Rio orchestra thrives with help from Chinese firm
China DailyMare do Amanha Orchestra, which is from the Mare neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, performs at the opening of the China-Brazil Friendship Garden at the Botanical Garden in Rio on Nov 16, 2024. "I have been a member of the orchestra since 2014," said Rodrigues, now 25, principal cellist with Mare do Amanha Orchestra, or Mare Orchestra of Tomorrow. The orchestra also performed for President Xi Jinping during his state visit to Brazil in 2014, marking the 40th anniversary of the two countries' diplomatic relations. As the Chinese president arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday for the 19th G20 Summit and a state visit to Brazil, Kochem said that with such high-level exchanges between the two countries, China and Brazil are like brothers growing together for common development.