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Jump Up Growing

By Sandy at 01/28/07 23:51

Carnival is the culmination of festivals held during the summer season and when the beat of the rythmic drums thunder from behind colourful walls on the cobblestone streets of Pelourinho district everyone gets into the Carnival mood.

Original source: News-leader. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. news -leader. com/ apps/ pbcs. dll/ article?AID=2007701280353, anchor: Brazil's carnival attraction grows]

Slavery Still a Problem

Brazil is on the State Department's special watch list. Despite much effort on the part of the government, the trafficking of persns and forced labor is hard to control, and while many countries have made progress, Brazil is not counted among them.

Original source: Brazil Magazine. Brazil efforts to end slavery not enogh says U.S.

Miss Brazil Disappears

Miss Brazil has not been in touch with her family in six months and police are not ruling out the possibility of human trafficking as being the cause. The family only reported her missing on Thursday and investigations started on Friday.

Original source: USA Today. Police not discarding Human trafficking in disappearance of ex-Miss Brazil

Trade Talks to continue in March or April Hopefully

Celso Amorim, Brazil's minister of foreign relations is very hopeful that the WTO trade talks will continue in March or April after being stalled last July. He stated he felt a sense of urgency which he didn't feel before after a meeting with 30 other trade ministers.

Original source: Forbes.com. DAVOS Brazil hopeful of breakthrough in trade talks around March, April (Update)

Continued Terrorism Threatened

On Friday Brazilian President Luiz Inacia Lula da Silva suggested rich countries compromise in global free trade talks or risk continued terrorism, organized crime and other ills unless hope is given to the worlds poorest countries.

Original source: Forbes.com. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. forbes. com/ feeds/ ap/ 2007/ 01/ 26/ ap3366978. html, anchor: Brazil: Rich Nations Must Act on Trade]