Lucrecia Franco
CGTN America
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Brazil to tout success of its breast milk bank network at BRICS Summit
The 2019 slogan: "Donate breast-milk, nourish Life". → Read More
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
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
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
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
Record number of fires consuming the Amazon
CGTN's Lucrecia Franco explains the politics behind the Amazon rainforest fires. → Read More
Chinese made electric trash trucks make debut in Brazil
A cutting-edge automotive advance can be seen rolling down the streets of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. But it won't turn heads. It's not flashy or sleek. Still, there's plenty reason for the city's newest trash truck to gain admirers. → Read More
Huge boost for plan to cut pension benefits in Brazil
Plans to cut pension benefits in Brazil receive a huge boost when the lower house of congress approves the constitutional amendment needed to make the changes. → Read More
Rio hosts celebration marking 45 years of ties between China and Brazil
It's been 45 years since Brazil and China established diplomatic ties, and Rio is hosting a first-of-its-kind celebration. → Read More
Leaked messages appear to show conspiracy against former Brazilian president Lula
An explosive news report published by an online new organization alleges the jailing of former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was politically motivated. Here are the details. → Read More
Brazil's Vice President heads to China to reaffirm commitments
Brazil's Vice President Hamilton Mourao is set to visit China this week. Mourao will restart the China-Brazil High-Level Commission, which was suspended after the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff in 2016. → Read More
Brazilians working odd jobs to survive amid record unemployment
Brazil's employment rate is refusing to go down. And the consequence is a record of unemployed people, according to a recent government survey. More and more citizens are taking on odd jobs to survive. → Read More
Salvador's vibrant Carnival celebrates Brazil's black pride
Carnival is shining a spotlight on Afro-Brazilian culture; its complex musical rhythms, colorful athletic dances and nature-centered spirituality. Nowhere are these elements more alive than in Salvador, Brazil. Resistance to over 300 years of slavery produced one of the most spectacular carnival celebrations on earth. → Read More
Brazilian workers rush to file paperwork before pension reform bill passes
Brazil's long-awaited pension reform bill is finally arriving in Congress. It's crucial to boosting growth in the struggling South American economy. So, why are older workers rushing to retire before the bill becomes law? → Read More
Tracing the tracks of a Chinese community in Brazil
Chinese migrants have a long history all across Latin America. Many came to work on the railroads, laying the foundation for present-day transportation and trade networks. Rodrigo Marques is a descendant of Chinese migrants. He explores part of his family tree from the Brazilian town of Japeri. → Read More
Utility company fights poverty in Brazil with music
It's not often a utility company is associated with classical music. But that's exactly what you'll find from the Brazilian subsidiary of the State Grid Corporation of China. They are trying to help reduce poverty Brazil. → Read More
UN Food Agency says Brazil is set to be major global farming hub
The world needs millions more acres of farmable land by 2050 and the United Nation's Food agency says more than half of that is in Brazil. The South American country is already one of the world's biggest food producers, and its importance is rising. → Read More
Lack of sprinklers, insurance and funds contribute to Brazil’s museum fire
Investigators are still looking for the cause of Sunday’s devastating fire at Brazil’s National Museum. However, years of budget cuts may be a contributing factor. Some are saying it wa… → Read More
After accusations of neglect, Brazil’s government declares emergency aid for National Museum
“A lobotomy of Brazilian memory.” That’s how one presidential candidate is describing the loss of the National Museum of Brazil which was ravaged by fire. The government has announced emergency funding – after being accused of neglecting the institution. CGTN’s Lucrecia Franco reports. The 200 year-old National Museum, one of most important natural history and anthropology museums in the… → Read More
Lack of funding blamed for massive fire at Brazil’s National Museum
The collection included dinosaur fossils and historical artifacts from Brazil, Egypt and Greece. The museum also had one of the oldest the oldest human skeletons found in Latin America, known as Lu… → Read More