Center proves there's more to Brazil than samba and soccer

Increasing opportunities to work with educational institutions in Brazil are being pursued by the Center of Brazilian Culture at Peking University as China and the South American nation strengthen ties.

"We will send our first group of students to the University of Sao Paulo in January," said Hu Xudong, the center's deputy director.

"Cooperation and exchanges with other institutions, such as the University of Brasilia and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, are also under way."