The Brazilian Foundation has issued a new open call for foreign publishers interested in releasing works by Brazil-based authors in their countries. The first deadline for entries is July 29th.
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The city welcomed last week a team of the International Theatre Institute headed by its president, the Arab Mohammed Saif Al-Afkham, to prepare for the congress, which will receive artists from several parts of the world in 2016.
Jamil Iskandar, a professor of Medieval Arab Philosophy, was invited to spend three months studying the French museum’s collection, whose highlights include manuscripts and calligraphy techniques.
The artist Chantal Mailhac will tell stories of romance from Lebanon, Africa, Europe and other parts of the world on June 12th in São Paulo. Viewers will experience Arab ambience, food and music.
They will take part in the Abraço Cultural project, which will gather refugees from four countries to teach language classes in July, in the city of São Paulo. The students will also go through cultural experiences. Registrations are open.
Two artists will stage the show B-Orders, which deals with the reality of the people of Palestine and the role of women in society.
A delegation from the Arab country will be in Brazilian territory next week to exchange experiences with locals. The trip is part of the preparations for the upcoming WorldSkills competition, in São Paulo.
The decision to apportion 4% to 6% of Gross Domestic Product to the area was made at the World Education Forum this week in South Korea. Over 150 nations made the pledge, Brazil included.
The Federal University of São Carlos issued an admission directive for each one of its courses. The goal is to facilitate the access of refugees to higher education. Enem is now used for the selection approval.
Students from five universities in the country are participating in the finals of the ACM-ICPC programming competition on May 20th, in Marrakesh. The contest has 128 teams from around the world competing.
Red Cross exhibition opens May 28th with photos of hospitals and conflict lines in these countries. Images by photographer André Liohn warn about the risks that medics and patients go through in these situations.
Cartoonist Riad Sattouf will be one of the 39 guest writers for this year’s edition of the literary meeting held in the city of Paraty, in Rio de Janeiro.
The event will run from May 22nd to 24th featuring three productions shot in Arab countries or set in the Middle East. The Saudi film ‘Wadjda’s Dream’ tells the story of a girl who dreamt of riding a bicycle.
Ligia Amadio is conducting the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra for a concert next Friday in Lebanon’s capital. The repertoire will include a piece by Brazil’s Villa-Lobos.
