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An orchestra includes 19 children who study in public schools and are from a low-income region in Campinas. They are learning how to play instruments imported from Egypt, Tunisia, Syria and Palestine.

Architect, designer, art director, photographer, set designer and writer. A grandson of Syrians, Rafic Farah is a multimedia artist who dreams of working with architecture in the Arab countries.

The minister of Education of Brazil, Fernando Haddad, said Brazil-Arab cooperation in the area is still below its potential, recalling initiatives with other countries in South America and worldwide.

The exhibition, to take place this month, should include miniature replicas and images of the Akhenaton, Tutankhamun and Ramses II dynasties. They were brought by Egyptologist Marisa Castello Branco.

Amal Murkus should have four shows in the city of São Paulo and in the interior of the state up to September. The singer is known worldwide for her defence of Palestinian and Arab music.

Poet Michel Sleiman, a Professor in Arabic language and literature at the University of São Paulo, is going to promote a Diwan of contemporary poetry with Arab dance and music interventions.

The Brazilian state wants more than trade and investment with the Arab country. Cultural exchange was also discussed by the governments of Minas and Egypt yesterday in Belo Horizonte.

Mirela Goi created blog My Arabic Heart after studying the Arab culture for 10 years. Her dream is to travel to the Arab world to write a book. However, she is in a wheelchair and wants to go alone.

In August, belly dancer Déborah Valério, who has gained renown with the style in the Arab countries over the last five years, is going to promote a workshop for dancers in São Paulo.