{"id":252830,"date":"2019-07-23T15:58:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T18:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=252830"},"modified":"2019-07-24T15:33:41","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T18:33:41","slug":"brazil-culture-fest-features-work-by-four-egyptian-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazil-culture-fest-features-work-by-four-egyptian-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture fest features work by four Egyptian artists"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The first Egyptian Cultural Festival is running from Tuesday (23) to August 4, featuring original work by four artists from Egypt. Admission is free, and the event is hosted by Egypt\u2019s Economic and Commercial Office in S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a>. \u201cThis is actually our first showing of work by Egyptian artists in S\u00e3o Paulo, where most of the Egyptians in Brazil are, and our first cultural festiva. We have two art exhibits with work by four Egyptian artists who live in four different countries,\u201d consul Mohamed ElKhatib, the Office\u2019s chief, told ANBA during the opening ceremony on Monday (22).<\/p>\n

The ceremony featured folk Arab dances (pictured above<\/em>). Apart from the consul, the event was attended by authorities including the ambassador of Egypt to Bras\u00edlia, Alaa Roushdy, and Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/strong> president Rubens Hannun. \u201cWith the art showing, the festival offers Egyptian history, literature, art, travel, trade and investment,\u201d said the ambassador, stressing the event\u2019s relevance in a city such as S\u00e3o Paulo, which he believes holds great promise when it comes to advancing economic relations with Egypt. Roushdy believes the event helps promote Egypt in industries like tourism.<\/p>\n

The Arab Chamber supports the Festival, which, in turn, contributes to one of the Chamber\u2019s pillars according to Rubens Hannun: bringing Arab culture and information to Brazil. \u201cCommercially speaking, Egypt is very important. And culturally, speaking, an entire civilization was born there. We have a lot to see and learn from them. It is of the utmost importance that we have the privilege of having this festival in S\u00e3o Paulo. For the Chamber, whose purpose is to connect Arabs and Brazilians commercially, socially and culturally, it\u2019s perfect. That is why we make a point of supporting it and will continue to do so. Not to mention that Egyptians are similar to us Brazilians when it comes to social relationships. This is why every Brazilian who travels to Egypt as a tourist feels so welcome,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n