. There should be from talks and shows to homage to descendants.
The National Service of Industrial Education (Senai) signed an agreement with TVTC, a Saudi professional training institute, to provide training to its managers and teachers this year.
For the first time since it was established, in 1974, the Arab-Syrian Cultural Centre of São Paulo is headed by a woman. Majd Al Shara is a master and doctoral student in literature.
Professor Mamede Mustafa Jarouche is working on translation of the fourth volume of the ‘One Thousand and One Nights’. Since he started dedicating himself to the work, over 2,200 nights have gone by.
Publication ‘Arabismo: um tema e suas representações no Brasil e em Portugal’ features articles by Brazilian and Portuguese scholars on Arab culture and language in the two countries.
Presiding Acadêmicos do Tucuruvi, in São Paulo, since 1991, Seu Jamil is touched even before entering the avenue. And he cares for his samba school as he would his own company.
Doctors from Egypt and Morocco should participate in the 2nd São Paulo School of Advanced Science, from February 28 to March 4, in Campinas. The course is an updating in genetic diseases.
A Brazilian publishing house is taking children’s books to Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, to take place from March 15th to 20th. There will be 50 titles in special formats for education and games.
In the carnival of São Paulo, Gaviões da Fiel samba school should take to the avenue the history, riches and modernity of the emirate. The parade includes camels, belly-dancers and tourist sites.
The Sharjah Art Biennial, organized by the Sharjah Art Foundation, in the United Arab Emirates, should present works by 119 artists from 36 countries, among them Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Bolivia.
Pictures and sculptures by 21 Brazilian artists should be shown at Gallery 76, starting on Wednesday. The exhibition is organized by Eric Art and has support of the embassy of Brazil in the Emirates.
An exhibition in Porto Alegre, by Giselle Padoin Custódio, shows elements like jewellery, fashion, architecture and decoration from Marrakesh, the Moroccan city known for its red buildings.
On Sunday, a group of students from São Paulo should travel to the Middle East to study the region’ geopolitics on site. The route includes Turkey, Jordan, Israel, Palestine and Lebanon.

