Azerbaijani Minister of Youth and Sports Azad Rahimov and the county`s Ambassador to Brazil Elnur Sultanov have visited “Azerbaijan” municipal school in Rio de Janeiro.

The three-storey school has 26 classrooms. It has an enrollment of more than 700 students. There is a special classroom for physically disabled children here.

The delegation met with school principal Fabio Minioni, who hailed the role of the school in promoting Azerbaijan to the young generation.

According to spokesperson for the Ministry of Youth and Sports Samaya Mammadova, the school was named after Azerbaijan 8 months ago proposed by member of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro Joao Ribas.