Born in Syria and of Palestinian and Lebanese descent, Alaa Kaseem decided to move to Brazil about ten years ago and found in the country the support and conditions he needed to start a business. Knowledgeable about Arab ice creams and their flavors, he and his wife opened the ice cream shop Al Kaseem Gelato in São Paulo.
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Brazil is becoming an increasingly important supplier in the Arab beauty market, particularly with hair care products. The region is supplied by companies such as Floractive, specializing in hair treatments, and Terra Fértil, offering hair straighteners and dryers. Light Hair aims to enter the market, too.
Sarah Campelo participates in the Ghosta Visual Art Fair, an event that brings together Lebanese and foreign artists. Curator Jacques Menassa had his works exhibited in Brazil.
Given the economic crisis Lebanon has been faced with, representatives from the Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon are seeking donations in Brazil to keep providing free attendance to children. Its hospitals have a high treatment success rate. Arab-Brazilian Chamber is engaging in the campaign.
Her first book, Near to the Wild Heart, was translated from Portuguese into Arabic by Safa Jubran. Lispector is one of the greatest names of Brazil’s 20th-century literature. Official launch took place in the Guimarães Rosa Institute in Beirut.
Solar energy system acquired with donations from Rotary Club members in Brazil was inaugurated in a Lebanese school earlier this month. Other two education institutions in the Arab country that faces constant energy supply problems will be benefited from funds raised by the Light for the Future campaign.
São Paulo – Founder of the Brazil Friendship Group in the Middle East, Brazilian-born Livia Jasmin Tawil launched on Monday (27) in Beirut, Lebanon, her first book. Something between a novel, personal accounts, and the story of the Brazil Friendship Group, Proximidades – Destinos entrelaçados de brasileiras no Líbano [Proximities – Intertwined paths of Brazilian
Lebanese-owned Empório Taybe showcased the powdered product during the APAS Show 2024 and expects it to hit the shelves of Brazilian supermarkets later this year.
The Support Program for the Translation and Publication of Brazilian Authors Abroad has contributed for 17 translations in Egypt, three in Lebanon and one in Germany to have the resources to translate the stories of Brazilian authors into the Arabic.
Mauro Vieira is visiting Arab countries in the Middle East. In meetings with the prime minister and the minister of foreign affairs and emigrants, he also discussed the Gaza conflict.
Brazil’s INEP has opened registrations until March 1 for a Portuguese fluency test, which is required for foreigners to study in universities in Brazil and validate degrees. There will be a testing facility in Lebanon.
“Told by My Mother,” a dance performance by Ali Chahrour, presents real-life dramas in a short season in São Paulo.
Of the Middle East and North Africa states in a ranking made public by the Brazilian Tourist Board, Morocco is the one that sent the most visitors to Brazil in 2023, followed by Lebanon, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.
A landmark of the Lebanese cuisine is set to open at the Cidade Matarazzo complex later this year.
