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  1. > NYT's article on Lula and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's meet up today. http://tiny.cc/kJgmc *
  2. > Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets Brazil's Lula today. *
  3. @Hope_in_Brazil Glad you put that up. Sad, but people without money can't buy books and there a few libraries here. *
  4. > Michelin to build new factory in Resende, RJ. Will triple their Brazilian production of tires. *
  5. > Lula says BR has created 1.3M official jobs. Lula & BR on a roll. *
  6. > Ford to investment R$ 4B in Brazil by 2014 http://tiny.cc/GkRru *
  7. @TripAdvisor Can't wait to be one of the lucky SARDINES!!
  8. POLITICS: Corruption – Transparency International: http://wp.me/p2OxR-1bR
  9. > Rio: poor woman returning home by bus last night was killed by large rock, which appears to have been thrown fr an overpass. *
  10. Brazil begins “spy” aircraft surveillance against organized crime in favelas — MercoPress: http://wp.me/p2OxR-1bH
  11. > Madonna raises US$ 11 million in Brazil for her Malawi Foundation. ?? *
  12. > BR Gov taxes electricity between 45% and 51% or R$54-61 Billion. Brazilian consumer pays twice what US consumer pays. Custo Brasil! *
  13. > Brit arrested at Rio Intl airport with 1,000 "spiders" in two suitcases. Wonder who counted them? *
  14. > Deflorestation in Amazon 2008-2009 down 45%. Fr Aug 08 7,000 km2, previous period 13,000 km2. *
  15. ECON STUFF: The Economist – Brazil Takes Off: http://wp.me/p2OxR-1bC
  16. > Madonna in Rio. Blackout 1 Madonna 0 *
  17. DAILY LIFE: Growing up over a glass of beer: http://wp.me/p2OxR-1bw
  18. > BRs used Twitter during blackout to find out what was going on. *
  19. @jleak - Live here on US$1,500? Simple life on the beach, yes. Middle Class life would be very tight. Chk the Philippines.
  20. > 1 in 7 Brazilians own a car. *