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Brasil - é minha praia ainda
brazil | by Stephen George | 10 Dec, 2003 at 05:12 AM | comments (25) | trackback (0)
The Staheli case has received a fair amount of international press, judging from recent articles in the Guardian, the New York Times, and about a hundred other sources. One blogger, though, Lenin Guerra, posts a lament, lest we be too quick to blame the general state of violence in Rio (emphasis added). Lenin decries the automatic connection between the case and Rio's violent side, and the connection between high-profile cases like this one and Rio's stagnant tourism industry. "After reading almost weekly news like this, if you were a foreigner, would you spend your holidays in Brazil or in Mexico?" This crime has few clues, and detectives are pointing inside the household (although, to be fair, the family's lawyer today told police they need to "put a foot outside the house", indicating that he suspected a professional hit rather than someone close to the family). Lenin directs his concern to the bigger picture - this can only hurt Brazil's tourism, and at a time when it should be at peak (yes, 90 degrees here today). He worries that Brazil - the 5th largest country in the world, and a country including the Amazon, the Pantanal and the most beautiful beaches in the world - is only 29th in world tourism. 5 million tourists in Brazil don't compare very well with 75 million in France, or 48 million in the US. Of the Staheli case, I tend to think that after the initial shock and outrage it remains for the police to put together the evidence and make the best conclusion they can, and to take the pressure off of random Rio violence as the automatic culprit. Rio has its violent hot-spots, but they tend to be places where no foreigner would find himself. Still, no doubt the case is high profile (as our referrer logs continue to attest). So without wishing to sound overmuch like a cheerleader, I can merely remind you, Brazil is a beautiful country, Rio is a wonderful city, and Cariocas are the friendliest people in the world.. Brazil is still "my beach". Nice site! Well done ! Posted by js exploit messenger | July 11, 2004 06:17 PMI like your site :) Posted by brutal rape com | July 12, 2004 04:54 AMI like your site :) Posted by brutal rape com | July 12, 2004 04:54 AMHey, I was surfin' for local sites and found my way here. Great looking site. Posted by mother son incest first time | July 12, 2004 04:53 PMVery interesting!Thanks! Posted by boys gay | July 18, 2004 03:14 PMVery interesting!Thanks! Posted by boys gay | July 18, 2004 03:15 PMVery interesting!Thanks! Posted by boys gay | July 18, 2004 03:15 PMVery interesting!Thanks! Posted by boys gay | July 18, 2004 03:15 PMgood job ! Posted by reality porn | July 18, 2004 06:58 PMgood job ! Posted by reality porn | July 18, 2004 06:59 PMgood job ! Posted by reality porn | July 18, 2004 06:59 PMgood job ! Posted by reality porn | July 18, 2004 06:59 PMvery good site!! Posted by bestiality wife | July 19, 2004 03:20 PMvery good site!! Posted by bestiality wife | July 19, 2004 03:21 PMvery good site!! Posted by bestiality wife | July 19, 2004 03:21 PMvery good site!! Posted by bestiality wife | July 19, 2004 03:21 PMKeep up this great resource. I bookmark your site, best greetings ... Posted by strap on stories | July 20, 2004 08:34 AMKeep up this great resource. I bookmark your site, best greetings ... Posted by strap on stories | July 20, 2004 08:35 AMKeep up this great resource. I bookmark your site, best greetings ... Posted by strap on stories | July 20, 2004 08:35 AMKeep up this great resource. I bookmark your site, best greetings ... Posted by strap on stories | July 20, 2004 08:37 AMinteresting web site... Posted by porn thumbs | July 25, 2004 03:43 PMvery good site!! Posted by pictures sex | July 27, 2004 06:31 AMvery good site!! Posted by pictures sex | July 27, 2004 06:32 AMvery good site!! Posted by pictures sex | July 27, 2004 06:32 AMvery good site!! Posted by pictures sex | July 27, 2004 06:32 AM
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