Founded by Lebanese immigrant Mohamad Abdul Latif Assaf, Alhambra was born in the ’80s in Santos, Brazil, starting with a furniture store on Avenida Senador Feijó. Now in the hands of the founder’s children, the company grew by embracing Brazilian design and plans to open its fifth store.
Browsing: Lebanese immigration
The book by researcher and author Roberto Khatlab addresses the Brazilian presence in the Arab country, a community of 21,000 people. Launching is set to take place at the Guimarães Rosa Institute in the Lebanese capital city later this month.
Writer and researcher Roberto Khatlab (pictured below) pens an article on the newspapers, magazines, and books produced by the first Arab immigrants in Brazil. The works followed the trends of the Arab Renaissance and were digitized in a project by the Lebanese university USEK and the Arab Brazilian Chamber.
A show featuring images and documents of over 140 years of Lebanese immigration in Brazil can be visited until April 16 in the cultural space of Conjunto Nacional in São Paulo. The exhibition is held by the Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Association.
São Paulo-based musician Sami Bordokan is one of the best-know names when it comes to Arab music in Brazil. Besides singing, playing different instruments and writing, Bordokan is now performing as an actor in the musical The Prophet.
Owned by a Lebanese Brazilian family, Tanabi-based furniture business JB Bechara has changed its processes, prioritizing diversity, social action and sustainability. Furniture is its focus since the arrival of the immigrant great-grandparent in 1921.
Records of the history of the Duailibis and the Arab immigration to Brazil, collected on the initiative of advertising executive Roberto Duailibi, were donated to the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce to be part of the Arab House.
In an online event of the Arab Community Day in Brazil, non-Arab descendant people addressed how Arab immigrants and countries marked their life stories.
The country has been a destination for Syrians, Lebanese and citizens from other Arab countries since the late 19th century. Amid increases and decreases in the number of immigrants, Brazil has always remained as a safe haven during times of conflict.
Betty Milan released the book ‘Baal’ to tell the story of the character Omar, who came from the Middle East, faced prejudices, made a fortune, but couldn’t prevent his family from falling apart. She has published over 20 books and is inspired by her own Lebanese background.
The Arab country will be paid tribute by A-group samba school Império da Casa Verde in 2020. The school’s parade designer traveled to Lebanon recently to do research.
Arab Roots – Fabrics, Colors and Flavors is a tour through the downtown area of São Paulo taking place 16 February 2019 with the specialist Juliana Khouri, who will talk about the history of Syrian-Lebanese immigration to the city. Registration can be made as of January 8.
