Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Recent Expectations are running high among Brazilian researchers, officials and local residents for Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to their country to bring new development opportunities and deeper and wider cooperation. President Xi will attend the 19th G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro and pay a state visit to Brazil from Nov. 17 to 21 at the invitation of President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Ronnie Lins, director of the China-Brazil Center for Research and Business, said President Xi's attendance at the G20 summit in Rio will contribute to multilateralism. He also emphasized China's unique and rich experience in poverty alleviation, which is worth learning for other countries. A Brazilian scholar believed China plays an important role in the international community, and also looked forward to its constructive role in promoting multilateralism. Former Brazilian Ambassador to China Marcos Caramuru de Paiva said that China is an important participant of the G20 Summit. Shotlist: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - November 2024: 1. National flag of Brazil, flag of G20 summit; 2. Sign showing G20 Brazil summit logo, saying "G20 Brasil 2024; Building a just world and a sustainable planet"; 3. Various of Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), accreditation center of G20 Brazil summit, flags, pedestrians; FILE: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Oct 22, 2024 4. Tram running, buildings; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Recent 5. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Ronnie Lins, director, China-Brazil Center for Research and Business (starting with shots 3-4): "China plays an important role in promoting global multilateral cooperation, which contributes to the development of countries in the Global South. Additionally, China has accumulated valuable experience in poverty alleviation. These aspects are worth discussing at the summit and learning for other countries."; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - November 2024 6. Various of traffic, sign of G20 Brazil summit; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Recent 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Fernando Brancoli, associate professor of International Security, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (partially overlaid with shot 8): "[It is a] critical moment for this platform to become more inclusive and somehow we can discuss education, financial, environmental protection and things like that. So everybody is looking to China right now, I'd say in Brazil. Basically the whole Global South, Brazil particularly, are really looking to China right now to be the spearhead, to move towards multilateral organization, more decisive, and I would say at the end of the day more inclusive for the Global South countries."; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - November 2024 8. Sign of G20 summit; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Oct 22, 2024 9. Various of sign saying "Rio Capital do G20" on beach, tourists; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Recent 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Marcos Caramuru de Paiva, former Brazilian Ambassador to China: "China is a big player in the international reality, in trade and in investment. So China has an enormous importance to each and every topic which is discussed within the G20."; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Oct 22, 2024 11. Various of Sugarloaf Mountain; 12. Various of bridge, ship sailing. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]