This Monday (30), the Arab Brazilian Chamber’s cultural director received the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture. The award was for 2019, but the ceremony only occurred this year due to the COVID pandemic.
SAO PAULO, Brazil: Although an estimated 18 million Latin Americans can trace their ancestry to the Arab region, little effort has been made to chronicle and conserve the writings, photographs and news clippings that document the history of their migration and settlement until now. Most of the Arabs who moved to Latin America did so in the final decades of the 19th century
Museum in São Paulo celebrates stories of Arab immigration - Agência de Notícias Brasil-Árabe anba.com.br - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from anba.com.br Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Project of the Memory of Arab Immigration in Brazil has completed its first phase and makes available 100,000 digitized pieces. They include pictures and content written by Arab immigrants in their early years in Brazil. The link will be launched officially in an event on Saturday (26) at the Immigration Museum.
Emirates News Agency executives visited Arab Chamber - Agência de Notícias Brasil-Árabe anba.com.br - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from anba.com.br Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.