7 hours agoShareSaveDaniela Relph,Senior royal correspondent, Rio de Janeiro and John HandShareSaveThe Prince of Wales was presented with the keys to Rio de Janeiro as he began a five-day visit to Brazil.Prince William was on the city’s Sugarloaf Mountain, with a bird’s eye view of the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, as he received the honour from the city’s mayor, Eduardo Paes.The prince had travelled to the top of the mountain by cable car, to the surprise of several groups of tourists queuing to travel up the mountain. As he came down again, he posed for selfies with several of the people who had waited to catch a glimpse of him.He is visiting Brazil for the first time with two key environmental missions. On Wednesday he is presenting the Earthshot Prize, the annual award from the charity he set up himself.The following day he will travel to Belem, in the Amazon rainforest, where he is scheduled to deliver a speech as part of COP30, the annual UN climate meeting where governments discuss how to limit and prepare for further climate change.PA MediaOne of the more unusual training techniques saw him playing in a game with a group of young girls in which all the players had to compete while carrying a cup of water – in order to improve their balance.And the prince then found himself under a peculiarly English pressure near the end of the session when he was required to take a penalty – a task that has seen many an Englishman fail in the biggest of tournament moments.But there were no worries for Prince William as he duly slotted his spot kick past 14-year-old goalkeeper Pedro Enrique and was then mobbed by his team-mates who all wanted a celebratory high-five.Young Pedro said he had been “scared and nervous” to be facing one of the most famous men in the world but said: “I didn’t let him score. It was a good penalty.”And the sporting activity did not stop there – Prince William later went to Copacabana Beach, where he played beach volleyball with Brazil international Carolina Solberg. …
