Rio to host child welfare congress
Thousands of delegates will descend on Brazil for a global child welfare congress, it has been reported.
People considering buying property for sale in Brazil could be interested to hear the news because the visitors to the event will need somewhere to stay.
According to the Brazzil Magazine, the World Congress against CSEC will take place in Rio de Janeiro from November 25th to 28th and organisers expect 3,500 people to attend including official delegates from 150 governments.
The event is sponsored by the Brazilian government, ECPAT, and the United Nations Children’s Fund among others.
"Unlike other inter-governmental conferences this congress is unique in having voting representatives from non-governmental organizations, international groups and commercial representatives," the report notes.
Meanwhile, the publication reported this week that Cuban leader Raul Castro has chosen the Latin American nation as the destination for his first trip overseas.
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made the announcement while in Havana to sign an agreement for state-owned energy firm Petrobras to explore for oil and gas off the Cuban coast.
