Chinese arrival finds warm welcome in Rio

When Wang Yili arrived in Rio de Janeiro eight years ago, she found that unlike many other international cities, it had no Chinatown.

"That's because the Brazilian people are so friendly and enthusiastic that they will not alienate or separate people from other countries," Wang said, adding that about 20,000 Chinese live in Rio.

Wang, born in 1990 in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, moved to Brazil with her mother when she was 16, and studied at a high school in Rio. She is now chief executive officer of a Rio-based center that provides language training, interpreting and cultural exchange services.