China and Brazil in eyes of sinologist

BEIJING/SAO PAULO - Chinese traditions like cockfighting, kite-flying and fireworks have been quite common in Brazil for many years.

Despite the thousands of kilometers between them, China's historical and artistic mark on Brazil has existed for about 300 years, said Brazilian sinologist Jose Roberto Teixeira Leite in his book China in Brazil.

"Influences or imprints from China can be detected from the colonial period, even up to the time after Brazil's independence," Teixeira said.