The former minister received 92 votes of a total of 180 nations voting. Graziano will be in office from January 2012 to July 2015. This is the first time a Brazilian is nominated director general.

The Saudi-Brazilian Youth Forum starts on Monday (27). The participants will visit social, sports and environmental programs in São Paulo, Manaus and Rio de Janeiro.

Starting on Sunday, researchers from Algeria, Iraq, Egypt and Somalia will attend the Iufro Tree Biotechnology 2011, a conference on forest biotechnology, in the state of Bahia.

Vila Mariana is the ideal place to practice the most popular Arab dances in São Paulo. The great number of belly dance schools in the region attracts women from all over the city.