NEWS IN ENGLISH – Obama bids Dilma farewell and flies to Rio

allen — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 22:27:40 +0000

Luciana Lima Reporter Agência Brasil

Brasília – After a full day of events in the capital of Brazil, the president of the United States, Barack Obama, arrived at the Palácio da Alvorada (Dawn Palace), president Dilma Rousseff’s official residence, for a cocktail that lasted some 40 minutes. The two Obama girls played in the huge yard with emus, while Obama and Michelle talked with guests. Obama spent most of the time with Dilma.

The Palacio da Alvorada has the curving columns that are the symbol of the city. At the cocktail, tropical fruit juices were served, along with Brazilian cheese bread (“pão de queijo”), chocolate candy (“brigadeiro”) and other typical Brazilian snacks (“quitutes”).

The Obamas are now aboard Air Force One, on their way to another busy day in Rio de Janeiro. After that, it will be on to Chile and El Salvador.

Allen Bennett – translator/editor The News in English

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farewell to Brasilia

NEWS IN ENGLISH – Obama bids Dilma farewell and flies to Rio