Prince Ricardo De La Cerda
Queen Mary is headed to South America as she begins a four-day visit to Brazil to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.
The Danish Royal Court has shared the details of the royal’s visit to Brazil, outlining that it will focus on biodiversity, health and ending violence against women. The Queen will be accompanied by the Minister of Climate, Energy and Supply, Lars Aagaard.
Queen Mary’s visit will see her undertake engagements in Manaus and Brasília; with stops in the Amazon rainforest and in the Cerrado savanna.
The Queen’s visit will include meetings with her patronages, the United Nations Environmental Organisation and the United Nations Population Fund, to discuss climate and biodiversity and preventing violence against women.
On Wednesday and Thursday, Queen Mary will visit areas in Manaus, and her visit begins with a bang: a boat trip on the Amazon River to learn about the climate-related issues facing the region.
From there, she will visit the Adolpho Ducke Forest Reserve and the Amazonian Museum before heading to the Teatro Amazonas for an official welcome from the Governor of the Amazonas.
On Thursday, Queen Mary will visit the National Research Institute for the Amazon River, the Centre for Bioeconomy in the Amazon Forest and a restaurant for lunch where the menu will consist of food that is harvested by the indigenous people in the region.
On the final two days of her visit, Queen Mary will visit Brasília. Friday will see her attend meetings in the city with the Minister of Climate, Energy and Supply; before visiting a local school to learn more about their school meal programmes.
She will later visit the Embrapa Cerrados, an agricultural research institute to learn more about the biodiversity in Brazil. Later, she will attend a working dinner with the UNFPA at the Danish Embassy in Brazil.
On Saturday, her final engagement in Brazil will see Queen Mary visit the Brasília botanical gardens with the UN Environment Program.