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To: elmatador who wrote (45573)	1/21/2009 3:30:36 PM
From: Maurice Winn	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217796

ElM, Brazil's GDP is $1.5trillion, $7000 per person, which is 4th in South America. USA is much, much more than that. Globalstar tried selling service there and didn't do very well. Oz, USA, Canada are the places to sell. There isn't going to be a switcheroo of Brazil and USA. Brazil is a jungle. Mqurice

To: elmatador who wrote (45573)	1/21/2009 3:41:09 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217796

>>We are the US of the past<< Now that Brazil is a rich superpower, it will need more protection. Lula should buy another aircraft carrier battle group. ;)

To: elmatador who wrote (45573)	1/21/2009 7:25:21 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217796

Miss Brazil's hands and feet amputated . January 22, 2009 -- smh.com.au A 20-year-old model who was a finalist to represent Brazil in the Miss World contest has reportedly had her hands and feet amputated after contracting a severe urinary infection. Mariana Bridi da Costa was sedated in a hospital in Serra, in the south-eastern state of Espirito Santo, and on artificial respiration following the procedures, according to several newspapers. Bridi was diagnosed with a pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium infection, which can often prove fatal. Septicemia set in in her limbs, cutting off circulation and forcing doctors to amputate. Her boyfriend, Thiago Simoes, told the G1 news website that Bridi fell ill on December 30, but was initially misdiagnosed with kidney stones. The infection quickly spread, causing her to go back to hospital for tests that revealed her condition. Surgeons had to act to remove her damaged hands and feet. Her father, Agnaldo da Costa, told the Folha de S Paulo newspaper that "the concern is over her life". Bridi twice made it into the national finals for the Miss World contest, and last year travelled to China to participate in the Miss Bikini International pageant, G1 said. .