10 million Brazilians trace their ancestry to the Middle East - Arab News
QUOTE. Brazil’s Foreign Relations Minister Celso Amorim gave his country’s perspective of foreign policy revolution. “Brazil is experiencing a new awakening toward the Arab world. This is inspired by strong links forged by history and culture,” he said. “Not all of you maybe aware that more than 10 million Brazilians trace their ancestry to the Middle East. We’ve the largest community of people of Arab descent outside the Arab world,” he said, adding that aside from the initiatives at the bilateral level his country has been seeking to strengthen ties with regional entities such as the Arab League of which it became the first observer country from South America in 2003. UNQUOTE.
QUOTE. Brazil’s Foreign Relations Minister Celso Amorim gave his country’s perspective of foreign policy revolution. “Brazil is experiencing a new awakening toward the Arab world. This is inspired by strong links forged by history and culture,” he said. “Not all of you maybe aware that more than 10 million Brazilians trace their ancestry to the Middle East. We’ve the largest community of people of Arab descent outside the Arab world,” he said, adding that aside from the initiatives at the bilateral level his country has been seeking to strengthen ties with regional entities such as the Arab League of which it became the first observer country from South America in 2003. UNQUOTE.
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