Brazil’s Arab Community Day was celebrated on Wednesday evening (25) at the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce with the launch of the children’s book The Peddler, by Salem Nasser, and of a map portraying these immigrants’ legacy in the city of São Paulo.
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Already known to Brazilian consumers, Carob House makes a carob bar as an alternative to chocolate and has set up a base in Switzerland to expand its vegan products internationally. The raw material comes from a tree native to the Mediterranean.
In The Peddler, Salem Nasser revisits his own family’s history to tell children the adventures of Arabs who arrived in Brazil. The book will be presented at the Arab-Brazilian Chamber on March 25, Arab Community National Day.
“Palestine 36” portrays attempts to invade the territory as early as the 1930s. It is being screened at the first edition of the Farol film festival, organized by CineSesc.
Agreement sets that the university team will digitize and research documents for a project on the memory of Arab immigration in Brazil. A seminar discusses new perspectives on the Arab diaspora.
The book “Learn to Negotiate with the Arab World: Where the Impossible Is Possible” by Rafael Solimeo has been nominated in the Business category of one of Brazil’s most prestigious literary awards.
Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação was honored on the first day of the Global Halal Brazil (GHB) Business Forum on Monday (27) in São Paulo. The Group’s president, João Carlos Saad (pictured), said the company, which includes radio and open and cable TV channels, strives to provide Brazilian society with knowledge and information about the Arab
The former president of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber presented the Secretary-General of the Union of Chambers, Khaled Hanafy, with a copy of Brazil and the Arab World: Business, Marketing, and Expanded Economic Diplomacy.
The Global Halal Brazil Business Forum will be held in São Paulo on Monday (27) and Tuesday (28) and will discuss trends in the market for products aimed at Muslim consumers. Experts on the subject will give talks and take part in panels.
Founded by entrepreneur Solange Steffens, the Brazilian company has been creating birthdays and other types of events with Arabian-themed décor, artistic performances, and cuisine for 20 years.
Saudi Arabia and Brazil still do not have an air route, but an updated agreement makes it easier to establish flights between the two countries.
The beauty trade show starts in São Paulo on Saturday (6), featuring Arab perfumes among the products showcased. A lecture on Sunday (7) will address perfumery from the region.
Twelve films will be premiered during the event. Curator Arthur Jafet, who is also an Arab Chamber board member, says the festival has become a mainstay in Latin America.
The football tournament features five clubs from Arab countries and four from Brazil. Brazil’s Flamengo and Tunisia’s Espérance face off on Monday (16).
