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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.

The Souk Nachar emporium offers a variety of Arab products in the city of Tatuí and surrounding areas. The business was inspired by the habit of the couple Priscilla Mariana and Alfredo Saab of consuming Arab food.

ifa-Galerie Berlin director Alya Sebti is part of the five-member curatorial team of the 2025’s edition of the event. She has visited Brazil for 20 years and says São Paulo feels like home away from home.

Isabel Oliveira Fine Jewelry is a global firm that also has points of sales in Paris, Miami and three malls in São Paulo. A partner of the brand says the experience of having a store in Saudi Arabia has been spectacular.

In August, buyers from Muslim-majority countries and representatives from Brazilian food and beverage companies will have a weekend of meetings and technical visits to plants to explore the Latin American giant’s halal production.