CGTN AmericaLucrecia Franco reports for CGTN from Rio de Janeiro.
Lucrecia Franco
STORIES BY LUCRECIA FRANCO
November 6, 2019
Brazil to tout success of its breast milk bank network at BRICS Summit
The 2019 slogan: "Donate breast-milk, nourish Life". Read More...
November 4, 2019
Brazilian snack company enters Chinese market
A Brazilian food company is taking advantage of this month's China International Import Expo to offer its popular snacks -- Brazil cheese bread -- to one of the world's largest markets. Read More...
November 1, 2019
Uruguay beef: Overseas demand eats into local consumption
Uruguay is a producer of high quality beef which is now in demand from the far side of the globe. As China's appetite for gourmet beef rises, Uruguay itself is forced to import meat. Lucrecia Franco reports. Read More...
October 28, 2019
Second round of Uruguay’s presidential election to be held in November
Uruguay is heading to the second round of presidential elections in November. That's after no candidate reached a 50% plus 1 majority in Sunday's vote. It was one of the tightest races since the center-left Broad Party came into power more than a decade ago. Read More...
October 23, 2019
Brazilian President eyes up investment in Asia
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is touring Asia, as he eyes up several trade deals for Latin America's largest economy. Read More...
October 11, 2019
Rio de Janeiro hosts 4th BRICS film festival
As host of this year’s BRICS summit next month, Brazil was also the site of the 4th edition of the BRICS film festival. Read More...
October 1, 2019
Rock in Rio: Chinese and Asian bands feature at seven-day music festival
It is the 19th edition of the seven-day musical smorgasbord that started in 1985. The theme this year is Asia: introducing an assortment of acts and best-selling artists to hundreds of thousands of music fans. Read More...
October 1, 2019
Chinese Park inaugurated in Rio de Janeiro
With the sound of drums in the air, a traditional dragon dance, a sight seen more and more often in Brazil. But this time, celebrating the inauguration of Rio de Janeiro’s first Chinese Park, a small but symbolic space located in the heart of the city. Read More...
September 15, 2019
At 16 this Jiu-Jitsu champion sells cookies to compete in his dream sport
What would you do to fulfill a dream? For Brazilian Gabriel Bona, the World's youth Jiu-Jitsu heavyweight champion, there is always an alternative when you don't have athlete sponsorship and money is scarce. Read More...
September 2, 2019
