Coelho and Putin agreed

Vladimir Putin met with the Brazilian writer Paolo Coelho in his residence in Novo-Ogravo, RIA Novosti reports.

Vladimir Putin and Paulo Coelho agreed that the Russians and the Brazilians are very similar to each other.

The president did not "torment his impressions of the book" of "the Brazilian writer, but noted that the popularity of Paulo Coelho's books in Russia is Nesluchan. “Despite the long distances between Russia and Brazil, there is something in the souls of the Russian and Brazilian peoples that unites us,” the president noted.

Putin shared: "What you write and how you write, close to the heart of a Russian person, falls into the very heart."

In turn, Paulo Caelho said: "Russia, as you correctly noted, has a lot in common with Brazil, despite the geographical remoteness."

The Brazilian writer on the eve of Vladivostok completed his 17-day trip to Russia. He also visited Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk and various small cities located along the path of the Trans -Siberian highway.