Brazil, 1990
Brasilia
March 14
• Arrival at the Brazilian Air Force base, in the outskirts of Brasilia.
• Interview by the television network ‘O’Globo’, at the Cuban embassy residence.
• Conversation held with outgoing President Jose Sarney during a dinner hosted by the former President in his honor, which was also attended by other invited presidents: Carlos Andres Perez (Venezuela), Alan Garcia (Peru), Virgilio Barco (Colombia), Felipe Gonzalez (Spain), Patricio Aylwin (Chile), Carlos Menem (Argentina), Luis Alberto Lacalle (Uruguay) and Jaime Paz Zamora (Bolivia), among others, at ‘Granja del Torto’.
• After concluding the dinner hosted in his honor, Fidel had a conversation with the Soviet delegation attending the inauguration of the new president, which was headed by Mircha I. Smegui, Vice President of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
March 15
• He attended the inauguration ceremony of the new president elect, Fernando Collor de Mello, at the Palace of Planalto.
• Conversation with Oscar Arias, President of Costa Rica.
• Conversation with Carlos Andres Perez, President of Venezuela.
• Conversation with Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, President of Angola, at the Brazilian Chancellery.
• Conversation with Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua, at the Brazilian Chancellery.
• Conversation with the Brazilian senator Ulises Guimaraes, President of the Brazilian Democratic Movement party.
• Conversation with Jaime Paz Zamora, President of Bolivia.
• Conversation with Virgilio Barco, President of Colombia.
• Interview granted to the Colombian press.
• Interview granted to the Manchete television network.
• Interview granted to the Bandeirantes television network, which would be aired by the TV program ‘Cara a Cara’.
• Interview granted to Denis Rivera, journalist of the Salvador de Bahia television network, at the Cuban embassy residence.
• Interview granted to the Bolivian television.
March 16
• Conversation with Miguel Arraes, Governor of Pernambuco, at the Cuban embassy residence.
• Conversation with Jamil Haddad and Roberto Amaral of the Brazilian Socialist Party, at the Cuban embassy residence.
• Conversation with Joao Amazonas, president of the Communist Party of Brazil, at the Cuban embassy residence.
• Interview granted to the Brazilian Television System, at the Cuban embassy residence.
• Fidel welcomed a group of children neighbors to the Cuban embassy residence.
• He attended the official lunch hosted by Fernando Collor de Mello, President of Brazil.
• Visit to the Brazilian National Bishops Conference. Conversation held with vice president Paulo Ponte and with Secretary-General Celso Queiroz.
• Conversation held with Fernando Collor de Mello, President of Brazil, at the Palace of Planalto.
• Statements to the press, at the Palace of Planalto.
• Press conference, at one of the plenary halls of the Deputies Chamber.
• Interview to the press on his way out from the Itamaraty Palace.
Sao Paulo
March 17
• Tour around the city.
• Interview granted to the television program ‘Roda Viva’, Channel 2 of ‘TV-Cultura’.
• Visit to the Latin American Memorial.
• Speech delivered at the ceremony to award the ethnologist Orlando Villas Boas the Prize of the State of Sao Paulo, at the Latin American Memorial.
• Meeting with Brazilian personalities and business people, at the Anhembi conference center.
• Meeting with Brazilian religious people, theologians and leaders of grassroots Christian communities, presided over by Leonardo Boff and Frei Betto, at the Anhembi conference center.
March 18
• Interview by ‘Television Cultural’ TV channel of the Sao Paulo foundation ‘Padre Anchieta’.
• Private conversation with Eduardo Suplicy, president of the Sao Paulo Legislative Assembly, and with Luisa Erendina, Mayor of Sao Paulo.
• Fidel visited the residence of Luis Inacio (Lula) da Silva, President of the Brazilian Workers Party, with whom he talked and had a private lunch. He greeted neighbors from a balcony at Sao Bernardo.
• Fidel and Luis Inacio (Lula) da Silva exchanged with the people who gathered outside the residence of the Brazilian political leader.
• Meeting with leaders of different Brazilian political parties, at the Anhembi conference center.
• Press conference granted to Brazilian and foreign journalists, at the Anhembi conference center.
• Speech delivered at a meeting with Brazilian intellectuals, at the Anhembi conference center.
• Words pronounced at a reception hosted in his honor by Governor Orestes Quercia, at the Government Palace.
Rio de Janeiro
March 19
• Arrival at El Galeao military airport.
• Speech delivered during a visit paid to the ‘Oswaldo Cruz’ Foundation (FIOCRUZ), an important medical and biological research center. Conversation held with its director, Akira Homma, as well as with other scientists and workers. Speech delivered at the center.
• Visit to the O’Globo TV network headquarters. Signing of a television cooperation agreement with the ‘Roberto Marinho’ Foundation. Conversation held during a lunch with the Foundation’s president.
• Meeting held with business people of the Chamber of Commerce and Industries, at the O’Globo TV network headquarters.
• Visit to the residence of Leonel Brizola, ex-Governor and President of the Labor Democratic Party, at Copacabana.
• Words of gratitude pronounced at the farewell dinner hosted in his honor by Governor Wellington Moreira, at the Laranjeiras Palace.
March 14
• Arrival at the Brazilian Air Force base, in the outskirts of Brasilia.
• Interview by the television network ‘O’Globo’, at the Cuban embassy residence.
• Conversation held with outgoing President Jose Sarney during a dinner hosted by the former President in his honor, which was also attended by other invited presidents: Carlos Andres Perez (Venezuela), Alan Garcia (Peru), Virgilio Barco (Colombia), Felipe Gonzalez (Spain), Patricio Aylwin (Chile), Carlos Menem (Argentina), Luis Alberto Lacalle (Uruguay) and Jaime Paz Zamora (Bolivia), among others, at ‘Granja del Torto’.
• After concluding the dinner hosted in his honor, Fidel had a conversation with the Soviet delegation attending the inauguration of the new president, which was headed by Mircha I. Smegui, Vice President of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
March 15
• He attended the inauguration ceremony of the new president elect, Fernando Collor de Mello, at the Palace of Planalto.
• Conversation with Oscar Arias, President of Costa Rica.
• Conversation with Carlos Andres Perez, President of Venezuela.
• Conversation with Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, President of Angola, at the Brazilian Chancellery.
• Conversation with Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua, at the Brazilian Chancellery.
• Conversation with the Brazilian senator Ulises Guimaraes, President of the Brazilian Democratic Movement party.
• Conversation with Jaime Paz Zamora, President of Bolivia.
• Conversation with Virgilio Barco, President of Colombia.
• Interview granted to the Colombian press.
• Interview granted to the Manchete television network.
• Interview granted to the Bandeirantes television network, which would be aired by the TV program ‘Cara a Cara’.
• Interview granted to Denis Rivera, journalist of the Salvador de Bahia television network, at the Cuban embassy residence.
• Interview granted to the Bolivian television.
March 16
• Conversation with Miguel Arraes, Governor of Pernambuco, at the Cuban embassy residence.
• Conversation with Jamil Haddad and Roberto Amaral of the Brazilian Socialist Party, at the Cuban embassy residence.
• Conversation with Joao Amazonas, president of the Communist Party of Brazil, at the Cuban embassy residence.
• Interview granted to the Brazilian Television System, at the Cuban embassy residence.
• Fidel welcomed a group of children neighbors to the Cuban embassy residence.
• He attended the official lunch hosted by Fernando Collor de Mello, President of Brazil.
• Visit to the Brazilian National Bishops Conference. Conversation held with vice president Paulo Ponte and with Secretary-General Celso Queiroz.
• Conversation held with Fernando Collor de Mello, President of Brazil, at the Palace of Planalto.
• Statements to the press, at the Palace of Planalto.
• Press conference, at one of the plenary halls of the Deputies Chamber.
• Interview to the press on his way out from the Itamaraty Palace.
Sao Paulo
March 17
• Tour around the city.
• Interview granted to the television program ‘Roda Viva’, Channel 2 of ‘TV-Cultura’.
• Visit to the Latin American Memorial.
• Speech delivered at the ceremony to award the ethnologist Orlando Villas Boas the Prize of the State of Sao Paulo, at the Latin American Memorial.
• Meeting with Brazilian personalities and business people, at the Anhembi conference center.
• Meeting with Brazilian religious people, theologians and leaders of grassroots Christian communities, presided over by Leonardo Boff and Frei Betto, at the Anhembi conference center.
March 18
• Interview by ‘Television Cultural’ TV channel of the Sao Paulo foundation ‘Padre Anchieta’.
• Private conversation with Eduardo Suplicy, president of the Sao Paulo Legislative Assembly, and with Luisa Erendina, Mayor of Sao Paulo.
• Fidel visited the residence of Luis Inacio (Lula) da Silva, President of the Brazilian Workers Party, with whom he talked and had a private lunch. He greeted neighbors from a balcony at Sao Bernardo.
• Fidel and Luis Inacio (Lula) da Silva exchanged with the people who gathered outside the residence of the Brazilian political leader.
• Meeting with leaders of different Brazilian political parties, at the Anhembi conference center.
• Press conference granted to Brazilian and foreign journalists, at the Anhembi conference center.
• Speech delivered at a meeting with Brazilian intellectuals, at the Anhembi conference center.
• Words pronounced at a reception hosted in his honor by Governor Orestes Quercia, at the Government Palace.
Rio de Janeiro
March 19
• Arrival at El Galeao military airport.
• Speech delivered during a visit paid to the ‘Oswaldo Cruz’ Foundation (FIOCRUZ), an important medical and biological research center. Conversation held with its director, Akira Homma, as well as with other scientists and workers. Speech delivered at the center.
• Visit to the O’Globo TV network headquarters. Signing of a television cooperation agreement with the ‘Roberto Marinho’ Foundation. Conversation held during a lunch with the Foundation’s president.
• Meeting held with business people of the Chamber of Commerce and Industries, at the O’Globo TV network headquarters.
• Visit to the residence of Leonel Brizola, ex-Governor and President of the Labor Democratic Party, at Copacabana.
• Words of gratitude pronounced at the farewell dinner hosted in his honor by Governor Wellington Moreira, at the Laranjeiras Palace.