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Chinese military evacuates 1,171 people from Sudan as mission ends

STORY: Chinese military evacuates 1,171 people from Sudan as mission ends DATELINE: April 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG HAIZHOU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the evacuation 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KHALID MAJID, Consul General, Consulate General of Pakistan, Jeddah 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Chinese evacuee 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Chinese evacuee 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): Pakistani evacuee 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): Pakistani evacuee STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG HAIZHOU, Xinhua correspondent "I'm here at the Jeddah Islamic Port of Saudi Arabia. Behind me is the Chinese Weishanhu vessel. This morning (April 29), the Weishanhu vessel has brought 215 Pakistanis, 6 Brazilians and 272 Chinese people from the Sudan Port." According to the Chinese Ministry of National Defense on Saturday, the Chinese military has completed the mission of evacuating Chinese from Sudan. Nine hundred and forty Chinese citizens and 231 for

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China's green energy in the eyes of Brazilians

STORY: China's green energy in the eyes of Brazilians DATELINE: March 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: SAO PAULO, Brazil CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): JOAO BASTOS, Employee of CPFL Energia, subsidiary of State Grid Brazil Power Participacoes S.A. (SGBP) 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Portuguese): LIDIANE DEOTI, Manager of Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality at CGN Brazil Energy 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Portuguese): LUIS ANTONIO PAULINO, Professor of Economics at the Paulista State University 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): CHEN DAOBIAO, President of SGBP STORYLINE: In recent years, investments and technologies from China have played an important role in the renewable energy sector in Brazil, providing a strong boost to the transformation of the sustainable development of the Latin American country. The cooperation between China and Brazil in sustainable development has deepened and has changed the lives of many Brazilians. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): JOAO BASTOS, Employee of CPFL Energia, subsidia

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Tennis: Australian Open

Brazilians Luisa Stefani (L) and Rafael Matos bite the trophy to celebrate winning the mixed doubles final against India's Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 27, 2023.

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Pele, "The King of Football" dies at 82

STORY: Pele, "The King of Football" dies at 82 DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: SAO PAULO, Brazil CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the hospital 2. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): EDUARDO DE CARVALHO NASCIMENTO, Football fan 3. various file of Pele STORYLINE: Former Brazilian football star and three-time World Cup champion Pele died on Thursday at the age of 82 in a hospital in Sao Paulo. Pele had been hospitalized since Nov. 29 due to a respiratory infection after he contracted COVID-19, and for the reassessment of the treatment of colon cancer. On Thursday afternoon, the hospital announced his death. According to a report from the hospital, Pele died due to the failure of multiple organs as a result of the progression of colon cancer associated with his previous medical condition. His funeral will be held at the home of his former club Santos on Monday. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): EDUARDO DE CARVALHO NASCIMENTO, Football fan "His legacy is (to let the world know) that the Brazilians are

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Support facility for Brazilians opens in Hamamatsu

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Carlos Eduardo Gabas (L), Brazilian social security minister, and Carlos Lupi (2nd from L), Brazilian labor and employment minister, cut a tape at the opening ceremony of the new support facility for Brazilian residents in Japan in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 31, 2010. There are about 270,000 Brazilian residents in Japan.

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Brazilians at opening ceremony for Toyota's mechanic course

NAGOYA, Japan - Brazilian residents of Japan attend an opening ceremony at Toyota Technical College Nagoya in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2014, for a one-year training course to nurture auto mechanics. After completing the course, they will return to Brazil to contribute to the development of the auto industry in the South American country.

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PM Abe pledges closer ties with Japanese-Brazilians

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves his hand upon arrival at a welcome party in Sao Paulo organized by Brazilians of Japanese origin on Aug. 2, 2014. Abe told some 1,200 attendees that Japan will further strengthen its ties with the Japanese community in Brazil.

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Japan envoy asks Japanese-Brazilians to help World Cup visitors

CUIABA, Brazil - Japanese Ambassador to Brazil Kunio Umeda asks Japanese-Brazilians on April 23, 2014, for cooperation in ensuring the safety of Japanese tourists during the 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament opening in Brazil in June.

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Getting tattoos is part of life in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A man gets a tattoo at a shop in Rio de Janeiro, as seen in this file photo taken on Jan. 14, 2014. Most Brazilians have no qualms about getting tattoos or having cosmetic surgery.

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Senior Brazilians flock to elderly-only lottery stand

TOKYO, Japan - A large number of elderly Brazilians wait to buy lottery tickets at counters set aside for them in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in March 2014.

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Japanese-Brazilians facing new challenges in Brazil

BRASILIA, Brazil - Juniti Saito, commander of Brazilian Air Force who was born to immigrant Japanese parents, gives an interview at the air force's headquarters in the Brazilian capital Brasilia in December 2013.

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Japanese-Brazilians facing new challenges in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Masayoshi Ibusuki (R), head of a nursing home for elderly Japanese Brazilians, speaks with one of the residents at the home near the port of Santos in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo on March 21, 2014.

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Japanese-Brazilians facing new challenges in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Family members of Masayoshi Ibusuki (2nd from R) have a chat while looking at family photos in Piedade in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo on March 21, 2014. From left in front are his father Tamotsu and mother Hisayo, with his first son Kelvin (R, rear) looking down.

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Japanese-Brazilians facing new challenges in Brazil

BRASILIA, Brazil - Juniti Saito, commander of Brazilian Air Force who was born to immigrant Japanese parents, gives an interview at the air force's headquarters in the Brazilian capital Brasilia in December 2013.

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Younger Japanese-Brazilians getting in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken March 21, 2014 shows Kaisei, a Brazilian sumo wrestler, set to fight against Sadanofuji on the 13th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka.

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Younger Japanese-Brazilians in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 11, 2014 shows Linda Sansei, a five-member Japanese-Brazilian girls pop group: (clockwise from upper left) Shiori, Mutsumi, Sayuri, Sakura and Naomi in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.

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Younger Japanese-Brazilians getting in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 11, 2014 shows Linda Sansei, a five-member Japanese-Brazilian pop group, dancing during a live performance in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.

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Younger Japanese-Brazilians in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 24, 2014 shows Paulo Issamu Hirano, a third-generation Japanese Brazilian who lives in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, holding copies of a free paper he has issued to introduce the prefectural town of Oizumi, which is dubbed "Brazil Town" as 10 percent of its 40,000 residents are of Brazilian descent.

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Younger Japanese-Brazilians in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 11, 2014 shows Linda Sansei, a five-member Japanese-Brazilian pop group, singing during a live performance in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.

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Younger Japanese-Brazilians in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 31, 2014 shows Marcelo Watanabe, a third-generation Japanese Brazilian at his office in Minokamo, Gifu Prefecture, who compiled an almanac of immigration in the prefecture last year to mark its 100th anniversary.

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Brazilians practice samba dance ahead of Rio Carnival

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazilians practice a samba dance in the dead of night for this year's Rio Carnival, as shown in this file photo taken in February 2014.

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Japanese-Brazilians learning Japanese from non-Japanese teachers

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Teacher Aline Wanderley (L) receives a homework assignment from a Japanese-Brazilian student at a Japanese-language school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Aug. 26, 2013.

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Japanese-Brazilians learning Japanese from non-Japanese teachers

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Teacher Aline Wanderley (C) gives a class to Japanese-Brazilians at a Japanese-language school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Aug. 26, 2013.

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Memorial service in Brazil for March 2011 Japan quake

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Women join their hands in prayer at a memorial service in Sao Paulo held by Japanese-Brazilians on March 9, 2013, ahead of the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster that devastated northeastern Japan and crippled the Fukushima nuclear complex.

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Memorial service in Brazil for March 2011 Japan quake

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Saya Sasaki (2nd from R) and Sakura Takano (3rd from R), "high school student ambassadors for peace," attend a memorial service in Sao Paulo held by Japanese-Brazilians on March 9, 2013, ahead of the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster that devastated northeastern Japan and crippled the Fukushima nuclear complex. Sasaki and Takano are both survivors of the 2011 disaster.

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Brazilians in Japan deliver aid materials

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Brazilians residing in Japan deliver relief supplies to the tsunami-hit town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 10, 2011, about a month after the March 11 disaster.

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'Lolita Fashion Show' held in Rio De Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - ''Kawaii Ambassador'' Misako Aoki of Japan and young Brazilians wearing ''Lolita fashion'' costumes pose on stage at the Memorial Hall of the Brazilian Academy of Letters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Nov. 28, 2009, during the ''Lolita Fashion Show,'' hosted by the Japan Foundation. The show was held as part of events to introduce Japanese pop culture and youth lifestyle trends.

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Brazil opens new consulate general in Hamamatsu

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Consul General Luiz Sergio Gama Figueira (C) and others cut the ribbon at an opening ceremony for Brazil's third consulate general in Japan in Shizuoka Prefecture, where around 51,000 Brazilians live, on Sept. 18, 2009. The new consulate, which is expected to begin full operations in mid-October, is located in Hamamatsu, which has a Brazilian population of about 17,000, the largest in a Japanese municipality.

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Group launches free cellphone-based website to help Brazilians

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a free cellphone-based website providing Portuguese-language information on daily life and employment in Japan. The website, Brazil Net, was launched by an Osaka-based nonprofit organization to help Brazilian workers hit by the economic downturn.

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Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito visits Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd from L) is welcomed by Brazilians of Japanese descent including students after laying a wreath at a cenotaph for Japanese settlers in Sao Paulo on June 19. He is visiting Brazil to attend events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Japanese emigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits Japanese-Brazilian communities in Gunma Pref.

OTA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L in center) and Empress Michiko (R in center) visit a foreign children's class on April 7 at a primary school in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, home to a large number of Brazilians of Japanese descent. The visit was arranged as part of the official commemoration of the centennial of Japanese emigration to Brazil. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits Japanese-Brazilian communities in Gunma Pref.

OTA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L in center) and Empress Michiko (R in center) visit a foreign children's class on April 7 at a primary school in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, home to a large number of Brazilians of Japanese descent. The visit was arranged as part of the official commemoration of the centennial of Japanese emigration to Brazil. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits Japanese-Brazilian communities in Gunma Pref.

OTA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C in background) and Empress Michiko (R in background) visit a foreign children's class on April 7 at a primary school in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, home to a large number of Brazilians of Japanese descent. The visit was arranged as part of the official commemoration of the centennial of Japanese emigration to Brazil. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits Japanese-Brazilian communities in Gunma Pref.

OTA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) visit a foreign children's class on April 7 at a primary school in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, home to a large number of Brazilians of Japanese descent. The visit was arranged as part of the official commemoration of the centennial of Japanese emigration to Brazil. (Pool photo)

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Municipalities want to set up register of foreign residents

MAEBASHI, Japan - A Brazilian restaurant in Oizumi, Gunma Prefecture, is full of Japanese-Brazilians and other customers on one holiday on Dec. 23, 2007.

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2 Brazilians pirate Disney DVDs, net 250 million yen since 2000

NAGOYA, Japan - Pirated DVDs and computer equipment on display at the Konan police station in Aichi Prefecture on April 22. Police say 300 pirated DVDs had been confiscated from two Brazilians in Nagano Prefecture who allegedly made DVD copies of Disney TV programs for sale in Japan. The suspects, Isawa Hevio Yukishigue and Alves Valter Teles, allegedly have netted 250 million yen since March 2000, selling pirated DVDs on the Internet and through Brazilian stores in Japan.

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Memorial service held for 7 Brazilians killed in pileup

OTSU, Japan - A memorial service for seven Brazilian men killed in a Nov. 13 seven-vehicle expressway pileup is held in Omi Hachiman, Shiga Prefecture, on Nov. 20. About 60 people, including the family of the seven, attended the service.

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(2)2 Japanese-Brazilian brothers arrested for robbing gun

NAGOYA, Japan - Jorge Edgar de Souza Eguti, 26, one of two Japanese-Brazilians wanted by police on suspicion of robbing a police officer of a loaded gun, arrives at Tajimi Police Station in Gifu Prefecture, on June 5 after being arrested in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture.

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(1)2 Japanese-Brazilian brothers arrested for robbing gun

NAGOYA, Japan - Mauro de Souza Eguti, 22, one of two Japanese-Brazilians wanted by police on suspicion of robbing a police officer of a loaded gun, arrives at Tajimi Police Station in Gifu Prefecture, on June 5 after being arrested in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Quake-hit foreign residents face difficult life in shelters

NAGAOKA, Japan - An official from the Brazilian Consulate General in Tokyo speaks to a Brazilian quake victim at a shelter in Nagaoka, central Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 29. Brazilians are among a large number of foreign workers and their families affected by a series of earthquakes that started on Oct. 23.

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(1)Brazilians rooting for Japan defender Tulio

PALMEIRA D'OESTE, Brazil - Yoshiyuki Tanaka (R) and his wife Teruko, grandparents of Japan's Olympic soccer team defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka, pose for photos at their home in Palmeira d'Oeste. The population of this small farming town of just 11,000 in southeastern Brazil is buzzing with anticipation ahead of Japan's opening match against Paraguay in the men's soccer tournament at the Athens Olympics.

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(2)Japanese samba dancers shine in Rio's carnival parade

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Noriko Nambara, 27, a samba instructor in Kobe, demonstrates her skill during the samba parades in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 22. There was a time when dancing the samba was thought to be a talent exclusive to Brazilians. But the outstanding performance of three Japanese samba dancers in this year's carnival parades has shattered that illusion.

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(20)Brazil vs Germany

OIZUMI, Japan - Japanese Brazilians rejoice in Oizumi, Gunma Prefecture, on June 30 after Brazil won the World Cup final against Germany 2-0 at International Stadium Yokohama on June 30. (World Cup 2002)

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(1)Supporters in Gunma

OIZUMI, Japan - Japanese Brazilians cheer for Brazil in Oizumi, Gunma Prefecture, on June 30 before the start of the World Cup final against Germany. (World Cup 2002)

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(7)Supporters in Oizumi

OIZUMI, Japan - Brazil supporters in Oizumi, Gumma Prefecture, celebrate their team's 2-1 victory over England in their quarterfinal match at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 21. Japanese-Brazilians account for 10% of the town's population. (World Cup 2002)

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Supporters in Gunma

MAEBASHI, Japan - Brazilians at a soccer bar in Oizumi, Gunma Prefecture rejoice after Brazil beat Belgium 2-0 at Kobe stadium on June 17. (World Cup 2002)

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Homermaker fosters friendship with Japanese-Brazilians

TOYOTA, Japan - A wave of internationalization flowed into the Homi-danchi housing complex as non-Japanese people moved in following a revision to Japan's immigration law in 1990. By Masato Kakigi

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Man gets indefinite term for murder of 2 Japanese-Brazilians

FUKUI, Japan - The Fukui District Court (pool photo) on August 2 sentenced an employment agency executive to an indefinite prison term for murdering two Japanese-Brazilians and abandoning their bodies in Fukui Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast in April 1997. According to the ruling, Yoshizumi Ishikawa, 29, of Fukui, murdered factory worker Carlos Alberto Oseko, 30, and Fuzifaru Massyo Fujiharu, a 30-year-old woman who was living with Oseko.

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Photo exhibition of 1995 Great Hanshin quake opens in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A photo exhibition opened July 29 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, covering the devastating earthquake that hit Kobe and its vicinity in western Japan in 1995 and subsequent reconstruction of the area. Hyogo Prefectural Gov. Toshitami Kaihara (2nd from R) attended an opening ceremony for the exhibition, which shows Brazilians who contributed some 82 million yen to relief efforts how the area has recovered. More than 6,400 people lost their lives in the magnitude-7.2 quake, which hit the Hanshin region Jan. 17 1995.

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BRAZIL-SAO PAULO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(221030) -- SAO PAULO, Oct. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva votes at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, on Oct. 30, 2022. On Sunday, Brazilians went to the polls to vote for the next president and vice president, as well as governors and deputy governors in 12 Brazilian states. The contested runoff pits President Jair Bolsonaro (Liberal Party), who is seeking reelection, against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Workers' Party). (Xinhua/Rahel Patrasso)