International Tea Day is a relatively young holiday that already unites representatives of different nations and cultures around the world.

The TV BRICS film crew met with a professional tea taster, visited a tea ceremony and learnt about the traditions of making yerba mate, a popular drink in the southern regions of Brazil.

Learn more in our video.

TV BRICS reporters: Aleksey Charsky, Vasily Kuchushev

TV BRICS cameraman: Armen Sargsyan