Mayer "Gaston" Ambar[1, 2, 3, 4]
1926 - 1994 (67 years)-
Name Mayer "Gaston" Ambar Born 02 Jul 1926 Cairo,,Al Q?hirah,Egypt 
Mayer Ambar Entry Visa for Brazil Gender Male Education 1944 Cairo,,Al Q?hirah,Egypt Enrolled in journalism Immigration 1946 Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil Name Gaston Naturalization April 1954 Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil Brazilian Agency: Office of the President 
Mayer Ambar Naturalized Brazliian
Mayer Ambar's certificate of Brazilian naturalization signed by Getulio Vargas and Trancredo Neves, dated 19 Mar 1954Occupation 1957 Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil Founded Bel Air Viagens Died 22 Feb 1994 Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil _CRE 29 Mar 2014 Person ID 35449330 Ambar Last Modified 23 Oct 2016
Father Saleh Ambar, b. 1886, Baghdad,,Baghd?d,Iraq , d. 01 Sep 1948, Cairo,,Al Q?hirah,Egypt (Age 62 years) Mother Aimée Azoulai, b. 10 Jun 1892, ?alw?n,,Al Q?hirah,Egypt , d. 16 Jul 1969, Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil (Age 77 years) Married 1909 Cairo,,Al Q?hirah,Egypt [2] 
Saleh and Aimée Ambar Wedding 
Saleh and Aimée Ambar on Honeymoon in Upper Egypt _CRE 29 Mar 2014 Family ID 92794446 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Marie Dayé, b. 20 Sep 1927, Recife,,PE,Brazil , d. 06 Feb 2017, Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil (Age 89 years) Married 06 Oct 1951 Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. 
Marie Mayer Casamento 
Marie Mayer Casamento Mayer Marie Ambar Wedding
Marriage certificate of Mayer and Marie Ambar, dated 9 Dez 1954 from an official registry in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. States wedding date as 4 Oct 1951, at 11:00. States Mayer's birth as 2 Jul 1926 and address as Rua Gastão Penalva 106, Apt 102. States Marie's birth as 20 Sep 1926 and address as Avenida Engenheiro Richard 54-a._CRE 29 Mar 2014 Children 1. Living 2. Living Last Modified 18 Oct 2015 Family ID 15946282 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 02 Jul 1926 - Cairo,,Al Q?hirah,Egypt 
Education - Enrolled in journalism - 1944 - Cairo,,Al Q?hirah,Egypt 
Immigration - 1946 - Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil Married - 06 Oct 1951 - Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil Naturalization - Brazilian,Agency: Office of the President - April 1954 - Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil Occupation - Founded Bel Air Viagens - 1957 - Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil Died - 22 Feb 1994 - Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil = Link to Google Earth
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Mayer and Marie Ambar Dating Mayer Ambar Entry Visa for Brazil Marie Mayer Casamento At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. Marie Mayer Casamento 
Mayer Ambar with Aime?e At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. 
Baile de Debutante da Zafira Dayé Nigri At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. 
Ambars e Beidas 
Mayer Ambar Piano Mayer Ambar Naturalized Brazliian
Mayer Ambar's certificate of Brazilian naturalization signed by Getulio Vargas and Trancredo Neves, dated 19 Mar 1954Mayer Marie Ambar Wedding
Marriage certificate of Mayer and Marie Ambar, dated 9 Dez 1954 from an official registry in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. States wedding date as 4 Oct 1951, at 11:00. States Mayer's birth as 2 Jul 1926 and address as Rua Gastão Penalva 106, Apt 102. States Marie's birth as 20 Sep 1926 and address as Avenida Engenheiro Richard 54-a.
Cover of "O Maestro" about Mayer Ambar's Life, written by Fábio Steinberg 
Summer Home of the Ambar's in Itaipava, Brazil 
Mayer e Marie Ambar Grave - Cemitério do Cajú, Rio de Janeiro At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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Notes - In 1926, a pregnant Aimée Azoulai had a dream about uncle Meir who had raised her husband Saleh Ambar. She decided the next morning that if she had a son, he would be named Mayer. A few months later Mayer was born in Cairo at the family's apartment on Abdel Aziz Street #11 (last floor), with the help of the same midwife that gave birth to all of Aimée's children: Nazli Wahba.
Young Mayer Ambar studied at the French School in Cairo where he learned French and Arabic. He then studied journalism at the American University of Cairo. Midway through his university studies, Mayer decided to drop out and move to the New World. While he awaited his visa to the United States, he came across the book "Brasil, País do Futuro" authored by Stephan Zweig and decided that is where he would go.
In 1946, at 20 years of age, Mayer arrived in Rio de Janeiro and moved into a room in Copacabana he rented from Mrs. Zilpa Lipiani, with whom he remained friends until her death in 1994. He took a job at the Pan American airlines and Panair do Brasil, where he worked for 11 years. For the first 5 of those years, Mayer also worked a night job at Radiobrás, where he was an international telegram operator - a job suited for him given that he could speak 6 languages. In 1957, Mayer left Panair do Brasil and founded his own travel agency. He named his company Bel Air Viagens and worked there until his death in February, 1994.
In the late 1940s, Mayer's mother learned that a woman who lived in Brazil was visiting Egypt. Her name was Fortunée Harari and Aimée immediately traveled to track her down and inquire about the country where her son Mayer had emigrated to. At the end of the conversation, Aimée made Fortunée promise that she would try to locate Mayer upon her return to Rio de Janeiro and make sure that he was taken care of. Incredibly, not long after Fortunée returned, Mayer was invited to dine at the Harari household by Fortunée's brother, Simon Harari. That evening Mayer met not only Fortunée, but also her daughter Marie Dayé! Mayer and Marie maried in October 1951 and Fortunée more than fulfilled her promise to Aimée!
Mayer was a very charismatic man and all who knew him had great admiration and respect for him. From a young age, he developed a profound sensibility to music - especially classical music which moved him greatly and which he played on the piano. He also enjoyed reading and was a very cultured man.
- In 1926, a pregnant Aimée Azoulai had a dream about uncle Meir who had raised her husband Saleh Ambar. She decided the next morning that if she had a son, he would be named Mayer. A few months later Mayer was born in Cairo at the family's apartment on Abdel Aziz Street #11 (last floor), with the help of the same midwife that gave birth to all of Aimée's children: Nazli Wahba.
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