Russia and Brazil are separated by more than ten thousand kilometres. But every year the countries are getting closer to each other as their areas of co-operation are constantly expanding. What role does so-called cultural diplomacy play in bilateral relations? All the details - in the new episode of the "BRICS: In the Mirror of Times" project.

Guests of the studio - authors of the Russian translation of Boris Fausto's book "A Brief History of Brazil" Lyudmila and Olga Okuneva. Mother and daughter. Lyudmila Okuneva - Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Chief Scientific Associate of the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Olga Okuneva is a candidate of historical sciences, doctor of Sorbonne University, senior researcher at the Institute of General History of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The joint TV BRICS and GAUGN project received grant support from the Russian Ministry of Education and Science under the federal project "Popularisation of Science and Technology".