Army To Stay In Rio Slums As Peacekeepers
5 December 2010 09:30
...which started on November 21, was meant to clean up the city's image. It was intended to clean out criminal elements before Brazil hosts the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. The operation left 37 people dead and led to 118 arrests and 518 weapons seizures....
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Jenson Button Escapes Armed Gang In Brazil
7 November 2010 01:10
1:10pm UK, Sunday November 07, 2010 Osman Baig and Graham Fitzgerald, Sky News Online Formula One world champion Jenson Button has hailed his police driver as a "legend" after being confronted by an armed gang in Sao Paulo. To view this content you need
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Brazil Elects Its First Woman President
1 November 2010 12:26
12:23am UK, Monday November 01, 2010 Pete Norman, Sky News Online Ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff will become Brazil's first woman President after winning the run-off vote against Jose Serra. President-elect Dilma Rousseff after casting her vote
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Fergie's Bad Fashion - What Are You Wearing?
25 October 2010 10:41
...is what happens when celebrities forget to consult their stylists. For her trip to Brazil, Fergie has managed to break nearly every rule in the fashion book. And we, the fashion jury, are putting her on trial. And her hat and shades. Actually - individually...
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Citigroup Brazil Unit In Credit-Card Joint Venture With US Bancorp's Elavon
8 December 2010 02:39
...to the local bank association Febraban. Brazil's economy is on track to expand 7.5% this year. Only 6% of low-income Brazilians use credit cards, compared with 65% for working-class and middle-class Brazilians, according to Febraban. Wednesday's announcement...
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U.S., Brazil Closer on Open Skies Deal
7 December 2010 09:40
...signed in 2008 to open up services that would include most elements of an open-skies deal. The deal will likely be signed by Brazil's foreign ministry without changes, said Bruno Dalcomo, head of international relations at Brazil's civil aviation authority,...
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Cable on WikiLeaks: Brazil downplayed terrorism
30 November 2010 01:18
...past, however, amid allegations that terrorists or their financiers were operating in the so-called Triple Border region where Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina converge. The cable from last December said that the Brazilian Foreign Ministry recognized for the...
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Brazil Picture Gallery
30 September 2010 02:39
(From L) Brazil's midfielder Josue, Brazil's defender Maicon, Brazil's defender Michel Bastos and Brazil's goalkeeper Gomes react at the end of the 2010 World Cup quarter-final match Netherlands vs. Brazil on July 2, 2010 at Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth. Netherlands defeated Brazil 2-1. NO PUSH TO MOBILE / MOBILE USE SOLELY WITHIN EDITORIAL ARTICLE.
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(From L) Brazil's midfielder Josue, Brazil's defender Maicon, Brazil's defender Michel Bastos and Brazil's goalkeeper Gomes react at the end of the 2010 World Cup quarter-final match Netherlands vs. Brazil on July 2, 2010 at Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth. Netherlands defeated Brazil 2-1. NO PUSH TO MOBILE / MOBILE USE SOLELY WITHIN EDITORIAL ARTICLE.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra, for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures to supporters during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra (L), for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra, for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra, for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures to supporters during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra, for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures to supporters during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra (L), for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra, for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures to supporters during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra (L), for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra (C, in black), for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures next to Sao Paulo's state governor-elect Geraldo Alckmin (2-R) during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra (C), for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures next to Sao Paulo's state governor-elect Geraldo Alckmin (2-L) as they campaign in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra (2-R), for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures to supporters during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra (R), for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), walks by a picture of him during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra, for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures to supporters during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra (L), for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra (C), for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra (C), for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), protects himself from the rain during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra (C), for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), campaigns in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra (R), for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra (C), for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), campaigns next to Sao Paulo's state governor-elect Geraldo Alckmin (L) in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra, for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures to supporters during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra, for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra (atop of car, in black), for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra (L), for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra, for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures to supporters during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra (L), for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), gestures during a campaign rally in the surroundings of the residence of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leaves the electronic booth after casting his vote at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km south of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) greets supporters after voting at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km south of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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A supporter (C) of Brazil's presidential candidate for the ruling Workers' Party (PT) Dilma Rousseff, wears a T-shirt depicting Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, at the traditional Se Square in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 29, 2010, during a final campaign rally in support of Rousseff. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff Sunday, Dilma Rousseff, is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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A supporter of Brazil's presidential candidate for the ruling Workers' Party (PT) Dilma Rousseff, wears a T-shirt with the phrase 'For Brazil, Yes Dilma', at the traditional Se Square in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 29, 2010, during a final campaign rally in her support. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff Sunday, Dilma Rousseff, is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) jokes with his electoral identification card next to First Lady Marisa Leticia (L) after casting his vote at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km south of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) gestures next to First Lady Marisa Leticia (R) after casting his vote at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km south of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva greets supporters after voting at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) greets supporters after voting at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) greets supporters after voting at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km south of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) greets supporters after voting at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km south of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) greets supporters after voting at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) gestures next to First Lady Marisa Leticia (L) after casting his vote at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km south of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) leaves the electronic booth after casting his vote at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km south of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) waves to supporters after voting at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km south of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) greets supporters after voting at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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A supporter of Brazil's presidential candidate Jose Serra, for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), walks by a banner of ruling candidate for Workers' Party (PT) Dilma Rousseff (C, in the banner) supported by Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R), in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern metropolitan area some 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2010. The ruling party candidate in Brazil's presidential runoff tomorrow, Dilma Rousseff, for Workers' Party (PT), is poised for victory, according to polls giving her an unassailable lead over opposition rival Jose Serra.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leaves the electronic booth after casting his vote at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km south of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves to supporters after voting at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) greets supporters after voting at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva greets supporters after voting at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) waves to supporters after voting at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) greets supporters after voting at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, 23km south of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2010. Voting began Sunday in Brazil in a presidential runoff to select the successor to outgoing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All surveys showed Lula's former cabinet chief, Dilma Rousseff, was certain of victory to become Brazil's first female president.
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Brazil's presidential candidate of the Workers' Party Dilma Rousseff blows (on the truck, blue blouse) waves to backerss during a rally in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 6, 2010, in Brazil. Rousseff and Jose Serra, rivals for Brazil's presidency in an upcoming runoff election, are trying to win over millions of voters who backed defeated Green Party challenger Marina Silva.
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(L-R) Brazil's Vice-President Jose Alencar, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's Finance Minister Guido Mantega, Sao Paulo's Stocks Exchange (Bovespa) CEO Edemir Pinto and Petrobras state-oil company CEO Jose Sergio Gabrielli arrive for a ceremony during what could become the world's biggest capitalization --worth over 66 billion dollars-- at Bovespa headquarters, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on September 24, 2010.
