Netherlands is Brazil’s gateway to Europe - by Wendy Braanker
The Netherlands is Brazil's gateway to Europe. Many of the country's exports find their way onto European markets via the port of Rotterdam. "What's more, the Netherlands is an important investor in Brazil," says Gilberto Vergne Saboia, the Brazilian ambassador to the Netherlands. Recently a delegation came to the Netherlands, led by the governor of the north-eastern state of Pernambuco. Its members wanted to find partners and investors, and exchange technological knowledge, says Mr Saboia. Brazil is currently having to make major investments in infrastructure. "We're facing some bottlenecks when it comes to sectors like transport and energy."It is no coincidence that the delegation was led by the governor of Pernambuco, he says. "It says something about our old links." After all, the Dutch were "present" in the region around Recife, the capital of Pernambuco, from around 1630. However, in 1654 they withdrew from the country because of the high cost of colonisation. As a reminder they left behind some stepped gables in around the city of Recife and in Olinda. This area in the north-east of Brazil is now particularly attractive to tourists, including Dutch ones.
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