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Rio de Janeiro
09.03.2008

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Desejo que visita do Senhor Presidente seja decisiva para consolidar uma forte integração entre as duas nações. Portugal e Brasil terão muito a ganhar se passarem a colaborar intensivamente, nas mais diversas áreas, seja na defesa da Língua Portuguesa, preservação do património histórico, energias renováveis ou na...

Douglas Cavallari Santana, Brasil

A visita do Senhor Presidente ao Brasil é marcante para a comunidade portuguesa. Registamos com muito orgulho, pelo significado que tem, o encontro dos dois presidentes no Real Gabinete Português de Leitura do Rio de Janeiro, uma instituição fundada por portugueses em 1837.

Laurentino Savi, Brasil

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AGENDA

8 March 2008

11:30 | Ceremony held in the Royal Portuguese Library with the presence of the President of the Federal Republic of Brazil and Mrs. Lula da Silva
               Signing of the Book of Honour
               Location: Camoniana Hall

               Unveiling of a plaque allusive to the Ceremony by the Presidents of the Portuguese Republic and of the Federal Republic of Brazil
               Location: Entrance to the Royal Portuguese Library

               Ceremony
               - National Anthems
               - Address by the President of the Royal Portuguese Library
               - Address by the President of the Republic
               - Address by the President of the Federal Republic of Brazil
               Location: Library Hall of the Royal Portuguese Library

               Exhibition of a first edition of “Os Lusíadas” epic poem, by Luís de Camões, and of a manuscript by Machado de Assis
               Location: Camoniana Hall

13:00 | Luncheon hosted by the President of the Republic and Mrs. Cavaco Silva in honour of the President of the Federal Republic of Brazil and Mrs. Lula da Silva
               - Location: Palace of São Clemente

18:45 | Church of Our Lady of Carmo, Former Imperial Cathedral
               - Reception hosted by the Mayor of the City of Rio de Janeiro
               - National Anthems
               - Military Parade

19:00 | “Son et Lumiére” show alluding to the arrival of the Court in Rio de Janeiro
               - Location: Church of Our Lady of Carmo, Former Imperial Cathedral

19:30 | Concert by the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra
               - Playing of the “Mass of Our Lady of Conception” and launching of the CDs “Modinhas Cariocas” and “Requiem and Te Deum” by Father José Maurício Nunes Garcia

21:00 | Official dinner hosted by the Mayor of the City of Rio de Janeiro on the occasion of the Commemoration of the 200 Years of the Arrival of the Court in Rio de Janeiro
               - Location: former Imperial Palace