{"id":1692,"date":"2015-11-11T13:37:45","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T13:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/?p=1692"},"modified":"2015-11-11T14:27:16","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T14:27:16","slug":"maria-esther-bueno-visits-christ-the-redeemer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/maria-esther-bueno-visits-christ-the-redeemer\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria Esther Bueno visits Christ the Redeemer"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Launching<\/a>

Launching Pirelli’s sponsorship of the Rio Open at the foot of Christ the Redeemer – Maria Esther Bueno and Jo\u00e3o Olavo Souza (Feij\u00e3o)<\/p><\/div>\n

Maria Esther Bueno gets to do some amazing things and her latest appearance was at the foot of Rio de Janeiro\u2019s statue of Christ the Redeemer, where she helped to promote the biggest tennis tournament in South America, the Rio Open.<\/p>\n

Along with Ricardo Acioly and Jo\u00e3o Olavo Souza (Feij\u00e3o), Maria Esther played a symbolic match watched by Paolo Dal Pino, Executive President of Pirelli in South America, and Padre Omar, a renowned and influential cleric.<\/p>\n

The encounter launched the partnership between Pirelli and the Rio Open on Tuesday and took place at the foot of Brazil\u2019s most famous statue and main symbol of the city of Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were worried because the weather in Rio had been terrible for several days, raining so hard it was unbelievable,\u201d said Maria Esther.<\/p>\n

\u201cEarly in the morning it was foggy but at least it had stopped raining and we were able to go ahead with the event, although the pictures have a misty quality about them, which is not really how we all think about Rio!\u201d<\/p>\n

Maria Esther, the best women’s player of the late 1950\u2019s and 1960\u2019s, is a Brazilian legend and she also spoke about the symbolic relationship between Christ the Redeemer and the Rio Open, and how important it is for Brazil to host a high-level tennis tournament.<\/p>\n