Bodour Al Qasimi, from the emirate of Sharjah, spoke at the Rio de Janeiro Book Biennial and talked about the importance of women’s leadership in the book market.
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An online seminar brought together experts in the Arabic language to discuss and present its influence on Portuguese and how this bond contributed to culture, diplomatic relations, and trade.
The Brazilian production will be in the Ibero-American Film Festival, to take place in Jordan starting this Sunday (3). Admission is free of charge.
The Brazilian Publishers sector project promoted the Professional Days at the Book Biennial in Rio de Janeiro. The event featured buyers from several countries, including Al Arabi Publishing, which already publishes Brazilian books in Egypt.
The 18th Arab World Film Festival opened this Thursday (31) at Cinesesc in São Paulo. The first screening was ‘Mother Valley,’ in which women in a Lebanese village endure the reality of the local patriarchy, the 1958 conflict, and the desire for freedom.
The possibility of obtaining a work visa has attracted many to study in the emirate. Initially, exchange students take an English course and, after finding a job, end up living in the region.
Experts will debate the subject next Tuesday (5) in a virtual event with translation into Arabic and Portuguese. It is promoted by Brazil’s Representative Office in Ramallah.
The exhibition at São Paulo’s Immigration Museum features canvases crafted by artists from the United Arab Emirates.
The event’s first edition is taking place at the Federal University of Sergipe, with a schedule promoting the exchange of experiences and cultures between Latinos and Arabs.
The first Arab immigrant in Brazil and the first Arabic newspaper in Latin America are some of the findings of the Project of Digitization of the Memory of the Arab Immigration to Brazil. Open for consultation since last year, the archive has 120,000 digitized pieces and has been used by researchers.
Marcelo Maluf has released The Final Days of Elias Ghandour, a novel about a Syrian Brazilian merchant who reflects upon his unachieved dreams.
Registration is open for children of Brazilians to study their heritage language. Classes start on September 9.
Henrique Tabchoury works in agribusiness and, in his spare time, collects records from Arab artists. He holds around 4,000 records and wants to complete his collection and share the digitalized content on a website.
The United Arab Emirates National Archives Research advisor Aisha Bilkhair spoke in the Arab Brazilian Chamber in São Paulo on Monday (31), giving an overview of the history and culture of her country.
