(13 Aug 2013) SHOTLIST
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1. Wide of Itamaraty Foreign Ministry building
2. Mid of US and Brazilian flags flying outside foreign ministry
3. Mid of Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota and official waiting for US Secretary of State John Kerry to arrive
4. Zoom in of Kerry arriving and greeting Patriota, pan of both walking
5. Wide of Patriota and Kerry going up staircase inside foreign ministry
6. Various of Patriota and Kerry during meeting
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US Secretary of state John Kerry met with his Brazilian counterpart in Brasilia on Tuesday as part of a visit to allay the concerns of Brazil's top leaders about US surveillance in their country.
Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota greeted Kerry warmly as he arrived at the Itamaraty Foreign Ministry building for a bilateral meeting.
The two discussed issues such as human rights, climate change, the environment and curbing the use of hydrofluorocarbons.
They also are expected to talk about their recent visits to the Middle East and Patriota's attendance at the inauguration of Iran's new president, Hasan Rouhani.
At a news conference later on Tuesday, Patriota criticised US surveillance in Brazil and said the trust between the two countries would be damaged if US explanations about the program were not satisfactory.
Kerry will also hold talks with President Dilma Rousseff later on Tuesday as part of the Obama administration's quest for deeper relations with the region.
The US is hoping to have warmer relations with Rousseff than her predecessor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who supported the governments of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuela's late president Hugo Chavez.
Rousseff seems more focused on internal issues and her popularity has suffered, with massive street demonstrations across the country.
The protests began in June in response to a transportation fare increase, but quickly became a forum for Brazilians to vent complaints about government corruption, high taxes, poor public services and billions being spent for next year's World Cup soccer tournament and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
During President Barack Obama's visit to Brazil in 2011, the two nations signed 10 bilateral agreements.
Five more were signed when Rousseff visited the United States earlier this year, evidence of enhanced cooperation between the two countries.
She has been invited again to Washington in October, when Obama hosts a state visit for Brazil.
The US-Brazil relationship, however, is not without snags, the latest prompted by the National Security Agency's controversial surveillance programs.
The O Globo newspaper reported last month that information released by NSA leaker Edward Snowden showed Brazil is the top target in Latin America for the NSA's massive intelligence-gathering effort, aimed at monitoring communications around the world.
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