Prince William visits the Island of Brazil

The Prince of Wales imposed for themselves by the locals, restrained a child, and planted new trees during a visit to Paqueta, an island far from the Rio Geiro.

Prince William was in Brazil to present the land award, the annual award from the charity he founded, on Wednesday.

He is also scheduled to give a speech next week at COP30, the annual UN climate meeting where it is discussed how to limit and prepare for further climate change, the following day.

The future king is two days into his five-day visit to the country, which began on Monday with honors from the Mayor of the capital, a trip to the children of the famous Maracana Stylium.

Prince William’s visit will be his most important royal engagement this year and will also mark the first time he has been seen representing the royal family since the crisis surrounding his uncle Andrew.

On Tuesday, he took a 50-minute ferry ride to Paqueta, where there are no private cars and bicycles are the main means of transportation.

There, he greeted the residents and learned about the island’s mangrove habitats.

Many Islanders waited behind barriers to welcome Prince William, with a woman pushing her son Joaquim Monteiro in her arms.

Cuddling the 10-month-old, the prince joked that he “doesn’t need to be dropped”, before handing him back to his grandmother.

Andre Luis Junior, a teacher and the boy’s cousin, said they were all “very happy that he chose this small island”, explaining that they were “very special in the heart of Rio”.

The island – with about 5,000 residents – declared it a day of the Prince, and gave the children at school time to see him, armed with colorful drawings.

The future king also spoke to local residents, with retired lawyer Glaucia Martinez, 60, saying she asked him about Paqueta.

“I say it’s safe, it’s beautiful, and it’s a good place to live,” he said, adding that they all “live in peace”.

“The people here, they are good, good people, you know, honest people”, he told the prince, before declaring his love for the princess of Wales.

“And I said I love Kate.”

Later, the future king took a boat to the Guapimirim mangrove mangrove, which is preserved and protected area of ​​natural beauty in the natural beauty of Nanungabara Bay.

Mayor Rodrigo Toledo said it was “very important” for the fight because the island “totally dedicated his life to this agenda”.

Mangroves have a variety of environmental benefits, including storing carbon and helping to mitigate storms by acting as a buffer zone.

Toledo added that the mangroves are cared for by a team of local residents known as “Guardians of the mangroves”.

One of the keepers who helped Prince William plant new trees, said it was a “privilege” to host him.

Eugenia Maria Dos Santos said that “the most important thing for me is his humility”.

“Many people think they are better than others but the prince came here and used his own hands to plant the mangroves.”

Prince William will end his visit to Brazil with his appearance at Cop30 in Blem, in the Amazon rainforest.

It marks the first time he has traveled internationally for a cop summit, with his father, King Charles III, leading the way for the Royals.

The prince will accompany his father to the summit when it is held in Glasgow in 2021, two weeks after the first land award.

The prize annually awards a £ 1m grant in five different categories for projects committed to it for 10 years, with Rio marking the halfway point for the effort.