Brazil's Lula begins state visit to Portugal

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa welcomed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to Lisbon on Saturday with an official ceremony.

Lula arrived in Portugal on Friday on a state visit.As well as meeting Rebelo de Sousa, Lula was expected to meet with Portugal's prime minister this weekend and to appear at a Portugal-Brazil summit with various ministers.

He is also scheduled to attend a Monday prize-giving ceremony for Brazilian musician and writer Chico Buarque.Lula plans to address Portugal's parliament on Tuesday, which is the anniversary of the 1974 Carnation Revolution.