Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva recently announced a technology partnership with the Chinese companies Huawei and iFlytek to expand Brazil’s national supercomputing capacity and develop Portuguese-language artificial intelligence models. The announcement was made during an event at the Macaíba Technology Park in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.

The opening ceremony of the Chinese Language and Culture undergraduate programme at São Paulo State University (Unesp) was recently held at its Assis campus.

Cabo Verde’s Minister for Social Communication, Clóvis Silva, travelled to Beijing last week to attend the 7th China-Africa Media Cooperation Forum.

China and Brazil have maintained exchanges and technological co-operation in the sugarcane sector for more than a decade, capitalising on the complementary strengths of the two countries.

Brazilian musicians recently performed a concert at the Forte de Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro featuring a repertoire composed entirely of Chinese works.

The Macao SAR Government plans to support the entry of traditional Chinese medicine products into European markets by 2030, with Portugal serving as a gateway.

The exhibition “A Glimpse of Chinese Culture” will open on 22 August at São Bento Station on the Porto Metro, where it will remain on display until 12 September.

A delegation from the Brazil–China International Development Chamber of Commerce (CCDIBC) and the engineering company Grupo TSK do Brasil recently visited the Chinese city of Jinan to identify co-operation opportunities in the construction materials, agricultural inputs and chemicals sectors.

The governments of Cabo Verde and China recently signed a co-operation protocol in Praia for the rehabilitation of three Cabo Verdean schools, with Chinese technical and financial assistance.

São Paulo City Council recently hosted the 10th celebration of Chinese Immigrant Day. The event brought together more than 100 participants, including Chinese and Brazilian government representatives, leaders of the Chinese community and members of different sectors of society.

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Timor-Leste recently presented the Presidency of the Republic with a donation of US$65,000 and a range of goods for humanitarian assistance.

Brazil received US$6.1 billion in Chinese investment across 52 projects, 31 of which were linked to sustainability and clean energy, according to recently released data from the Brazil-China Business Council.