2008年9月23日星期二

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil

Brazil Booms by Going Lula's Way (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 02:20 AM CDT

Time.com - The supposedly socialist President, who is speaking at the United Nations this week, has turned his country into an economic powerhouse

Brazilian woman finds fame as McCain's old flame (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2008 08:51 PM CDT

Maria Gracinda Teixeira, 77, shows an old photo of herself, in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. A former Brazilian model and ballerina is making headlines across Brazil after being revealed as the alleged lover of U.S. presidential hopeful John McCain 51 years ago. Maria Gracinda Teixeira, 77, says she is the woman McCain fondly described, though never named, in his 1999 book 'Faith of My Fathers.' (AP Photo/Fabio Guimaraes, Agencia O Globo)AP - A former model and ballerina is making headlines across Brazil after being identified as John McCain's lover 51 years ago. Maria Gracinda Teixeira, 77, says she is the woman the Republican presidential candidate fondly described — though never named — in his 1999 book "Faith of My Fathers."


Brazil gunmen kill 15 including alleged trafficker (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2008 06:04 PM CDT

AP - Police say hooded gunmen have killed 15 people on an alleged drug trafficker's ranch in southern Brazil.
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