The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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Yes olberkeley, a huge LOL. Last year when Brazil hosted the soccer World Cup, a rice bran oil company I won stock in was forced to shut down for two weeks because the whole country was at home watching the world cup or at it. My guess is the economy is so bad nobody can afford those $500 tickets for one event, etc. The people down there are huge sports fans.

Their currency gained another 2.5% against the dollar today.

http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=USDBRL%3DX+Interactive#{"allowChartStacking":true}