A native of Cairo residing in Brazil since 2005, Habib Zahra writes children’s books and sets up theater plays featuring his stories. Tales from his homeland provide inspiration.
The short film Samt (Silence) is part of the program of the 24th Anima Mundi – International Animation Festival in Brazil. The event will happen from October 25 to 30 in Rio and from November 2 to 6 in São Paulo.
The son of Lebanese parents that arrived in Brazil in the 1920s, he is the CEO of Copagaz and of Rede Globo-affiliated TV stations Morena and Centro América, from the states of Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso.
The Brazilian president Michel Temer sanctioned a law allocating the amount for the country’s payments to the programs and actions of national and international entities such as the UN.
The indicator measured by the National Confederation of Industry declined from 50.8 points in August to 45.8 points last month.
Archaeologist Ahmad Serieh, former Museums national director in Syria and Arab-Syrian Cultural Center director in Brazil, will discuss Syrians museums and archaeological sites next Sunday (23) in São Paulo.
The bank revised up from USD 53 to USD 55 its forecast on the average price per barrel for next year. The price of commodities in general should go up.
According to statistics institute, the product most recently included was coffee from the region of Pinhal, São Paulo state. The certification attests that the item was produced in a certain region.
There was a 0.91% drop over July, in the widest month-on-month reduction since May 2015, the Brazilian Central Bank has reported.
Brazil’s auto part makers union and export promotion agency Apex will host matchmaking sessions on the 24th and 25th in São Paulo, with Brazilian industry players and distributors from 11 countries, Egypt included.
The Brazilian monetary authority slashed the benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage point, to 14% per annum. The move came as a result of a reversal of the food price hike.
The beef sector association offered, in tandem with the Arab Chamber, a lunch to importers from the Middle East during Sial, the foodstuffs fair taking place in Paris. Business owners praised Brazilian efforts in the area.
Professors and scholars from Brazil will convene in an international colloquium to address Arab influence in Brazilian society. The event happens on the 27th and 28th in the city of Jounieh.
A survey by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) shows that diesel was the product that yielded the most revenue for Brazilian industry in 2014.
