巴西总统迪尔玛・罗塞夫开通新浪微博
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has opened an account on social network Weibo, the Chinese alternative to Twitter, to promote Rio de Janeiro's upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games among almost 600 million users in the Asian country, announced official sources on Thursday.
巴西总统迪尔玛·罗塞夫在新浪微博上开通一个账户，为即将到来的里约奥运会和残奥会进行宣传。
Rousseff opened the account on Wednesday and in less than 24 hours she had over 1,000 followers, according to state-run Agencia Brasil.
The president's aim is to spread information from the preparations taking place in Rio to the actual event and the results.
In her first publication, Rousseff posted a one-minute-long video, in Portuguese with Chinese subtitles, inviting users of the Chinese network to attend the Games "along with the followers from all over the world" in this "celebration of peace."
"Here you can experience the Brazilian people's joy and energy. Brazil is awaiting the Chinese athletes and followers with open arms," assured the president in the video.