When singer and songwriter Margareth Menezes became Brazil’s Culture Minister in President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s third term, she brought with her nearly four decades of a successful artistic career, taking Brazilian music and culture to audiences around the world, like her performance in 2016 in China’s Macao Special Administrative Region.

Margareth Menezes spoke to CGTN's Paulo Cabral about her trip to China, and the ambitious goals behind the China–Brazil Year of Culture in 2026.

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