S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Next weekend there will be partying in Campinas. The city in the interior of the state of S\u00e3o Paulo is going to celebrate 30 years of Arab events. There will be music performances, exhibitions, and even a tour route. The celebration will begin at 7:30 pm on Friday (7) and end on Sunday (9).<\/p>\n
On the first day, Centro de Conviv\u00eancia Cultural Carlos Gomes (Carlos Gomes Cultural Interaction Centre) will host a literary soir\u00e9e focusing on the influence of Arab music and literature in Brazil, featuring Sami Bordokan, William Bordokan, Cl\u00e1udio Kairos, Aida Gamal and Luciana Festi. There will be music performances and poetry readings. The event’s opening should be attended by the ambassador of Jordan, Ramez Goussous, the ambassador of Palestine, Ibrahim Alzeben, and the mayor of Campinas, Dem\u00e9trio Vilagra, according to the festival\u2019s curator and superintendent of the Jerusalem Institute in Brazil, Ali El-Khatib.<\/p>\n
After the soir\u00e9e, a series of exhibitions on Arab culture will open at the Bernardo Caro Gallery, in the cultural centre. After the inauguration there will be a cocktail party. Khatib claims that the city is the only one to host an exhibition of this kind. \u201cThis is our way to value Arab presence not only in Campinas, but in the state of S\u00e3o Paulo and, why not, in all of Brazil,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
At 12:00 pm on Sunday, a dancing festival will take place at the interaction centre marquee. The celebration will even include tourism, with Roteiro Tur\u00edstico-Cultural \u00c1rabe de Campinas (the Arab Cultural Tour Route of Campinas) and Roteiro Tur\u00edstico do Caf\u00e9 (Coffee Tour Route). <\/p>\n
According to him, a city bus will take visitors to places in the city whose architecture or history relates to the Arab world. The route includes bandstands at Pra\u00e7a do Teatro Jos\u00e9 de Castro Mendes (Jos\u00e9 de Castro Mendes Theatre Square), Lago do Par\u00e1 Square, Pal\u00e1cio dos Azulejos (the Azulejos Palace), the Municipal Market, three private houses, the Mosque at S\u00e3o Quirino park, S\u00e3o Charbel Maronite Church, in the Flamboyant neighbourhood, and Parque da Paz e Memorial Yasser Arafat (Yasser Arafat Peace Park and Memorial). The program is free of charge. <\/p>\n
According to Khatib, in 1981 the city hosted an Arab culture exhibit devised by professor Helmi Nasr, the International Relations vice president at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/b>. \u201cThe exhibit was supposed to take place at the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (in the capital of the namesake country), but did not go through, so we brought it to Campinas. Later on, we held seminars [on the Arab world], we had a Palestinian singer over, we even have a park that is a tribute to Yasser Arafat,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Service <\/b> <\/p>\n
Place: Centro de Conviv\u00eancia Cultural Carlos Gomes \u2013 Imprensa Fluminense square, no number, Centre
Tel.: (+55 19) 3232-4168<\/p>\n
Further information<\/b><\/p>\n
Tel.: (+55 19) 3243-8329
E-mail: institutojerusalembr@terra.com.br<\/p>\n
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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