A total of 2,964 people sat the Portuguese proficiency test at testing centres in Brazil and abroad. Seven Arabs were among them.
Brazilian airports registered 728,000 international arrivals and 6.4 million domestic ones in March.
According to the chairman of the European Parliament delegation for Mercorsur relations, Luis Yáñes, Brazil is the country of the hour because of its social and economic progress.
In Beirut, a school teaches around 40 students how to fight Regional Capoeira, a style developed by the Brazilian Mestre Bimba. The initiative is developed by 23-year-old Lebanese Nassib El Khoury.
The region grew the most as a source of foreign direct investment in 2010, according to the Unctad. International acquisitions made by Brazilian and Mexican companies were a highlight.
A report by the fund shows that, in the long run, political changes are opening opportunities in the region, but in the short run, there are great internal and external challenges to face.
The exhibition on art from Islam opened this week at the Bank of Brazil Cultural Centre and may be visited up until July 3rd.
Assessment by the National Confederation of Industries shows that the sector kicked off the year at a moderate pace. Production dropped in January, but grew in February and March.
Book ‘Caligrafia Árabe’, by the Lebanese Moafak Dib Helaihel, shows Brazilian readers how Arabic writing may be an art form.
A product made in Brazil gains space abroad, while great international producers seek to win the Brazilian consumer. A fair in the sector is taking place this week, in São Paulo.
The Association for Real Estate and Tourism Development of Brazil will promote Adit Invest 2011, in Fortaleza, Ceará, with the objective of attracting foreign funds to enterprises in the country.
The Brazilian oil company produced 2.6 million barrels of oil and gas per day in Brazil and overseas in March. Resumption of activity and entry of rigs into operation contributed to the performance.
Sales of fertilizers from Arab countries to Brazil rose US$ 94.7 million in the quarter. The expansion came mainly from Morocco. Tunisia, a traditional supplier, did not export.
When in Dubai, do go to the top of the world’s tallest building, but also visit the artists in Bastakia, the ancient buildings in Bur Dubai and Deira, have dinner by the Creek and go to Abu Dhabi.
