Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - July 6, 2025 (Pool - No access Chinese mainland/No archive/Not for sale)
1. Vehicle arriving at venue for 17th BRICS Summit
2. Various of Chinese Premier Li Qiang shaking hands with Brazilian official, walking on red carpet
3. Li shaking hands with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, posing for photos
4. BRICS sign
5. Aerial shot of BRICS sign, beach, cityscape
6. Leaders of BRICS countries posing for group photo
7. Aerial shot of 17th BRICS Summit venue

Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived at the venue for the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday.

Li was welcomed by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Leaders of the BRICS countries posed for a group photo.

The Chinese premier arrived in Rio de Janeiro a day earlier for the summit upon invitation.

The 17th BRICS Summit, scheduled to be held under the theme of "Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance" on Sunday and Monday, is set to mark a historic milestone.

It will be the first convening of BRICS - an acronym derived from its first five members: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - under an expanded format that now includes 11 full member states and 10 partner countries.

In January this year, Indonesia, the largest economy in ASEAN, officially joined BRICS. Today, BRICS countries account for over half of the world's population, nearly 30 percent of global GDP, and more than 50 percent of global economic growth.