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ITU， Brazil， July 16 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian women's football team will face their Chinese counterparts in the Rio Olympics opener on Aug. 3， setting up a challenging start to the global competition， Brazilian media reported on Saturday.
The Brazilians know what they are up against， according to the reports， since five of the 22 team members currently play for Chinese clubs， including Fabiana and Debinha， who play for Dalian Quanjian， and Rafaelle， Raquel and Darlene， who play for Changchun Yatai.
They might also have some valuable insight into what to expect from individual players， since Changchun Yatai's line up includes four players that are on China's national team.
Speaking to reporters in Itu， in the southeastern state of Sao Paulo， where the team is currently training， Darlene said her Chinese teammates ""are very good.""
""I have talked with my Brazilian teammates quite a lot about how things are over there， but everything on our side is going well，"" said the Changchun Yatai striker.
Asked how she will react to seeing her Chinese teammates on the field， Darlene said ""in the match， there is no friendship， there is rivalry. Outside or after the match， we talk a little， 'hello'， 'ni hao' (hello in Chinese). But inside we will be focused.""
Team director Marco Aurelio Cunha denied that having players that play for Chinese clubs will be an advantage.
""It's not just a one-way street， it's a two-way street，"" he said. ""Just as we have information about the girls who play there， China will have information about us，"" said Cunha.
The Chinese team ""has a very good offensive，"" he added. ""It has tall， capable players with good technique.""
Cristiane， the national team's lead striker and player for French club Paris Saint-German， said she was well familiar with the Chinese team from friendlies and watching videos of matches.
Despite being the host team， Brazil won't have it easy against China， said Cristiane， ""but our goal is to get medals， have a good first match and try to reach the final.""
Several days ago， when the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) first released the women's lineup， head coach Oswaldo Vadao said the two teams have faced off on many occasions， and Brazil's team knows its Chinese rival ""very well.""
""It's a very competitive team， with exact shots and an efficient counter attack. Brazil is aware of the difficulty it's facing，"" said Vadao.
The pressure is on Brazil， as the host， to bring home the gold， but is the pressure overwhelming?
""The fans， the field， the weather won't be playing. Who will be playing are the athletes (and) what is going to determine the victory is the effort， the inspiration， the best timing，"" said Vadao.
The match will take place two days before the opening ceremony on Aug. 5， at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
Joining Brazil and China in the women's Group E are Sweden and South Africa.
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MACAO， March 20 (Xinhua) -- Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) has decided to set up a committee to strengthen the management and development of the maritime zones， the Official Gazette reported on Monday.
According to an administrative order signed by the SAR's Chief Executive Chui Sai On， the newly-established committee shall monitor and evaluate the management of the maritime zones， promote studies and overall plannings of the sea areas， and formulate laws and regulations regarding the management and use of maritime areas.
Led by the chief executive， this special committee is made up of principals of Secretariat for Administration and Justice， Secretariat for Economy and Finance， Secretariat for Security， Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture， Secretariat for Transport and Public Works， and leaders of other main government departments.
The costs of running the committee will be borne by the budget of the office of the chief executive.
Under a map of administrative divisions approved by the State Council， an 85-square-kilometer sea area to the east and south of Macao has been administered by the Macao SAR since Dec. 20， 2015.
Last June， the Macao SAR government established an interdepartmental coordination commission directly headed by the chief executive to carry out medium- and long-term research on the utilization of the sea area.
HAVANA nike air vapormax ireland , Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- A record number of 550 foreign runners, including 156 Americans cheap nike air presto , will participate in the 28th edition of the Havana Marathon "Marabana 2014" on November 16, said Carlos Gattorno nike air presto ireland , president of the organizing committee, here Thursday.
Gattorno recalled that in 2013 the race was attended by 403 participants from overseas cheap nike air vapormax flyknit , a previous highest number, which shows the Marabana is gaining visibility and prestige.
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As for the local participants nike air max 97 ireland , Gattorno said that about 1500 Cubans are expected to compete.
Marabana is regarded as the most important long-distant race in the Caribbean country and is held every year to mark the 495th anniversary of the foundation of Havana city on November 16, 1519.
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