Cuban News Agency

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The head of state arrived this afternoon at the Jose Marti International Airport on an official visit, with the purpose of strengthening the bonds existing between the two nations.

Rousseff?s agenda will include talks with Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, and a tribute to National Hero Jose Marti.

Born on December 14, 1947, in Belo Horizonte, capital of the State of Minas Gerais, Dilma Rousseff is the first woman assuming the presidency in the history of her country, after being elected on October 31, 2010, with almost 56 million votes.

Brazil is Cuba?s second trading partner in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean. Standing out in this field is Brazil?s financing for the works of the Port of Mariel, a joint bilateral project, in addition to the program to produce soy and corn with Brazilian technology and advice.

A total of 626 students from that country have graduated in Cuba since 1961, as part of educational cooperation, and at present there are 660 studying on the Caribbean island.