Lucrecia Franco

Lucrecia Franco reports for CGTN from Rio de Janeiro.

STORIES BY LUCRECIA FRANCO

April 19, 2025

Brazil to host BRICS Leaders’ summit in July

  Rio de Janeiro is preparing to host its fourth BRICS Leaders’ summit in July. Brazil once again took over the group’s presidency this year. The Rio BRICS Committee is busily planning for the high-level event, which is prioritizing six themes: trade, artificial intelligence, global […] Read More...
March 8, 2025

Uncovering the Amazon’s lost cities

For thousands of years, Indigenous societies have lived in the Amazon rainforest, their stories concealed beneath its vast rainforest. But only recently has the magnitude of their legacy begun to surface. Using Lidar – light detection and ranging, a remote sensing technology – scientists are […] Read More...
February 26, 2025

Brazil joins OPEC+

  Just nine months ahead of the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP30, Brazil has joined OPEC+, an alliance of major oil-exporting nations, reinforcing the country’s position as a global oil player. The move coincides with a push to expand oil drilling into […] Read More...
February 19, 2025

Brazil’s Carnival tackles waste problem with Chinese materials

  Although Brazil’s Carnival doesn’t officially begin until Feb. 28, celebrations are already underway. Behind the dazzling costumes and props, however, lies a major waste problem. A pilot project is addressing this by repurposing imported materials—mostly from China. Lucrecia Franco has the story from Rio […] Read More...
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