Stamp News: Bicentennial of Chinese Immigration in Brazil

2012 was the year of celebration of Chinese Immigration in Brazil. According to history the first Chinese who arrived in Brazilian land in 1812 at the port of Rio de Janeiro, by the ship "Vulcan", coming from Macau. The Brazil and Macau was then colonies of Portugal. The first Chinese immigrants came to plant green tea in Brazil. The post of Brazil did ​​a beautiful tribute to this historical fact with the issue of set 2 stamps, which deals also the year of the Dragon. These stamps have a postage expensive but are very nice.