The journalist Richard Amante moved in to China in 2007 to get prepared for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. He was supposed to live there for only two years, but stayed for more than five. Soon after he arrived, he started to write his own blog, 'Amante na China', in Portuguese. The book about his adventures in the communist country was first published in Portuguese in 2011 with the same name. During his career, Worked for TV Globo, in Brazil, and for China Radio International, in Beijing. Besides his writing skills he is also know for the parties and barbecues he organizes.
In 2012, he organized the 'Olympic Expedition', a trip that crossed 28 countries - from Beijing to London - in 56 days to bring the Olympic Spirit to the hosts of the 2012 Games.
In 2012, he organized the 'Olympic Expedition', a trip that crossed 28 countries - from Beijing to London - in 56 days to bring the Olympic Spirit to the hosts of the 2012 Games.
