{"id":311289,"date":"2022-05-06T15:05:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T18:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/libano-inaugura-nova-sede-de-consulado-na-capital-paulista\/"},"modified":"2022-05-08T17:53:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T20:53:38","slug":"lebanon-opened-new-consulate-headquarters-in-sao-paulo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/lebanon-opened-new-consulate-headquarters-in-sao-paulo\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon opened new consulate headquarters in S\u00e3o Paulo"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 This Thursday (5), the Consulate General of Lebanon in S\u00e3o Paulo<\/strong> unveiled its new headquarters in S\u00e3o Paulo. The space is located on one of the city\u2019s main avenues, Paulista. Diplomats, government, and religious authorities attended the event. The former president of Brazil, Michel Temer, and the president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC), Osmar Chohfi, attended the event. Pictured above, the consul general of Lebanon to S\u00e3o Paulo,<\/em> Rudy El Azzi,<\/strong><\/em> and Chohfi at the opening.<\/em><\/p>\n

Previously, the consulate operated in a location rented from the Brazil-Lebanon Chamber of Commerce (CCBL). The new space was acquired through the support and donations of the Lebanese community in Brazil. \u201cThe new headquarters are an achievement for the Consulate and the Lebanese community, which helped raise funds and the community special committee, that supervised, supported, and strengthened the project’s governance. This is incredibly significant because we represent the public sector, and we have to follow strict transparency rules,\u201d said Lebanese consul Rudy El Azzi.<\/p>\n

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At the event’s opening, Temer spoke on the connection with the Lebanese community, of which he is part<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For Chohfi, the achievement is a reason for personal satisfaction and also for the ABCC. \u201cLebanon now has a representation worthy of the community we have here. It is one of the most important foreign communities in S\u00e3o Paulo and Brazil. This new Consulate translates the meaning of a significant presence, which will serve the Lebanese themselves and the community in Brazil much better,\u201d said Chohfi.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Carla Jazzar, charg\u00e9 d’affaires at the Lebanese Embassy to Bras\u00edlia, highlighted the benefits of the new space to ANBA. \u201cIt is a moment of joy because these new headquarters will offer better consular service to the Lebanese community<\/strong> in S\u00e3o Paulo, which is very important,\u201d highlighted Jazzar.<\/p>\n

Also at the ceremony were ambassador Raymundo Santos Rocha Magno, head of the Representative Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in S\u00e3o Paulo, and his daughter Manuela Vila Magno. \u201cThe Lebanese are known for their generosity. It is a significant community in Brazil, with essential characters politically and economically, so nothing could be better than a consulate as beautiful as this one,\u201d said the ambassador. \u201cI have many Lebanese friends, and I have always felt connected with the community,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Carla Jazzar and Osmar Chohfi attended the opening in S\u00e3o Paulo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ambassador Fernando Paulo de Mello Barreto, S\u00e3o Paulo city deputy secretary for International Relations, participated in the event representing the city’s mayor, Ricardo Nunes. \u201cAs a representative of the mayor, I can say it is S\u00e3o Paulo who thanks the Lebanese community and the consul for now having their own consulate. I know how important it is and they are very well located,\u201d said Barreto.<\/p>\n

S\u00e3o Paulo councilor Rodrigo Goulart recalled that despite not having Lebanese ancestry, his connection with the community was inherited from his father, former federal deputy Antonio Goulart. \u201cAlthough we do not have Lebanese blood, we say we have the heart. It is a remarkable milestone in the history of the Lebanese community to have its own headquarters here in S\u00e3o Paulo,\u201d said the councilor.<\/p>\n

Translated by El\u00fasio Brasileiro<\/strong><\/p>\n

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