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Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama waves to people…
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama waves to people gathered on the street outside the Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela Community Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 20, 2011. (P032011PS-0469)
Visit to Brazil 2011
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama waves to people gathered on the street outside the Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela Community Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 20, 2011. (P032011PS-0469)

Visit to Brazil 2011

Event TypeHead of State Visit
March 19, 2011 - March 21, 2011
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President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters traveled to Brasilia, Brazil for an official State Visit on March 19, 2011. President Obama met with the newly elected president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff at the Palácio do Planalto. The goal of the visit was to strengthen US-Brazil trade relations.

President Obama then traveled to Rio de Janeiro, where he spoke to a crowd about colonialism, democracy, and advancing US-Brazil partnerships. President Obama also toured a favela, or Brazilian slum, and the Obama family visited the Christ the Redeemer statue.
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A video of President Obama’s remarks at the Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro during the 2011 State Visit was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama Speaks to the People of Brazil"  
A joint statement from the 2011 State Visit to Brazil can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Joint Statement by President Rousseff and President Obama"
A video of President Obama and President Rousseff of Brazil delivering remarks to the media during the 2011 State Visit was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama, President Rousseff Meet in Brasilia"  
A video of President Obama speaking to CEOs from the United States and Brazil during the 2011 State Visit was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum Discussion"  
Photos from the 2011 State Visit to Brazil were posted to the archived Obama White House Flickr account: "March 2011"