Queen Sofia's Visit to Brazil: October 5-8, 2003

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Queen Sofia will perfom an official trip to Brazil to participate in the III International Microcredit Forum in Brasilia. I leave you the pics

Spain's Queen Sofia smiles upon her arrival at the International Airport of Brasilia, Brazil on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003. The queen is on a four-day visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres).

Spanish Queen Sofia waves to photographers as she arrives in Brasilia, October 5, 2003. Queen Sofia is in Brazil for three-day official visit. REUTERS/Jamil Bittar

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, talks with the Spanish Queen Sofia, during her arrival at the inauguration of a micro-credit summit in Brasilia, Brazil, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2003. The queen is on four-day visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres).

Brazilian (news - web sites) President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ® and Spanish Queen Sofia arrive for the opening ceremony of the International Microcredit Forum in Brasilia, October 6, 2003. Queen Sofia is in Brazil for three-day official visit. REUTERS/Jamil Bittar

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, shakes hands with the Spanish Queen Sofia, during the inauguration of a micro-credit summit in Brasilia, Brazil, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2003. The queen Sofia ais on a four-day visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres).

 

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Queen Sofia in Brazil for the Queen Sofia Foundation

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Spain's Queen Sofia gets a tribal welcome in Brazil

7 OCTOBER 2003
Spain's Queen Sofia received a colourful welcome from some indigenous tribesmen when she arrived in Brazil on Monday.

The queen was welcomed by Chief Aritana of the Yawalapiti tribe when she touched down in the city of Brasilia. And members of the Yawalapiti, who hail from the Upper Xingu region in northern Brazil, performed a traditional dance in her honour.

Sofia also chatted with Chief Aritana about indigenous handicrafts and the issues affecting indigenous peoples in the country.

The 65-year-old is visiting Brasilia in her capacity as honorary chairperson of the International Microcredit Forum. The summit aims to help eradicate world poverty by providing credit for development projects in poorer countries.

"I hope that this formidable tool in the fight against poverty, together with the application of other policies and development projects, will come to fruition as quickly as possible," she said.

"Microcredit is fundamentally based in the idea of solidarity, and the government of my country could not neglect to support such an effective means to help the world's poorest people. Spain is unequivocally committed to the fight against poverty."

The pics from www.hellomagazine.com:

Sofia had her hands full when Chief Aritana showed her some traditional tribal handicrafts
Photo: © AFP

 

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The Queen inspected some of the Yawalapiti's fancy footwork when she arrived in the country
Photo: © AFP

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Brazilian (news - web sites) indian chief Aritana presents Queen Sofia of Spain with a Indian necklace in Brasilia, October 6, 2003. Queen Sofia is in Brazil for a three-day official visit. REUTERS/Jamil Bittar

 

[Josefine]

what has King Juan Carlos been up to when his queen is in Brazil

they do many things by their own

 

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Queen Sofia is participating in the forum about the microcredits, a thing taht she supported alot with the Queen Sofia Foundation .

The kind has duties in Spain and he couldn't go to Brazil

 

[Alexandria]

www.casareal.es - Su Majestad la Reina se reunió con los representantes de las catorce tribus que pueblan la región selvática del Alto Xingú, en el Mato Grosso, y presenció los bailes rituales de bienvenida y agasajo ofrecidos en su honor. El líder de las tribus, Aritana, agradeció a Doña Sofía su visita, que prometió intentar que su próxima visita incluya las zonas donde habitan.

(Museo Memorial de los Pueblos Indígenas. Brasilia -Brasil-, 6 de octubre de 2003)

www.casareal.es - Su Majestad la Reina, durante su visita a Santa María, una de las zonas más castigadas por la pobreza y la violencia de Brasilia, donde se reunió con las mujeres que forman la asociación "Aguja Mágica". Este grupo de 230 mujeres, gracias a su esfuerzo, trabajo e imaginación, y ayudadas por el programa de microcréditos, consiguen el sustento necesario para sus familias, aproximadamente unos 84 dólares mensuales, confeccionando ropa de casa, de la que se exporta la mitad de su producción a países como Estados Unidos o Italia. Esta asociación espera en breve recibir los microcréditos que permitan incorporarse a otras 200 mujeres a esta iniciativa.

(Santa María. Brasilia -Brasil-, 7 de octubre de 2003)

www.casareal.es - Su Majestad la Reina durante su visita a la exposición "Piauí, Tierra querida", celebrada en la Embajada de España. Doña Sofía contempló las más de trescientas obras de artesanía, muchas de ellas realizadas gracias al programa de microcréditos. Allí, el Gobernador de Piauí, Wellington Días, impuso a Su Majestad la más alta condecoración de su estado, la Orden del Mérito Renascensa.

(Brasilia -Brasil-, 7 de octubre de 2003)

www.yahoo.com - More from the Spanish National Day.

www.yahoo.com - More from the Spanish National Day.

www.yahoo.com - More from the Spanish National Day.

 

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Queen Sofia, diring the close of the forum

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HM King Juan Carlos in the reception of the new Eurofighters from the spanish air force

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The Kings in the opening of the new line of AVE between Madrid and Merida

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Queen Sofia in teh celebration of the 75th anniversary of the canonization of the Virgen of Guadalupe

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the King in the opening of the Telecom 2003 in Ginebra, Switerzland

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TM in the Spanish Day of the Nacional Celebration, in Madrid