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Five Game Streak Ends

By Sandy at 02/06/07 22:17

Dunga has coached his team to five straight wins and this streak came to an end when Brazil was trounced by Portugal 2-0. What looked to be a goalies game until the closing stages ended differently when Portugal scored twice.

Original source: Guardian Unllimited. Carvalho caps Brazil's first defeat under Dunga

Not Guilty of Stealing Millions

Estavam Hernades-Filo and his wife Sonia Haddad Moraes Hernades stood silently while their lawyers pleaded not guilty of bulk cash smuggling and embezzeling millions of dollars from the Evangelical church they are leaders of.

Original source: National News. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. chron. com/ disp/ story. mpl/ ap/ nation/ 4529939. html, anchor: Brazil church leaders plead not guilty]

Miss Brazil Found

Although at the Miss World Contest in 2003 Miss Brazil told reporters she had no time for anything that "flaunts women and their bodies" was found today working in a strip club in Soho in Britain.

Original source: The Independent. From Sao Paolo to Soho: Missing Miss Brazil is found

Holocaust Real

Brazillian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urges the world to prevent it from ever happening again in the 21st century and that denial and those who deny it's existence cannot be accepted. He expressed these words at the 62nd anniversary of the liberation of Nazi death camps.

Original source: World News. Brazillian President: We mustnever accept denial of the Holocaust

Ronaldinho Injured

Brazils sell-out game with Portugal on Tuesday will get under way without Ronaldinho due to an injury. However, they are looking at it as only a warm-up game for the March games.

Original source: Guardian Unlimited. Ronaldinho out of Brazil's rematch with Scolari

Alternative Fuel to Double by 2010

Ethanol exports are in growing demand as an alternative fuel to prevent global warming. By 2010 Brazil hopes to double their ethanol exports to $1.3 billion largely because of agreements signed with Tokyo and Stockholm.

Original source: Reuters. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / today. reuters. com/ news/ articleinvesting. aspx?type=economicNews&storyID=2007 -02 -05T005613Z_ 01_ L04477857_ RTRIDST_ 0_ BRAZIL -ETHANOL -EXPORTS. XML, anchor: Brazil to double ethanol exports - minister]

Ronaldo signed by Madrid

Rinaldo was signed by Madrid on Tuesday and on Thursday stated that he wants to go back to play for Brazil. He is planning on scoring a lot of goals and getting back to Brazil on merit.

Original source: The Star online. Ronaldo: I want to play for Brazil again

Minority Brazil Sectors have Aversion to the U.S.

Abdenur, Brazil's ambassador to the United States made the statement that the Foreign Ministry was increasingly being dictated to by a group of short-sighted, anti-American leftists.

Original source: Washington Post.com. Diplomat calls Brazilforeign policy Anit-American

Gold Rush Hits Amazon

The Internet was used to draw miners to The Juma river with black plastic lean-tos veiled by greasy smoke all for the purpose of striking it rich. A math teacher spilled all on a website by describing miners scooping up thousands of dollars worth of gold and caused between 3,000 and 10,000 people to overrun the place.

Original source: Canada.com. Old-fashioned gold rush tears up patch of Brazil's Amazon jungle

Internation Drug ring Smashed

The Brazillian Police have finally smashed an international drug trafficking ringh which smuggled cocain fro South America to the U.S.

Original source: Seoul News.Net. Brazil smashes drug ring