Brazil has the 4th largest number of horses in the world, among different breeds. There are more than 6 million animals. The sector generates 3 million jobs and moves R$16 million (US$ 3.1m) a year. The donation made by Ibequi will be made official in Brasília (DF), with the presence of the main associations of the equestrian segment in the country.
The Minister of Tourism thanked Ibequi for the initiative and highlighted the importance of horses for institutions. “I thank you for the gesture you are making, on behalf of the first lady, Michelle Bolsonaro, and the government of President Jair Bolsonaro,” he said. “We are going to formalize this delivery there in Brasília, with the presence of the entire trade involved with horses,” he said.
During the meeting, the minister also discussed measures to strengthen the segment and promote jobs and the development of the sector. “Equestrian activity employs more than the automobile industry and will have our support to structure itself more and more,” he declared.
Machado Neto also got to know the project to restore the Jockey Club of Sao Paulo, which has funds of R$ 2 million (US$ 390k) raised through the Rouanet Law. “It is a very important investment by the federal government that will recover this equipment that has a tradition and is a perennial asset that is for the whole of society,” explained the minister.
According to the administration of the Jockey, the revitalization will encompass the glass slides; the frames, which are being dismantled and restored without altering their original characteristics; and the walls, which will be painted in their original colors, according to techniques specialized in the restoration of historic buildings.
“The Sao Paulo Jockey Club is proud to have the second largest collection of the great Italian-Brazilian sculptor Victor Brecheret, who is primarily responsible for the introduction of modernism in Brazilian lands,” says the official website of the entity. “We are restoring grace to the Rouanet Law and it is turning out very nice. Here we have the largest art deco collection in South America,” said Marcelo Motta, vice president of the Jockey Club.
Source: GMB
