Putin to attend World Cup closing ceremony in Rio

July 10, 2014, 3:05 p.m. | Interfax-Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to Brazil, which he has not been to since 2004, on July 13-16.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the closing ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and take up the baton of the 2018 World Cup in Russia in Rio de Janeiro on June 13.

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