Hungarian President Áder To Visit Brazil
- 5 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
President János Áder will pay a visit to Brazil where he will meet politicians and sports officials, his office said. Áder will attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. He will watch several sporting events involving Hungarian athletes compete and visit the Olympic Village.
The president’s schedule includes opening the Hungarian House in Rio and meeting the deputy president of Brazil as well as the president and the vice president of the International Olympic Committee.
Áder is scheduled to meet the state governor of Sao Paulo and open a conference focusing on Hungarians in Brazil at Sao Paulo University.
The president will also visit Nova Friburgo in south-eastern Brazil where Hungarians are regarded as a founding nation.
The prime minister’s press office announced earlier that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will attend the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.
Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.
MTI photo: Máthé Zoltán
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