Mr. Luis Fernandes - Deputy Minister of Science , Technology and Innovation, member of the Advisory Committee of Vasco da Gama - accompanied Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife to visit the traditional room, as well as the Estádio São Januário football stadium, with a capacity of 25,000 spectators - the main stadium of the club.
At the football field, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife were presented with a set of Vasco da Gama jerseys by the club's representative, and also presented the club with a jersey from Hanoi Football Club.
After more than 100 years of development (founded in 1898) named after Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, and originally a rowing club, Vasco da Gama has developed more sports such as basketball, swimming, especially football.
Vasco da Gama officially entered the football field in 1915 and is one of the football teams with a long tradition, rich achievements, and the largest number of fans in Brazil and South America.
To date, Vasco da Gama has won 65 titles, including 4 Brazilian championships, 1 Brazilian national cup, and more than 20 Carioca titles. In the international arena, Vasco da Gama won the World Cup Libertadores da América, the South American Club Championship, and was runner-up in the Club World Cup.
Vasco da Gama is home to many world-famous players such as: Roberto Dinamite, Edmundo, Romário, Juninho Pernambucano, Bebeto, Mauro Galvão. Among them, Romário is the one who helped Brazil win the 1994 World Cup and was one of the best strikers in the world in the 1990s.
Vasco da Gama was also one of the first Brazilian clubs to fight against racism in football, and was the first major team in Brazil to recruit black players and laborers.
Despite many difficulties in recent times, the club is still one of the pillars of Brazilian football and is moving towards a new stage of development thanks to strong support from fans.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his admiration for the long history of formation, development, and great achievements of Vasco da Gama Club. According to the Prime Minister, Vasco da Gama is a beloved club of Brazilian President Lula da Silva; and has been, is, and will continue to be an indispensable part of the lives of not only the Rio de Janeiro community but also the global fan community. Estádio São Januário Stadium is not only the venue for top football matches but also the venue for many major political and cultural events in Brazil.
Vasco da Gama is not only famous for football but also a symbol of anti-racism and multiculturalism, with the philosophy of football for the people; football is not only for the rich but football is for everyone, broadly speaking, everyone has equal access to all sports.
The Prime Minister said that the football philosophy is also the philosophy and cultural identity of Brazil and is very close to Vietnamese culture, which is to always attack, fight with all your might, devote all your might, with all your intelligence, sophistication, and passion; fair competition and striving to win are necessary, but not everything; the important thing is to show dedication, enjoyment, and sharing.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said many Brazilian players have joined Vietnamese clubs, helping these clubs compete successfully, with some clubs winning championships.
Noting that Vietnamese people are passionate about football and admire Brazilian football with its "Samba dance on the field", Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that the potential for cooperation in culture and sports, especially high-performance sports, including football, between Vietnam and Brazil is limitless.
The Prime Minister suggested that Brazil and Vasco da Gama Club increase cooperation activities and support Vietnam in developing football, such as training and educating players, especially improving players' physical strength and skills, improving management capacity, developing brands, mobilizing and managing resources, organizing competitions, as well as continuing to "export" Brazilian players to Vietnam and Vietnamese players to Brazil...
Prime Minister proposes establishing a joint Vietnam - Brazil coffee brand
On the afternoon of July 5, in Rio de Janeiro, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Brazilian Minister of Agriculture Carlos Fávaro and witnessed the first container of Brazilian beef exported to Vietnam.
The Prime Minister affirmed that the two countries have great potential to develop agricultural cooperation on the basis of having a large market, complementary strengths, and the prospect of being soon connected by free trade agreements.
The Prime Minister believes that the results of this visit will open a new era for agricultural cooperation between the two countries, making agriculture a breakthrough field of bilateral cooperation.
The Prime Minister proposed that the two Ministries of Agriculture establish a Joint Working Group to closely coordinate to implement high-level commitments, including further opening the market for each other's agricultural products; promoting on-site agricultural investment; establishing a partnership in coffee production and consumption, establishing a joint Vietnam-Brazil coffee brand; and establishing a partnership in food security, whereby Vietnam supplies rice and ensures food security for Brazil.
Minister Carlos Fávaro expressed his deep affection for Vietnam, admiration for President Ho Chi Minh's ideals and vision, and the honor of visiting President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum during his visit to Vietnam with President Lula last March.
The Minister also appreciated the tradition of agricultural development and the growing strength of Vietnamese agricultural products in the international arena; and wished to deepen bilateral agricultural cooperation, a pillar of the newly established Strategic Partnership.
Agreeing with the proposals of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, the Minister affirmed his determination to effectively implement the commitments and directions of the two countries' senior leaders, turning friendship and cooperation potential into concrete results.
The Minister expressed his willingness to exchange a list of key products to work with Vietnam to determine a roadmap for opening the market for agricultural products of both sides. The Minister also wished to connect Vietnamese and Brazilian agricultural enterprises, build a partnership in trade and investment in the direction of linking and complementing each other in the agricultural production chain, exchanging and transferring machinery, equipment and technology for agricultural production and processing, helping to improve the output and quality of agricultural products of both countries.
The two sides agreed to promptly implement the committed steps, meeting the potential and expectations of both sides in agricultural cooperation, contributing to the Vietnam - Brazil strategic partnership.
On this occasion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Minister Carlos Fávaro witnessed the first container of Brazilian beef exported to Vietnam.
The Prime Minister affirmed that this event, along with the first export shipment of tra and basa fish and tilapia from Vietnam to Brazil on this occasion, is a testament to the close, trustworthy and mutually beneficial agricultural cooperation between the two countries, creating momentum for steps to strengthen cooperation in the coming time.
According to VGP
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