Africa-Press – Angola. The Federative Republic of Brazil may open a Consulate General in Luanda in the near future, which will be the first in a Portuguese-speaking country in Africa.
The information was advanced by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, after the inauguration of the Ovídio de Melo gallery, at the Guimarães Rosa Institute/Centro Cultural Brasil-Angola, located in Coqueiros, Luanda.
The Brazilian statesman said, on the occasion, that he had instructed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira, to urgently study the opening of a Consulate General of Brazil in the Angolan capital.
About 30,000 Brazilians currently live in Angola, representing the largest community in Africa and, on the other side (Brazil), about 50,000 Angolans reside in that South American country.
Demand before Covid-19 was 6,000 visa requests per year for Brazil and, currently, the figure is estimated at 43,000 visa requests for the South American country.
Homage to Ovídio de Melo
President Lula da Silva highlighted the qualities of the Brazilian diplomat Ovídio de Melo, at the inauguration of the gallery with the same name, at the Guimarães Rosa Institute/Centro Cultural Brasil-Angola.
The greatest moment in Ovídio de Andrade Melo’s career was marked by his role in the consolidation of Angola’s independence, to which he had been appointed, during the Geisel government, as a representative with the transitional administration established by Portugal, shortly after the Carnation Revolution.
President Lula da Silva, who has been on a state visit to Angola since Thursday, will travel (Saturday) to São Tomé and Príncipe, for the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) .
Cooperation between Angola and Brazil began to take shape on June 11, 1980, with the signing of the Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation Agreement.
Under this agreement, the two countries developed bilateral cooperation in the areas of health, culture, public administration, professional training, education, environment, sports, statistics and agriculture.
Brazil was the first country in the world to recognize Angola’s independence, proclaimed on November 11, 1975, by then President António Agostinho Neto.
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