China and Brazil are expected to form closer and stronger economic ties during the upcoming visit by Premier Li Keqiang, according to China's top diplomat in the South American country.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang left Beijing on Sunday to start his official visit to Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Chile, with stopovers in Ireland and Spain.
Brazil is expecting more investments in infrastructure, agriculture and the service sector as a result of the visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to the country next week, said a leading Brazilian expert.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's upcoming official visit to Brazil will allow the two countries to boost cooperation in production capacity and investment for mutual benefit, says China's ambassador to Brazil.
Brazilian Health Minister Arthur Chioro confirmed Thursday that the country is suffering a dengue epidemic, with 745,957 confirmed cases so far this year, a 234.2 percent increase over the same period of 2014.
Brazil needs to focus on Chinese investments now, with a peak of exports to China already having passed, according to a former Brazilian ambassador to China.
Photographs of Chinese Cuju, martial arts and chess, along with drawings showing ancient Chinese sports, have been on display at Brazil's first Portuguese-Chinese bilingual high school with the goal of promoting cultural exchange between China and Brazil before next year's Olympic Games in Rio.
Brazil's eighth Confucius Institute has opened at the State University of Campinas, reflecting a growth in the demand for Chinese language in the country.
China's investments in Brazil have changed to infrastructure and energy from raw materials and industrial sectors, according to Brazilian daily newspaper O Globo.
Last August, Brazilian student Shi Moli won the All-Round Championship of the 13th "Chinese Bridge" Competition, an "all things" Chinese proficiency contest for foreign students.
Even if the recent drop in oil prices makes pre-salt oil exploration in Brazil unviable, the country offers China other energy alternatives for investment, according to an expert on Brazil-China relations.