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Palestinian companies are showcasing dates and date-based products at the Anuga Select Brazil fair, which started on Tuesday (8) in São Paulo. They are also offering olive oils and pistachio-filled chocolate in bid to begin selling them to Brazil.

The exhibition kicked off on Tuesday (8), showcasing the strength of Brazil’s food industry and the country’s growth plan as a supplier of processed goods, not just commodities. Arabs from countries like Palestine and Saudi Arabia are exhibiting in sectors where Brazil is not self-sufficient: dates and olive oils.

Ambassador Qais Shqair, head of the Mission of the League of Arab States in Brazil, on the eightieth anniversary of the organization founding, recounts in an article the journey undertaken by the delegation in 1947 to present the Arab perspective on the Palestinian cause.

On this March 25th, National Arab Community Day, engineer Claudia Yazigi Haddad writes an article reflecting on the legacy that this group of immigrants and their descendants have been leaving to Brazil in the areas of health and social assistance through philanthropy.