The documentary festival É Tudo Verdade (It’s All True) takes place from April 7 to 17 in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Political issues in Syria, Palestine, Western Sahara and Egypt are the topics of four films.
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Born in Baghdad and based in London, she was the first woman to win the Pritzker, architecture’s main international prize.
Cintia Gama, historian expert in Egyptian religion, will speak on architecture and construction techniques in Egypt in the city of São Paulo next Saturday.
Anouar Brahem will perform in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in the Brasil Jazz Fest. Artist will bring along three musicians.
The group Performatron wrote a play based on the reality of foreigners that seek refuge in the city of São Paulo. The play will be staged from April 20 to 22 at Sesc Belenzinho.
Professor Olgária Matos will speak on the concepts of Jacques Derrida, Algerian that lived in France, that cover the relations with the foreigner. The debate will take place at São Paulo’s federal university.
Technicians from cooperation agency offer courses at the city of Tamanrasset. Algeria’s stones come from the Sahara desert and the goal is to develop this sector.
Besides them, Iraq’s culture gets a special attention from this year’s edition of the event, which will take place in several cities. Bibliaspa is responsible for the organization.
In the theater play Arabian Nights, set to open on April 1 in Campinas, actors retell stories of the One Thousand and One Night’s character and of Palestinians recounting the conflict with Israelis.
The show ‘Brazil meets Tunisia’ is part of the celebration for the 60 years of independence of the Arab country. Pictures and artworks are part of the collection.
The institution opened registrations for the program Wise Learners’ Voice. Students between the ages 18 to 25 can enroll in the initiative, which will offer courses on education and social entrepreneurship.
The movie ‘O Menino e o Mundo’ (Boy & the World) is part of the program directed at children and young audiences in the Metropolis movie theaters, in Lebanon’s capital. It can be seen this Sunday (13th), at 3:30 PM.
Asylum-seekers are the subject of One Minute Festival, whose upcoming edition is held in partnership with the UNHCR. Professionals and amateurs can submit videos lasting one minute until May 31st.
Following a season in Jordan, the photo exhibition ‘About Women’ is set to open on Tuesday in the Brazilian city, featuring work by Brazilian photographers and focusing on the female universe.

