US President Joe Biden will make an unprecedented visit to Manaus in the state of Amazonas before he heads to the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. Biden will meet with indigenous leaders in the Parque das Tribos community, the largest indigenous neighborhood in Brazil, where around 37 ethnic groups live, according to CNN Brazil.
walked into the jungle Sunday, becoming the first sitting commander-in-chief to set foot in the Amazon rainforest as he pledged to “fight for humanity” and looked to
“The most powerful solutions to fight climate change is all around us — the worlds’ forests,” Biden, dressed in a blue button-down shirt and boots, proclaimed from a podium sited on dirt path in the lush forest setting.Biden was accompanied on the buggy and muggy jungle venture by his daughter Ashley and granddaughter Natalia as well as Nobel Prize winner Dr. Carlos Nobre.
Looming over the trip was President-elect Donald Trump’s forthcoming ascension back into the White House. Biden did not mention his predecessor/successor by name but made references to him.The outgoing president delivered brief remarks in the middle of the jungle but did not take questions from the press.“I will leave my successor and my country with a strong foundation to build on if they choose to do so.
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