Now for Brazil's Barack Obamas - all six of them
Tom Phillips
The Guardian, Monday September 15 2008

Walk into a polling station in Belford Roxo, an impoverished city on the fringes of Rio de Janiero, on October 5 and you will be faced with an historic choice. You could vote for Alcides Rolim, the Workers' Party mayoral candidate promising a "city for all" or Elizeu Pitorra, a local communist who believes it is "time for a change". Most voters, however, will probably opt for Barack Obama, a 39-year-old Brazilian who, until recently, was known as Claudio Henrique dos Anjos.

Welcome to Obama-mania, Brazil-style. Few countries have embraced the idea of the US's first black president as enthusiastically as Brazil, a country with one of the largest Afro-descendant populations on Earth yet where black faces remain a minority in politics. Obama T-shirts are everywhere while chat shows and newspaper columns are filled with talk of the 47-year-old Illinois senator.

Now even Brazil's politicians are lining up for their piece of the pie. Due to a quirk of Brazilian law, candidates are allowed to run under the name of their choice. As a result, at least six Brazilian politicians have officially renamed themselves "Barack Obama" in a bid to get an edge over their rivals in October's municipal elections.

"In truth it was an accident," says Belford Roxo's Obama, an IT consultant who is bidding to become the city's first black mayor. "I'd been on the television wearing a suit and people thought I looked a bit like him so they started calling me Barack Obama. They'd see me in the street and shout: 'Hey! Barack!" So I decided to register it."

Like his illustrious American counterpart, who has relatives in Kenya, Brazil's Obama also has one foot in Africa. His grandfather was the descendant of slaves.

He admits he has also been looking to his namesake's speeches for inspiration. "I say the same things. I talk about political renewal, change, about transforming the city."

Despite their similarities the two Obamas have yet to meet although the Brazilian Obama says that as mayor he would "extend an invitation" to the real Obama to dine in Belford Roxo. "It would be great if he could come and see our reality," he beams. "Just imagine."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/15/brazil.barackobama



What's your Obama Taxcut?

Ok,we can now vote for manies Baracks Obamas,but you americans cant vote to one Barack Obama!!!YOU NEES TO VOTE IN MACCAIN!!!The true american and the best to America in the next 4 years.
And Obama is not a BLACK,his dad is black,his mamma is white;so,he is a colored mulato.

Yo Paje it's going to fvcking suck when Molon becomes your next mayor of Rio. Imagine, having a PT mayor! LOL

VIVA LULA!

Yeah brazilpride...just imagine to have a PT mayor in Rio,because in fact and in real world we will not have a PT mayor in Rio,at least for the next 4 years.
And LULA will not be Brazil Pres. in the near futur.If you live you will see.

No luck for Obamas in Brazil elections
By TALES AZZONI – 3 hours ago
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — Maybe they should have tried "John McCain."
At least eight "Barack Obamas" who borrowed the Democratic presidential candidate's name to run in Brazilian local elections lost.
The defeat of the so-called Obamas came in municipal elections on Sunday that selected mayors and council members in more than 5,000 cities across the nation — and saw the ruling Workers Party and allies of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva make gains across the nation.
Brazilian electoral law allows candidates to put any name on the ballot as long as it isn't offensive. Some used the name Bin Laden, and others resorted to French soccer player Zinedine Zidane. No one was known to use the name of McCain, the Republican presidential candidate.
"The name Obama definitely helped," said Claudio Henrique dos Anjos, who used it to run for mayor of Belford Roxo on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. "It opened the doors for me to talk about projects. It brought a positive result."
But official results show he didn't get a single vote, though he disputes the count.
"I'll still keep the political name Obama," Dos Anjos said. "Not only because of the admiration I have for him, but also because it is the nickname the people gave to me. It's how they know me."
Some Brazilian candidates mistakenly think they can attract more voters by using the quirk in the ballot law, said political scientist David Fleischer said.
"They are opportunists trying to use popular figures to their advantage," Fleischer said. "It doesn't work."

LOL!

No luck for Obamas in Brazil elections...and no luck for PT Rio de Janeiro Mayor candidate too.



The second time will be between GABEIRA and Paes.

PT is out of the game in Rio and will by out in Brasilia too in 2010.

Dude, the PT won mayor elections for 6 of the 26 state capitals. And their still in the run offs for the elections in Sao Paulo (the most important city) Salvador and Belo Horizonte! PT has made big gains in other smaller towns and cities. For 2010, I'll be happy if either Dilma or Aecio Neves wins. I'm not a fan of Serra and I seriously dislike Heloisa. Gilberto Kassab, SP mayor might also run but I don't think he'd win, same goes for Circo Gomes who did a good job as mayor of Fortaleza.

Dude you are desinformed.In São Paulo Kassab will win,same in Rio with Gabeira.Circo Gomes is a clown like all his circus family and Lula will not do the next brazilian pres.
Kidsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss............bahhhhhhh...

Did I say Marta will win? No I only said that she is in the 2nd round. Also what about Walter Pinheiro in Salvador????

Viva WALTER! VIVA SALVADOR!

Kids...
Ok,in honnor of the kids day I send this video to you son.

Try to know more about the true brazilians leaders.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKTNP4YC3dk&feature=related>

Lula é aprovado em todas as camadas sociais
12 de Setembro de 2008

Pesquisa de opinião pública realizada pelo instituto Datafolha revela que a avaliação do presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva atingiu nível recorde. Pela primeira vez, ele obteve aprovação em todos os segmentos sociais.

De acordo com os dados, 64% dos brasileiros consideram o governo Lula “ótimo ou bom”. A marca anterior era de 55%, registrada em março.

De maneira inédita, Lula tem o apoio da maioria da população na região Sudeste (57%), nas áreas metropolitanas (idem), entre os eleitores com curso superior (55%) e entre as famílias com renda mensal superior a dez salários mínimos: 57% dos que vivem em famílias que ganham 4.150 reais ou mais por mês aprovam o governo.

Lula também cresceu na avaliação dos que já o aprovavam: no Nordeste, por exemplo, a avaliação subiu sete pontos: três em cada quatro nordestinos o apóiam. Entre os mais pobres, 65% avaliam Lula positivamente.

“A pesquisa mostra que o presidente vem quebrando resistências, especialmente entre os principais segmentos da classe média, o que é muito significativo”, afirmou o diretor-geral do Datafolha, Mauro Paulino, em entrevista ao jornal Folha de S. Paulo desta sexta-feira.

Os resultados da pesquisa coincidem com a divulgação de um crescimento do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) de 6% no primeiro semestre do ano. Nesse bom resultado, houve uma significativa participação do consumo das famílias brasileiras, que cresceu 6,7%.

A pesquisa ouviu 2.981 pessoas maiores de 16 anos em 212 municípios do país entre os dias 8 e 11 de setembro. A margem de erro é de dois pontos, para mais ou menos.


Oh what that old man???? 64% of Brazilians thinks that Lula's doing a good or excellent job? Oh whats that?? 57% of people approve of him in the South East and 75% in the North East????? Both rich and poor Brazilians approve of his government!

Oh what that old man???? 64% of Brazilians thinks that Lula's doing a good or excellent job? Oh whats that?? 57% of people approve of him in the South East and 75% in the North East????? Both rich and poor Brazilians approve of his government!
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This show my kid that half of the brazilian people are full of youngs boys with no history lessons and without know nothing of nothing.
And like said the fraçaises:Un sot trouve toujour un plus sot qui l´admire.

Yeah my son LULA save the Brazil and we all have food to eat now.