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Islamic values and collaborative experiences between Muslims and non-Muslims in Latin America and the Arab World will be among the focuses of the online meetings that FAMBRAS and the World Council of Muslim Communities will hold in August.

Polo Cultural is organizing the Festival Cidade da Cultura at 150 locations across the city of São Paulo from July 1 to 31. There will be 35 international attractions, including the launch of a book by an Algerian author.

The historian and Vice President of Communication and Marketing at the Arab-Brazilian Chamber was sworn in at the Lebanese Brazilian Academy of Literature, Arts, and Sciences, alongside Gabriel Chalita, Antonio Florêncio de Queiroz Jr., and Thaís Costa.

The Brazilian Embassy and the Guimarães Rosa Institute in Beirut, in partnership with Metropolis Cinema, will host free screenings of Brazilian films. Featured films include Jesus Kid and Until the Music Is Over.

Three Brazilian ministries have come together to recreate a committee focused on a UNESCO program aimed at documenting the collective memory of humanity and providing access to this heritage.

An exhibition held by the Saudi Ministry of Culture showcases works by artists from the Arab country at the Paço Imperial in Rio de Janeiro. The collection celebrates visual art as a way to rethink how people interpret the world around them.

Natália Calfat takes over Brazil’s Institute of Arab Culture. In an interview with ANBA, she says she has many goals, including bringing together people who study and promote Arab culture to work together, and expanding the offering of courses and events related to the Arab world.