Russian press highlights World Indigenous Games

The Russian news agency Pravda heaped praise on the city of Palmas, which will host the first edition of the World Indigenous Games; "Palmas enjoys a high standard of living, is a center of ethnic and cultural diversity, has low crime rates, low pollution levels, is the sixth most developed capital in Brazil, has a growth rate of about ten percent per year, is located right in the heart of Brazil and Latin America and offers enormous opportunities for investment," says an article signed by journalist Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey; "The capital of the State of Tocantins is well prepared for this first edition of the World Indigenous Games," he adds.

July 09, 2015, 11:33 pmUpdated May 27, 2019, 11:09 AM

The Russian news agency Pravda heaped praise on the city of Palmas, which will host the first edition of the World Indigenous Games; "Palmas enjoys a high standard of living, is a center of ethnic and cultural diversity, has low crime rates, low pollution levels, is the sixth most developed capital in Brazil, has a growth rate of about ten percent per year, is located right in the heart of Brazil and Latin America and offers enormous opportunities for investment," says an article signed by journalist Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey; "The capital of the State of Tocantins is well prepared for this first edition of the World Indigenous Games," he adds (Photo: Aquiles Lins)

Tocantins 247 - With just under one hundred days to go before the World Indigenous Games (JMPI), Palmas, the host city, has gained prominence in the international media.

The Russian news website Pravda.Ru, which offers versions in four languages, published an article detailing the specifics of Palmas and the first edition of the Games. Russia is an important trading partner of Brazil and is also part of the group of emerging countries working to shape a new global economic architecture, the BRICS. The country has already confirmed the presence of its delegation at the first edition of the Games, which will take place from October 20th.

The article, authored by journalist Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey – a correspondent who produces content distributed in Portuguese-speaking countries such as Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, Portugal, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe – highlights the strategic location of the city of Palmas and describes it as a land of opportunity for investors.

"Palmas enjoys a high standard of living, is a center of ethnic and cultural diversity, has low crime rates, low pollution levels, is the sixth most developed capital in Brazil, has a growth rate of about ten percent per year, is located right in the heart of Brazil and Latin America, and offers enormous opportunities for investment," stated the original Pravda report.

Regarding the first edition of the Games, the report positively assesses the choice of Palmas as the host city. "The capital of the state of Tocantins is well prepared for this first edition of the World Indigenous Games. It has an indigenous population of approximately ten thousand people in the city itself, in addition to seven distinct ethnic groups residing in other cities of the state, such as the Krahô, Krahô Canela, Karajá, Karajá Xambioá, Apinajé, Xerente, and Javaé, who live in 82 communities," assessed Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey.

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