{"id":320503,"date":"2022-11-08T18:33:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T21:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/osmar-chohfi-e-homenageado-na-assembleia-de-sao-paulo\/"},"modified":"2022-11-10T18:20:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T21:20:41","slug":"osmar-chohfi-receives-tribute-from-sao-paulo-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/osmar-chohfi-receives-tribute-from-sao-paulo-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Osmar Chohfi receives tribute from S\u00e3o Paulo assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC), diplomat Osmar Chohfi, was honored in a session at the Legislative Assembly of the State of S\u00e3o Paulo (ALESP) this Monday (7). The ceremony was held by the State Parliamentary Council of Foreign Communities, Roots, and Cultures (<strong>CONSCRE<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Tribute to the Personalities of the Communities<\/strong> was awarded in a solemn session chaired by state representative chief police officer Olim in the Juscelino Kubitschek plenary room. Awards were given to individuals chosen by their communities. Chohfi was nominated by the <strong>Arab community<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320482\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-320482 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CONSCRE-2022-Fredy-Uehara-Uehara-Foto-Video-146-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CONSCRE-2022-Fredy-Uehara-Uehara-Foto-Video-146-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CONSCRE-2022-Fredy-Uehara-Uehara-Foto-Video-146-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CONSCRE-2022-Fredy-Uehara-Uehara-Foto-Video-146-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CONSCRE-2022-Fredy-Uehara-Uehara-Foto-Video-146-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CONSCRE-2022-Fredy-Uehara-Uehara-Foto-Video-146-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Chohfi was honored as a representative of the Arab community<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis honor expressively symbolizes what distinguishes Brazil from other nations. People came here in search of making their life dreams and aspirations come true, where they could develop their talents and abilities in search of a better life. And here they chose S\u00e3o Paulo, a land of opportunities for whose growth they contributed in the cultural, social, and economic fields,\u201d said Chohfi.<\/p>\n<p>In total, 12 communities participated in the tribute. Representatives of the German, Portuguese, Bolivian, Palestinian, Peruvian, Paraguayan, Armenian, Arab, Japanese, Jewish, Greek, and Chinese communities were at the ALESP. For <strong>Palestine<\/strong>, the tribute was given to Ualid Rabah, president of the Palestinian Arab Federation of Brazil (FEPAL).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320485\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-320485 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CONSCRE-2022-Fredy-Uehara-Uehara-Foto-Video-203-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CONSCRE-2022-Fredy-Uehara-Uehara-Foto-Video-203-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CONSCRE-2022-Fredy-Uehara-Uehara-Foto-Video-203-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CONSCRE-2022-Fredy-Uehara-Uehara-Foto-Video-203-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CONSCRE-2022-Fredy-Uehara-Uehara-Foto-Video-203-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CONSCRE-2022-Fredy-Uehara-Uehara-Foto-Video-203-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Artistic presentations took place after the solemn session<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Guests and S\u00e3o Paulo authorities also attended the session. \u201cThe state of S\u00e3o Paulo has the honor of having harmonious community integration with the different people who live here,\u201d said Olim.<\/p>\n<p>The current president of CONSCRE, Gabriel Sayegh, a representative of the Arab community, was at the plenary and spoke about the relevance of the council. \u201cAt the CONSCRE, we are all siblings in harmony and peaceful coexistence, showing diversity is one of the great riches of this country. Here we cultivate peace,\u201d concluded Sayegh.<\/p>\n<p>After the delivery of the awards, cultural and gastronomic presentations from different countries took place at the ALESP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Translated by El\u00fasio Brasileiro<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-320479\">Press release<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-320482\">Press release<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-320485\">Press release<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tribute to the Personalities of the Communities was awarded this Monday (7). The S\u00e3o Paulo State Parliamentary Council of Foreign Communities, Roots, and Cultures promoted the event, and state representative chief police officer Olim chaired the session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2316,"featured_media":320479,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[106],"tags":[36384,6009,34469,11261,36385,36386,36388,36387,11131,12577,9897,4936],"class_list":{"0":"post-320503","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-foreign-affairs","8":"tag-alesp-en","9":"tag-arab-community","10":"tag-comunidade-arabe-2-en","11":"tag-comunidade-arabe","12":"tag-conscre-en","13":"tag-culturas-estrangeiras-en","14":"tag-foreign-cultures","15":"tag-homenagem-en","16":"tag-osmar-chohfi-en","17":"tag-palestina-en","18":"tag-palestine-en","19":"tag-tribute"},"wps_subtitle":"A tribute to the Personalities of the Communities was awarded this Monday (7). 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