2009年11月17日星期二

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


AP Interview: Brazil miniskirt woman soaks up fame (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 04:53 PM PST

Brazilian freshmen university student Geisy Arruda gestures during an interview with the Associated Press in her lawyer's office in Sao Paulo, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Arruda, 20, who was expelled from Bandeirantes University for wearing a short dress, said Tuesday she's enjoying her newfound fame, but wants go back to school. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)AP - Brushing back freshly dyed blond hair as she posed for pictures, the Brazilian woman whose short pink dress got her kicked out of college said Tuesday she's enjoying her newfound fame, but wants to go back to school — with a security guard.


Brazil touts 'Zero Hunger' program (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:50 AM PST

People gather rubbish to re-sell from a giant rubbish dump in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that the country has reduced malnutrition by 73 percent in the last six years, despite persistent and major economic imbalances in the Latin American state.(AFP/File/Antonio Scorza)AFP - As the United Nations food agency meets in Rome to discuss ways to combat global hunger, Brazil's President Luiz Inacia Lula da Silva can tout the success of his country's "Zero Hunger" program.


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