{"id":299477,"date":"2021-10-01T17:23:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T20:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=299477"},"modified":"2021-10-03T17:09:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T20:09:08","slug":"expo-brazils-vp-talks-sustainability-in-pavilion-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/expo-brazils-vp-talks-sustainability-in-pavilion-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Expo: Brazil’s VP talks sustainability in pavilion opening"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dubai \u2013 By day, a wide, minimalistic, clear, cube-shaped space. At night, the venue comes to life with lots of projections of the most beautiful Brazilian landscapes, music and a huge water plaza to freshen up visitors under the high temperatures of the emirate. This is the first view you have of the Brazil pavilion at Expo 2020 which opened on Friday (1) and had its ribbon cut by vice president Hamilton Mour\u00e3o accompanied by his wife Paula Mour\u00e3o.<\/p>\n

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The Brazilian pavilion by day<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then the vice president also opened an exhibit of photos of Amazon on the first floor of the pavilion that is open to the public. \u201cBrazil wants to show it\u2019s a country devoted to the main topic of the 21st<\/sup> century: sustainability,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The VP said the pavilion will be an international showcase of Brazil for the following six months to show the world the challenges, achievements and potential of the country. He highlighted the importance of the space to foster strategic trade ties as well as market and business opportunities and said the venue will play host to announcements of new initiatives, businesses and partnerships that will contribute to the sustainable development.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pavilion that has just opened is a symbol of the greatest wealth of our country, the abundance of water and biodiversity, as well as the creative, entrepreneur and resilient spirit of our people,\u201d Mour\u00e3o said. He believes Expo 2020 Dubai represents a time of renewal, where we are overcoming the most severe phase of the worst pandemic of the last century.<\/p>\n

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At night, the pavilion comes to life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mour\u00e3o chairs the National Council for the Legal Amazon. He said he\u2019s pleased with the emphasis given to sustainability in the pavilion and added that investment attraction and jobs and income generation in the Amazon are fundamental for conservating the forest. The vice president will discuss \u201cNational Policies for the Sustainable Development of the Amazon\u201d on Saturday (2) at the Terra auditorium in the Sustainability District of the Expo at 3 pm (GST).<\/p>\n

Mour\u00e3o said that president Jair Bolsonaro is scheduled to come to Brazil Day at Expo 2020 on November 15. Bolsonaro is expected to come with a delegation of politicians and businesspeople. \u201cHis visit will raise our profile and strengthen our cooperation and friendship ties with the United Arab Emirates,\u201d the VP said.<\/p>\n

Other Brazilian authorities that watched the ribbon-cutting ceremony were general commissioner of Brazil for Expo Dubai 2020, general Elias Martins Filho; minister of Tourism, Gilson Machado; ambassador of Brazil to Abu Dhabi, Fernando Igreja; director of Brazilian pavilion, Raphael Nascimento; and director of Business of Apex-Brasil, Lucas Fiuza.<\/p>\n

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The vice president cut the ribbon in ceremony attended by officials<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Apex-Brasil representative Elias Rodrigues Martins Filho said the Brazilian pavilion will serve as a platform for partners. \u201cThis is Brazil\u2019s house across the Gulf region now,\u201d the general commissioner of Brazil for Expo Dubai 2020 said.<\/p>\n

In the pavilion at Expo, Brazil will showcase its unique, innovative and sustainable features to the world community over the 182 days of event. The forecast is to generate USD 500 million in export business, USD 10 billion in investments and over 20,000 new jobs in the country.<\/p>\n

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