quibe), hummus, tahina and halwa are very well known among Brazilians. Most Arab immigrants in Brazil have worked as traders, roaming the vast country to sell textiles and clothes and open new markets. This economic history can be seen today in the ways that the São Paulo-based Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce has gained greater recognition in increasing Brazilian exports to the Arab world. Arab-Brazilians are well integrated into Brazilian society. Today, only a minority of Arab Brazilians still know and speak the Arabic language, the vast majority of them being monolingual Portuguese speakers. Many important Brazilians are of Arab descent, including important politicians such as Paulo Maluf, Geraldo Alckmin, Gilberto Kassab, former President Michel Temer, José Maria Alkmin, artists, writers (for instance Raduan Nassar) and models. Notable Arab Brazilians Adib Domingos Jatene, physician Amyr Klink, sailor Antônio Houaiss, writer and philologist Arnaldo Jabor, film director, screenwriter and producer Alfredo Saad-Filho, economist Tania Khalill, actress Branco, football world champion Carlos Ghosn, businessman (former CEO of Renault and Nissan) Bruna Abdullah, Hindi and Tamil language film actress Daniella Sarahyba, model Alberto Dualib, businessman Beatriz Haddad Maia, tennis player Rafael Leitão, Brazilian chess grandmaster Guilherme Afif Domingos, politician Paulo Maluf, politician and former governor of São Paulo Geraldo Alckmin, former Governor of São Paulo Gilberto Kassab, politician and former mayor of São Paulo João Bosco, musician José Maria Alkmin, politician, former Vice-President of Brazil under Castelo Branco Juliana Paes, actress Luciana Gimenez Morad, model and TV entertainer Malu Mader, actress Marcelle Bittar, model Mário Zagallo, football player and coach world champion Michel Temer, politician, former President of Brazil Beto Carrero, entertainer, creator of the Beto Carrero World Park Raduan Nassar, writer Fagner, singer Sabrina Sato Rahal, model and TV entertainer Farid Zablith Filho, olympic swimmer Tony Kanaan, race car driver Wallid Ismail, martial artist, World class Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, famous for choking Royce Gracie unconscious Felipe Nasr, F1 Driver. Ibrahim Abi-Ackel, politician See also Asian Brazilians Arab diaspora Demographics of Brazil White Latin Americans Lebanese Brazilians References Arab Brazilian Ethnic groups in Brazil Arab diaspora in South America