December, 01 / 12 / 2008 - 17:03Hs Versão em português English Version
The Arab- Brazilian Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization that, for more than 55 years, has had the mission to foster the economic and cultural exchange between Brazilians and Arabs.

In Brazil, the Arab Chamber represents the league of the Arab States, an institution, which brings together 22 independent countries whose official language is Arabic. The Arab Chamber is recognized by its credibility and strong role as a spokesperson for the interests of both Arab and Brazilian companies towards institutions, governments and private corporations.

The Arab Chamber is also a member of the General Union Of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Arab Countries and is the only institution recognized as a legitimate representative of the commercial interests of countries belonging to the Arab-league.

To achieve goals of finding new opportunities, commercial partnerships and also to promote business, we have the support of our highly qualified personnel offering a wide range of services such as: market analysis, information on consumption and trade habits, commercial advisory and certification of documents. We also have a team of certified translators ready to give support to Arab and Brazilian businessmen for the translation of documents, advertisement and packages, with a view to making them adequate to buying markets.

Promoting commercial missions, welcoming international delegations, organizing seminars, lectures and business rounds provide direct contact for businessmen and are, among other things, activities organized by the Arab Chamber. We also attend Fairs and prepare every step of the organizing process: from choosing the premises to putting together stands and selecting a support team, available throughout the event.

In order to improve these activities, we keep frequent contact with major exporting and importing companies of involved sectors and have the support of embassies and commercial offices.

Apart from the activities mentioned above, the Arab Chamber also follows public bids and changes in fiscal/financial legislation of countries involved and provides "Certification of Documents", a guarantee for the Arab importer about the origin of products/ service. The issuance of these documents strictly follows the requirements and procedures imposed by importers.

The Arab Chamber also maintains ANBA- The Brazil -Arab News Agency, an online agency working 24/7 with more than 200.000 views per month, bringing information not only to those interested in promoting business between the two regions, but also useful data for the strengthening of cultural relations between Brazil and the Arab countries.

Endereços

The Arab Chamber - HEADQUARTERS
Av. Paulista, 326 - 17th floor
CEP: 01310-902 - São Paulo/SP
Phone: (11) 3283-4066
Fax: (11) 3288-8110
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Paraná - BRANCH
Av. Cândido de Abreu, 200
5th floor - room 507
CEP: 80530-902 - Curitiba/PR
Phone: (41) 3253-6448
Fax: (41) 3253-6448
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Minas Gerais- BRANCH
Av. Bias Fortes, 309
CEP 30170-010 - Belo Horizonte/MG
Phone: (31) 3291-5533
Fax: (31) 3292-3214
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Market Analysis and Overview


The Department of Marketing Development of the Arab Chamber provides overviews and analysis in order to promote information about the Arab Countries.

The analysis aim at facilitating the search of data, as well as helping to understand the characteristics of each country and discovering new opportunities for investment.

Here you will find information regarding several markets such as: food, decoration, construction, commodities, amongst others.

Arabic Dictionary Online

The Arab Brazilian Chamber provides its users with the Arabic-Portuguese Dictionary of Prof. Dr. Helmi Nasr. The only online Arabic dictionary of Brazil.

Professor Helmi was appointed by the World Islamic League as one of the 21 wise men of Islam in the world and the only one in Latin America. In the Arab Chamber he is vice president of International Relations.

Click here to do a virtual and know the words in Arabic, its translation into Portuguese and their pronunciation.

New Certification Seal

With the aim of achieving excellence and quality and also valuing security, the Arab Chamber developed a new model of certification seal. Click here to learn more about it.

The Arab Chamber certifies export documents and provides the certificate of origin, according to the international model, following the requirements of Arab importers.

The certification is a guarantee for both: the Arab importer and the Brazilian exporter. Furthermore, the Arab Chamber analyses documents in detail, to comply with the standards of origin and meet the requirements of the Arab importer.

Islamic Calendar

The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar composed of 12 months made out of 29 or 30 days with the total of approximately 354 days. The time counting of this calendar starts with the event of Hijra: Muhammad’s emigration from Mecca to Medina on July, 16th 622.

Since the lunar year does not correspond to the solar year, the Islamic months shifts back each year that goes by. Since the Islamic calendar is 11 days shorter than the solar calendar, the Muslin holidays shift to different Season

Learn more about the Islamic calendar by clicking here!

The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce is relaunching the book "Elementary lessons in Arabic for non-speakers" (Lições elementares da língua árabe para os que não a falam), a basic manual of the language written by the Foreign Relations vice president at the organisation, Professor Helmi Nasr. Egyptian-born, Brazilian-naturalized, he was the founder of the Arabic course at the University of São Paulo (USP) and has lived in Brazil for 46 years.

This is only one of the Professor's works. He has already translated the Koran directly from Arabic into Portuguese. It has been in print since 2005 at the King Fahd Complex, in Medina, Saudi Arabia. He has also launched an Arabic-Portuguese dictionary and translated "New World in the Tropics," a book by Gilberto Freyre, into Arabic.

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