Alexandre Rocha, special envoy* Brasília – The secretary general of the League of Arab States, Amr Mussa, praised Brazilian coffee today (4). After drinking a sip from a cup of coffee he as served during his talk at Rio Branco Institute, he interrupted his address and stated: "This Brazilian coffee is the best." Later, on
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The community of Lebanese immigrants and descendants in Brazil is even greater than the population of Lebanon. With so many people, stories to be told are not lacking. One example is the Massud family, which arrived in the country at the end of the 19th century and whose members spread into various different activities, such as trade, politics and medicine, or the Nabhan family, who immigrated even more recently, in 1979.
The community of Lebanese immigrants and descendants in Brazil is even greater than the population of Lebanon. With so many people, stories to be told are not lacking. One example is the Massud family, which arrived in the country at the end of the 19th century and whose members spread into various different activities, such as trade, politics and medicine, or the Nabhan family, who immigrated even more recently, in 1979.
Agência Brasil Brasília – Until the end of 2005, Brazil will have exceeded the goal of 500 thousand hectares of planted forests, established for 2007, in the beginning of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government, announced the Minister of Environment, Marina Silva. At the ceremony to celebrate 100 years of planted forests in the
Agência Brasil Brasília – Until the end of 2005, Brazil will have exceeded the goal of 500 thousand hectares of planted forests, established for 2007, in the beginning of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government, announced the Minister of Environment, Marina Silva. At the ceremony to celebrate 100 years of planted forests in the
The publication will be distributed at the Summit of South American-Arab Countries. There are over 70,000 entries in the 400 pages organized by Arabic professor Helmi Mohammed Ibraim Nasr, who lives in Brazil.
The publication will be distributed at the Summit of South American-Arab Countries. There are over 70,000 entries in the 400 pages organized by Arabic professor Helmi Mohammed Ibraim Nasr, who lives in Brazil.
The delegation will be lead by the chairman of the Al Ahram group, Ibrahim Nafie, who edits the oldest and most important newspaper in the Arab country. They will also visit Venezuela, Argentina, Chile and Mexico.
The delegation will be lead by the chairman of the Al Ahram group, Ibrahim Nafie, who edits the oldest and most important newspaper in the Arab country. They will also visit Venezuela, Argentina, Chile and Mexico.
The exhibit will take place in parallel to the summit for South American and Arab heads of state, in May. A group of 22 photographers from 10 countries registered images showing the Arab influence in the traditions, ways and culture in South America. The exhibit will be entitled AMRIK, in reference to the way the Arabs pronounced the word America during the immigration period.
The exhibit will take place in parallel to the summit for South American and Arab heads of state, in May. A group of 22 photographers from 10 countries registered images showing the Arab influence in the traditions, ways and culture in South America. The exhibit will be entitled AMRIK, in reference to the way the Arabs pronounced the word America during the immigration period.
