Trade mission will go to China in April in the footsteps of soap-operas

26/02/2002 - 11h18

Brasília, 26 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - More than 80 Brazilian businessmen will travel to China as part of a trade mission in April. According to minister of Development, Sergio Amaral, with the entrance of China in the World Trade Organization (WTO) it will be possible for Brazil to double its exports to that country over the next few years and install Brazilian companies there.

One of Brazil's most famous actresses, and the best known in Asia because of the popularity of Brazilian soap-operas there, Lucélia Santos, quoted Theodore Roosevelt to explain what Brazil is up to: "Where our films go, our goods follow," said Roosevelt. And that is exactly what Brazil intends to do in China, where a special effort is being made for cultural exchanges, especially in the film and television industry. (AB)